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First Day Cover commemorating Rachel Carson

  • 1981-May-28

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Philatelic First Day Cover commemorating American marine biologist, author, and conservationist Rachel Carson (1907-1964). Part of the "Great Americans Series," the envelope bears the postmark of Springdale, Pennsylvania (Carson's birthplace), as well as two postage stamps depicting Carson. An illustration of a gravestone for Rachel Carson surrounded by a variety of insects, birds, and mammals completes the cover.

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  • 3.75 in. H x 6.5 in. W
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  • United States Postal Service
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  • Courtesy of Science History Institute
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  • Digitization and cataloging of this item made possible through the generosity of Andrew Mangravite.

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  • Box 1

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“First Day Cover Commemorating Rachel Carson,” May 28, 1981. Wyndham D. Miles Collection of Philatelic Cachets, Box 1. Science History Institute. Philadelphia. https://digital.sciencehistory.org/works/dj52w580r.

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