Paper envelope with a first issue stamp (U.S.) commemorating the doctors Mayo, Drs. William and Charles Mayo; green stamp: two "bust" images of the doctors; envelope: typed address and images of the doctors on the left side; flap open; green ink; no watermark; printing: recess; perforation: line10½…
Paper envelope with a first issue stamp (U.S.) commemorating the doctors Mayo, Drs. William and Charles Mayo; green stamp: two "bust" images of the doctors; envelope: typed address and images of the doctors on the left side; flap open; green ink; no watermark; printing: recess; perforation: line10½ x 11; face value: 5 ¢ - United States cent.
Number Of Parts
1
Provenance
Purchased by Dr. Chiong for his patent medicine collection, before July 15, 1995.
"DOCTORS // MAYO // 100th Anniversary // FIRST DAY OF ISSUE
Mr. A. J. LaRocque // Assistant to the Manager // Public Relations Department // Union Carbide Canada Limited // 123 Eglinton Avenue East // Toronto 12, Canada"
"ROCHESTER // SEP 11 1964 // MINN."
U.S. POSTAGE 5c // DOCTORS // MAYO"
Permanent Location
Storage Room 2005
2005-2-2 Box #6
Length
16.5 cm.
Width
9.3 cm.
Condition Remarks
Some age/sun discolouration; left bottom corner bent; back: a number of markings/smudges
Copy Type
Original
Reference Types
https://colnect.com/en/stamps
Reference Comments
1989 Webster's Dictionary
Research Facts
Family of physicians who founded what is now the Mayo Clinic (in Rochester); prominent were William James Mayo (1861-1939), who specialized in stomach surgery, and his brother Charles Horace (1865-1939), who specialized in goito- and neurosurgery