First Day Cover commemorating Rachel Carson
- 1981-May-28
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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“First Day Cover Commemorating Rachel Carson,” May 28, 1981. Box 1. Science History Institute. Philadelphia. https://digital.sciencehistory.org/works/dj52w580r.
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