New York World's Fair, 1939 : postage stamp set, 1939.

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New York World's Fair, 1939 : postage stamp set, 1939.

Description:

7 items : col. ill.

Notes:
Includes: 1 envelope postmarked World's Fair Station, New York, Apr. 1, 1939, with a United States 3-cent stamp affixed; 2 strips of 3 perforated stickers, each depicting a different Fair structure.
The envelope cachet consists of a sticker depicting the Home Furnishings Building at the New York World's Fair mounted inside a decorative stamped surround; the unmounted stickers depict the Aviation Building, Administration Building, Federal Area, view of the Court of States, All Gas-Good Housekeeping Home, and Independence Hall; the 3-cent stamp depicts the Trylon and Perisphere.

Subject:

Trylon and Perisphere (New York, N.Y.)
New York World's Fair (1939-1940 : New York, N.Y.)
New York World's Fair.
Exhibition buildings United States New York (State) New York 1930-1940.
World's fair buildings United States New York (State) New York 1930-1940.

Form/genre:

World's fair souvenirs.
Postage stamps.
Stickers.

Added entries:

New York World's Fair (1939-1940 : New York, N.Y.)

Holdings:

Location: Library main timbres 70629
Call No.: T785 (ID:91-F263)
Status: Available

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