4c Higher Education single

National Postal Museum

Object Details

Printer
Bureau of Engraving and Printing
Description
This Higher Education Issue stamp commemorates the centennial of the Morrill Act of 1862 that created land-grant colleges and universities and celebrates high education’s role in American cultural and industrial development. Such institutions offered programs in agricultural, industrial, military, and scientific studies. The stamp features an image of a map of the continental United States, along with a candle and a lamp of knowledge.
United States; higher education; college; university; teaching; land grant; university; college; school; institution; education; state; federal; map; candle; lamp
November 14, 1962
Object number
1980.2493.5432
Type
Postage Stamps
Medium
paper; ink (blue green, black); adhesive / engraving
Place
United States of America
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Title
Scott Catalogue USA 1206
National Postal Museum
Topic
Education & Teaching
U.S. Stamps
Record ID
npm_1980.2493.5432
Metadata Usage (text)
Usage conditions apply
GUID (Link to Original Record)
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/hm891c42d40-fd4b-428c-90a0-b391897d8391

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