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A Commemorative Horse Racing Stamp and 100th Derby Envelope Issue.


Title	A Commemorative Horse Racing Stamp and 100th Derby Envelope Issue.
Description	This envelope is marked "First Day of Issue." It commemorates the newly issued stamp in honor of horse racing and the one-hundredth running of the Kentucky Derby. The envelope was postmarked in Louisville on Derby Day. The envelope bears an engraved image of Churchill Downs, the track which hosted the Derby, during a race. The yellow U.S. postage stamp also depicts a horse race. The stamp's face value was ten cents.
Date	1974
Places	Louisville (Ky.) Jefferson County (Ky.)
Subjects	Postcards Postage stamps Commemorative prints Kentucky Derby
Publisher	Kentucky Historical Society -- Digital Publisher
Type	Broadside
Format	jpg; orig. broadside, 6.5 x 3.5 in.
Accession Num.	2008M04.B1.F9.#6 (bs.2.30a)
Source	Kentucky Historical Society Broadside Collection, 2008M04
Language	eng
Rights	This file may be downloaded for personal or classroom use. All other uses require permission from the Kentucky Historical Society. Follow link to Rights & Reproductions for more information.
Added By	MWinter

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