Abraham Lincoln postage stamp collection

Collection

Identifier: RHC-130

Staff Only

Scope and Contents

The collection consists of materials, compiled by collector Harvey E. Lemmen, as part of his extensive book, manuscript, ephemera and art collection on the life and death of the 16th President of the United States, Abraham Lincoln. The collection contains postage stamps, both used and unused, as well as decorative envelopes and assorted ephemera featuring Abraham Lincoln or commemmorating the events of Lincoln's life, death, and the United States Civil War.

Dates

circa 1920s-1990s

Creator

Lemmen, Harvey (Compiler, Person)

Access to Materials

Collection is open for research use. Materials may be accessed by request at Special Collections and University Archives in Seidman House. Materials do not circulate.

Extent

8.25 Linear feet (10 boxes)

Language of Materials

English

Additional Description

Arrangement

Arranged in two series: 1) United States Lincoln stamps and envelopes, and 2) Foreign Lincoln stamps.

Subjects

Assassination Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
Envelopes (Stationery) Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865
Postal service Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
Stamp collecting Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings