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Item
Title
D9062-5
Date(s)
- 1939-11-11 (Creation)
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Name of creator
(1919-1980)
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Scope and content
People standing in line at Olympia Post Office to buy first day issue of new Golden At 8 a.m. on Saturday morning, November 11, 1939, Jubilee postage stamps commemorating 50 years of statehood were placed on sale only at the Olympia Post Office. People are standing in line to purchase the first issue of the stamps. The stamp honors Washington and three other states marking their 50th anniversary: Montana, South Dakota and North Dakota. The stamp is of map design, portraying the four states and indicating the location of their capital cities.
Washington State Golden Jubilee, 1939--Olympia; Postage stamps; Queues--Olympia;