[First day cover] : [centenary of the nursing profession]
- Collection:
- Images from the History of Medicine (IHM)
- Contributor(s):
- Zwerdling, Michael, former owner United States Postal Service, issuing body.
- Publication:
- [Washington, D.C.] : [United States Postal Service], [1961]
- Language(s):
- English
- Format:
- Still image
- Subject(s):
- Nursing Anniversaries and Special Events United States
- Genre(s):
- Postcards
- Abstract:
- First day cover postcard featuring, on the left, a cachet of a nurse administering medication to a patient whose hand is shown holding a glass of water. The center of the posctard has a Washington, D.C. first day of issue cancel. The right side of the postcard has four 4 cent stamps showing a nurse lighting a candle. The stamps were issued by the U.S. Postal Service on December 28, 1961 to commemorate the centenary of the nursing profession.
- Copyright:
- This item may be under copyright protection; contact the copyright owner for permission before re-use.
- Extent:
- 1 postcard : 10 x 17 cm
- Provenance:
- Purchase; Michael Zwerdling; 2004; 04-22.
- Technique:
- color
- NLM Unique ID:
- 101625736 (See catalog record)
- NLM Image ID:
- D06913
- Permanent Link:
- http://resource.nlm.nih.gov/101625736