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LC Subject Heading: Stamps

Historical Items

These results include photographs, documents, letters, paintings, artifacts, and many other kinds of Maine related items from collections around the state and elsewhere.


Item 11319

Longfellow Stamp First Day Cover, 1940

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1940-02-16 Location: Portland Media: Ink on paper

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Item 73719

William P. Preble request for stamps, Portland, 1862

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1862 Location: New Orleans; Portland; Memphis; Baton Rouge Media: Ink on paper

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Item 9444

Caribou Public Library, est. 1911

Contributed by: Caribou Public Library Date: circa 1920 Location: Caribou Media: Watercolor

Item 18169

Last Day Cancellation, Sebago, 1940

Contributed by: Sebago Historical Society Date: 1940-04-30 Location: Sebago Media: Paper Ink Stamps

Item 25472

Commemorative stamp cover, Australia, 1958

Contributed by: Paris Cape Historical Society Date: 1928 Media: Ink on paper

Item 104875

War savings stamps camp, Portland, 1920

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society/MaineToday Media Date: 1920 Location: Portland Media: Glass Negative

Item 104325

An issue of "Big Guns" for selling war stamps, World War II pamphlet, ca. 1943

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: circa 1943 Media: Lithograph

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Item 25182

Samantha Smith stamp print, 1985

Contributed by: Maine State Museum Date: 1985 Media: Ink on paper

Item 19258

Letter written by John M. Dillingham to his mother Margaret, August 22, 1862

Contributed by: Freeport Historical Society Date: 1862 Location: Freeport; Boston Media: Paper

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Item 19239

John M. Dillingham letter to mother, 1863

Contributed by: Freeport Historical Society Date: 1863 Location: Freeport; Columbia; Richmond Media: Paper

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Item 101258

Samuel Adams to James Warren, Springfield, Massachusetts, 1776

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1776-10-17 Location: Springfield; Watertown Media: Ink on paper

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Item 101260

Samuel Chase on the Battle of Saratoga, Annapolis, 1777

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1777-11-07 Location: Annapolis Media: Ink on paper

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Item 101265

William Ellery on shipping fees, Newport, Rhode Island, 1789

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1789-08-29 Location: Newport Media: Ink on paper

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Item 101271

Robert Paine on manufacturing saltpeter and gunpowder, Philadelphia, 1776

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1776-03-16 Location: Philadelphia Media: Ink on paper

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Item 101273

Caesar Rodney on Revolutionary War, Philadelphia, 1776

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1776-08-03 Location: Philadelphia Media: Ink on paper

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Item 101275

Matthew Thornton on congressional activity, Philadelphia, 1776

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1776-11-12 Location: Philadelphia Media: Ink on paper

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Item 101277

James Wilson on troop readiness, Carlisle, Pennsylvania, 1775

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1775-05-09 Location: Carlisle; Lancaster Media: Ink on paper

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Item 19241

John M. Dillingham letter to mother, July 21, 1863

Contributed by: Freeport Historical Society Date: 1863 Location: Freeport; Charleston Media: Paper

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