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1939 Washington Statehood Sc 858 signed notables to Wunder
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50th ANNIVERSARY of STATEHOOD Olympia, Washington SCOTT 858 COMMEMORATIVE of 1939 Cover Is Embossed With the Washington State Seal Signed by Event Dignitaries: BEN S. SAWYER -- Postmaster, Olympia, Washington BENJAMIN J. WEEKS -- Oldest stamp collector ... Read More
Item Specifics
- Country
- United States
- Catalog Number
- 858
- Stamp Type
- General Issue
- Stamp Format
- Single
- Year of Issue
- 1939
Item Description
50th ANNIVERSARY of STATEHOOD
Olympia, Washington
SCOTT 858 COMMEMORATIVE of 1939
Cover Is Embossed With the Washington State Seal
Signed by Event Dignitaries:
BEN S. SAWYER -- Postmaster, Olympia, Washington
BENJAMIN J. WEEKS -- Oldest stamp collector in U. S.
CLARENCE D. MARTIN -- Governor of Washington State
BELLE REEVES -- First female Secretary of State
R. E. SELLERS -- Superintendent, division of Stamps
Addressed to Miss Doris Viola Wunder of New Orleans
Anna Belle Culp Reeves (1871-1948)
Belle Reeves was Washington's eighth Secretary of State, first woman to
hold statewide elective office, and first female Secretary of State.
Several times in her 10-year tenure, she was acting governor when the
governor and lieutenant governor were simultaneously out of the state,
another first for a woman. As a Democratic member from Chelan County,
she served 16 years in the House of Representatives before her
appointment at the age of 63 to the state office by Governor Clarence D.
Martin (1884-1955).
Caption of picture from Tacoma Times 11/13/1939, pg. 8
Date: 11-11-1939
B.J. Weeks of Tacoma, the oldest philatelist in the US,
offers a dollar to Postmaster Ben Sawyer, center, for the
first sheet of the Washington State Jubilee commemorative 3
cent stamp at the Olympia Post Office on Admittance Day,
November 11, 1939. The stamp honors Washington's entrance
into the union 50 years prior on November 11th. Secretary of
the Washington State Historical Society W.P. Bonney, right,
stands ready to receive the stamps which will become part of
the collection at the state historical museum in Tacoma. The
stamp will be issued only in Olympia on this date and will
be available in the remainder of the state on the following
day. Despite the fact that the 11th was both Armistice and
Admittance Day, the post office was kept open for several
hours to accommodate those wishing to purchase the stamps.
American Philatelic Society dealer member
American Stamp Dealers Association member
American Numismatic Association life member
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