Souvenir
Object number2015.27.8
Datec. 2003
MediumPaper/Plastic/Adhesive/Ink
Credit LineHeinz History Center Collection
DescriptionRectangular laminated red paper bookmark with 3-cent Lewis and Clark postage stamp. Right side of front has a rectangular paper stamp with printed red image and text. The stamp depicts Meriwether Lewis, William Clark, and Sacagawea in front of the keelboat of the Corps of Discovery. Left side of front has printed black text describing the stamp. Reverse has a white paper adhesive price sticker with printed black text.Dimensions1.625 x 5.5 in., 0.031 in. (4.1 x 14 cm, 0.1 cm)InscriptionsStamp has printed red text "LEWIS AND CLARK EXPEDITION / 1804 1954 / UNITED STATES POSTAGE 3ó".
Left side of front has printed black text "This genuine stamp was issued in 1954 to / commemorate the Lewis And Clark Expedition of / 1803 to 1806. In the foreground it shows William / Clark, Meriwether Lewis and Sacagawea. In the / background it shows the keelboat the Corps Of / Discovery used to ascend the Missouri River".
Reverse has a white paper adhesive price sticker with printed black text "2625 / $3.00".
Historical NotesLewis and Clark Stamp bookmark collected by the Rooney Family during their Lewis and Clark trip, known as the Rooney Corps of Rediscovery.
Related person
William Clark
(1770 - 1838)
Related person
Sacagawea
Related person
Meriwether Lewis
(1774 - 1809)
Related institution
Rooney Family Corps of Rediscovery
Related person
Arthur Joseph Rooney Jr.
Related person
Daniel Milton Rooney
(1932 - 2017)
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c. 2003
2003
2003
1941-1945
1941-1945