Object Record
Images
Metadata
Object Name |
Cover, First Day |
Catalog Number |
2020-02-026 |
Description |
White envelope. A piece of fabric is adhered to the envelope with an American Indian man sitting and carving the Key Marco Cat with tall grass, two other indigenous people and two teepees in the background. There is a patterned gold border around the fabric and labels reading, "Colorano 'Silk' Cachet," "America," and "First Day of Issue" around the sides. Four lines and "First Day Of Issue" stamped on the proper left side. Postmark in the center reads "San Juan. PR Oct 12 1989 00936." Color stamp in the proper left top corner of the Key Marco cat artifact with a blue background. Text on the stamp reads "USAirmail 45, Puas, America, Southeast carved figure, A.D. 700-1450." The artist has numbered the envelope on the back bottom left corner "012/15." |
Date |
1989/10/12 |
Search Terms |
Key Marco cat Key Marco |
Material |
Paper |