McLean County Museum of History

Stamps Collection

Processed by John Collins Summer 2016

Collection Information

VOLUME OF COLLECTION: 1 Box COLLECTION DATES: 1899-1985 RESTRICTIONS: None REPRODUCTION RIGHTS: Permission to reproduce or publish material in this collection must be obtained in writing from the McLean County Museum of History

ALTERNATIVE FORMATS: None OTHER FINDING AIDS: None LOCATION: Archives NOTES:

Box and Folder Inventory

Folder 1: Bicentennial Stamps and Booklet 1.1 Various panes of 1776 Bicentennial Stamps 4 each of 13 cents, 18 cents, 24 cents and 31 cents. 1.2 Bicentennial Booklet (1976) containing songs, prayers and inspirational thoughts.

Folder 2: 4 Cancelled of the Miller Davis Building. Stamps postmarked 10-29-1981

Folder 3: Normal, Ill 125th Anniversary, postmarked September 1990 3.1 Includes 8 “America the Beautiful” postcards 15 Cents dated September 13, 1990, with the 125th logo for Normal. 3.2 2-15 cent postcards with the Normal 125th Anniversary logo 3.3 3-25 cent letter with the Normal 125th Anniversary logo

Folder 4: Dedication of the Normal Post Office, March 1, 1936 4.1 Dedication Letter cancelled March 1, 1936

Folder 5: Franking 5.1 2 Envelopes from the US House of Representatives (Edward R. Madigan) and US Senate (Alan J. Dixon)

Folder 6: Cancelled Envelopes 6.1 5 cancelled Envelopes from the Poor Farm Post marked (1907, 1908, 1911)

Folder 7: Illinois Statehood Sesquicentennial, February 12, 1968 7.1 Illinois 6 cent First Day featuring Daniel Pope Cook 7.3 3- George Barford signed envelopes with May 9, 1968 7.4 Invoice/photo of the artist George Barford, designer of the Illinois 6 cent stamp.

Folder 8: First Day Covers 8.1 Harry Truman—100th Anniversary of his birth, January 26, 1984 8.2 Dwight Eisenhower—August 6, 1970 8.3 Franklyn Roosevelt—January 29, 1966 8.4 Mayflower II Ships —Maiden voyage Apr-Jul, 1957.

Folder 9: Mics. Postal Cards 9.1 2 US Postal Cards 1 cent each 9.2 2 US Postal Cards 1 cent each, pre addressed from the “Society of the Army of the Tennessee, 1899 and 1900. 9.3 1 Cancelled 1 cent post card, 1-12-1899 9.4 1 Cancelled 2 cent stamped postal card, March 3, 1907

Folder 10: Adlai Stevenson Stamps 10.1 UN invitation for the First Day Cancellation (FDC)--10-23-1965 10.2 UN invitation for the First Day Cancellation--10-23-1965 10.3 Invitation for the First Day Cancellation for Teachers and Students 10.4 FDC Program, bio and cancelled stamp 10-23-1965 10.5 FDC and Photo of Adlai Stevenson card 10-23-1965 10.6 Small Commemorative envelopes, one with Stevenson “Lies in State at the capital in Springfield” 7-16-1965. The other, “Adlai E. Stevenson 1900-1965 FDC 10-23-1965 10.7 2 FDC Envelopes 10-23-1965 with Stevenson Stamps 10.8 2 FDC Envelopes “In Memoriam” with Stevenson Stamps 10-23-1965 10.9 2 Envelopes with Stevenson Stamp “10-23-1965” and 10-10-1966 10.10 2 FDC United Nations Commemorative envelopes Stevenson 10-23-1965 10.11 2 FDC “In Memoriam” Stevenson Stamps, 1 with 1 stamp, 2 with 4 (Plate Block) 10.12 2 FDC “Honoring Adlai E. Stevenson 1900-1965”, 10-23-1965 10.13 “Ambassador of Peace” Stevenson stamped 10-23-1980 10.14 4 Plate Blocks, 4-5cent Stevenson Stamps 10.15 3 FDC “In Memoriam” Stevenson Commemorative envelopes, with Bio’s on the back 10-23-1965 10.16 FDC stamped post card 10-23-1965

Folder 11: Adlai Stevenson FDC and coverage of the event, 10-23-1965 11.1 United Nations invitation for the FDC 11.2 United Nations invitation for the FDC 11.3 Invitation for Teachers and Students for the Ceremony 11.4 FDC Program and Stamp 10-23-1965 11.5 FDC and picture of Adlai Stevenson 11.6 Adlai Stevenson Card; lies in state in the State Capital, UN 5 Cent UN Stamp 11.7 2 Adlai Stevenson envelopes FDC, 10-23-1965 11.8 2 Adlai Stevenson Cards “In Memoriam” 10-23-1965 11.9 FDC —Stevenson Stamp 11.10 FDC Envelope—Stevenson Stamp 11.11 2 FDC Envelopes—10-23-1965 11.12 1 FDC Stamp and 1 plate block (4) of Adlai Stevenson 11.13 1 Stevenson Stamp “Ambassador of Peace” 10-23-1980 11.14 1 FDC Envelope with Stevenson Stamp 10-23-1965 11.15 4 sets of 4 Stevenson Plate Blocks 11.16 2 FDC Envelopes “In Memorandum” dated 10-23-1965 11.17 1 FDC Post Card 10-23-1965 11.18 22nd Anniversary UN envelope and stamp dated Oct. 21, 1967 11.19 First day of issue “Honoring Adlai Stevenson” dated Oct. 23, 1965 11.20 In memoriam envelope 11.21 FDC,Honoring Adlai E. Stevenson, dated Oct 23, 1965. 11.22 FDC, Adlai Ewing Stevenson, (globe), dated Oct 23, 1965. 11.23 FDC, In Memoriam, (Kolor Kover), dated Oct 23, 1965. 11.24 FDC, Patriot Statesman, dated Oct 23, 1965. 11.25 FDC, U.S. Ambassadortothe United Nations, dated Oct 23, 1965. 11.26 FDC, Adlai Stevenson, dated Oct 23, 1965. (purple version) 11.27 FDC, Adlai Stevenson, dated Oct 23, 1965. (teal version) 11.28 FDC, America has lost . . . its finest voice,” dated Oct 23, 1965. 11.29 FDC, Adlai E. Stevenson (ARtmaster), dated Oct. 23, 1965. 11.30 Two full sheets of Adlaie E. Stevenson stamps.

Folder 12: John Wesley Powell 12 Cancelled JWP 6 cents stamp

Folder 13: CORNPEX 13.1 1. Commemorative envelope—25th Anniversary CORNPEX-IFPEX 1973, 9-8-1973 13.2 1. CBPS--Clover Lawn—David Davis and Abraham Lincoln 2. CBPS--Commemorating the 125th Anniversary of the Lincoln-Douglas debates 13.3 1. CBPS--Commemorating the “Site of Abraham Lincoln’s “Lost Speech” May 29. 1856 2. CBPS—“Commemoration the 125th Anniversary of the Lincoln-Douglas Debates in Illinois August-October 1858” 3. CBPS—“Honors Three Early Pioneers” in McLean County 11-10-1956 4. CORNPEX-IFPEX Booklet October 21-22, 1967 5. CORNPEX ’71, October 22-24 1971 6. CORNPEX ’81, September 18-20, 1981 7. CORNPEX ’69, November 1-2 Two copies plus typed sheet on Davis.

Folder 14: Stamps and Stories Booklet of famous people, events and places 14.1 Stories and 4-stamps to back up the pages—presented by the USPS, June 24, 1966

Folder 15: Lincoln, Abraham postage stamps (US and Mics Countries) 15.1 US Lincoln Misc. Commemorative Stamps (1 cent to 20 cents) 15.2 Misc. foreign cancelled stamps (14). 15.3 Abraham Lincoln Memorial Stamps (Ghana) 15.4 “The Faces of Millennium of Faces” (Republic of Togolaise) 15.5 US Lincoln Sesquicentennial Commission Envelope dated April 9, 1959 15.6 Cancelled US Lincoln stamp February 20, 1961 15.7 Cancelled US Lincoln stamp (4 cents) November 17, 1959 15.8 Commemorative US Lincoln (4Cent) 15.9 Abraham Lincoln FDC coil stamps “Prominent Americans” dated May 28, 1966 15.10 Abraham Lincoln FDC coil stamps May 28, 1966 15.20 Abraham Lincoln--- Centennial “Lincoln’s Lost Speech” dated May 29, 1956 2 copies. 15.30 Abraham Lincoln--- 100th Anniversary Lincoln-Douglas Debate dated 1958

Folder 16: Lyman Tay Collection I 16.1 2- 10 cent Revenue Stamps issued by the Spanish Govt. at Manila Bay in 1897 16.2 Japanese Misc. stamps—No date or denomination and 2 post cards

Folder 17: Lyman Tay Collection II 17.1 4 Cards of Misc. Cancelled stamps from around the world

Folder 18: Real Photo Stamps 18.1 14 Photo Stamps of Buildings throughout Bloomington-Normal and an envelope with 2 stamps attached

Folder 19: First Day Issue—Commemorative Issue 19.1 Walter F. George 11-5-1960 19.2 Andrew Carnegie 11-25-1960 19.3 John Foster Dulles 12-6-1960

Folder 20: International Stamps 20.1 India misc. stamps dated 1944 20.2 Chinese misc. stamps dated 1942 20.3 Vietnamese misc. stamps dated 1961

Folder 21: World’s Fair 21.1 Red New York stamp dated Aug. 15, 1969 2 copies 21.2 Blue New York world’s fair stamp dated April 22, 1964 2 copies

Folder 22: NASA/Science Stamps 22.1 2 United Nations stamps dated March 2, 1962 22.2 Project Mercury stamp dated March 3, 1962 22.3 “In the Beginning God…” stamp on blue envelope dated July 24, 1969 2 copies 22.4 “In the Beginning God…” stamp on red envelope with first steps on moon dated July 20, 1969 2 copies 22.5 “In the Beginning God…” stamp on red envelope with takeoff dated July 16, 1969 22.6 Unused “First man on the moon” stamps 22.7 Unused “Apollo 11—First Moon Landing” stamps 22.8 “First Man on the Moon” stamps on Buzz Aldrin envelopes dated September 9, 1969 and includes moon landing date 3 copies. 22.9 “Man on the Moon” blue envelopes dated Sept. 9, 1969 and includes moon landing date 2 copies.

Folder 23: Presidents 23.1 Dwight D. Eisenhower stamp and envelope dated Oct. 14, 1969 23.2 Richard Nixon inauguration day and stamp dated Jan. 20, 1969