West Virginia Centennial Philatelic Material

Access and use

Location of collection:
West Virginia and Regional History Center
West Virginia & Regional History Center
West Virginia University
P.O. Box 6069
1549 University Avenue
Morgantown, WV 26506
Contact for questions and access:
POC: Lori Hostuttler
Phone: (304) 293-3536
Restrictions:

No special access restriction applies.

Terms of access:

Permission to publish or reproduce is required from the copyright holder. For more information, please see the Permissions and Copyright page on the West Virginia and Regional History Center website.

Preferred citation:

[Description and date of item], [Box/folder number], West Virginia Centennial Philatelic Material, A&M 1682, West Virginia and Regional History Center, West Virginia University Libraries, Morgantown, West Virginia.

Summary

Extent:
.1 Linear Feet 2 folders (1/2 in.)
Abstract:
Collection regarding postage stamp commemorating the centennial of West Virginia statehood. See "Scope and Contents" for additional information, including an addendum.
Language:
English
Preferred citation:

[Description and date of item], [Box/folder number], West Virginia Centennial Philatelic Material, A&M 1682, West Virginia and Regional History Center, West Virginia University Libraries, Morgantown, West Virginia.

Background

Scope and content:

Collection includes a sheet of West Virginia Commemorative postage stamps, programs of the commemorative ceremony, Wheeling, June 20, 1963, and various centennial covers.

Addendum of 2020-02-20 includes an envelope with attached first day issue of stamp commemorating the centennial of West Virginia statehood. (1963; 1/4 in.)

Biographical / historical:

The 5-cent stamp commemorating the 100th anniversary of West Virginia statehood was issued through the Wheeling, West Virginia, post office on June 20, 1963. The stamp is based on a design by Dr. Dwight Mutchler of Ohio University. The map's outline is red against a white background, with the lettering "5c United States Postage" and the Capitol in black. The remainder of the background is green, with the wording "West Virginia" and the dates in white.

This stamp was printed on the Giori press and issued in panes of fifty stamps each. An initial printing of 120 million stamps was authorized.

(source: Smithsonian National Postage Museum)

Physical location:
West Virginia and Regional History Center / West Virginia University / 1549 University Avenue / P.O. Box 6069 / Morgantown, WV 26506-6069 / Phone: 304-293-3536 / URL: https://wvrhc.lib.wvu.edu/
Rules or conventions:
Describing Archives: A Content Standard