California Republic sesquicentennial, 1846-1996 envelope set
Scope and Contents
Commemorative, stamped and canceled envelopes celebrating the California Republic sesquicentennial anniversary in 1996.
Dates
- 1996
Language of Materials
Materials are in English.
Conditions Governing Access:
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Conditions Governing Access
This collection is fully processed. Please contact the Sonoma County History and Genealogy Library for access; for contact info and current hours, see link
Conditions Governing Use
Collection does not circulate and may be photocopied or photographed by arrangement only.
Publication Rights
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Extent
0.1 Linear Feet (1 document folder (31 x 25 cm))
Abstract
The collection contains six commemorative, stamped and canceled envelopes celebrating the California Republic sesquicentennial anniversary in 1996. Envelopes include: Bear Flag Sequicentennial Committee, with Bear Flag raising ceremony in the Sonoma Plaza illustration; Mariano Guadelupe Vallejo, with Lachryma Montis (Vallejo's Sonoma home) illustration; Sum-Yet-Ho (Solano), Chief of Suysunes tribe; Bear Flag creation at Sonoma Barracks; John C. Frémont and the "Bear Flag" Battalion, June 14, 1846; and raising of the 28-star flag of the United States at the Sonoma Plaza. Stanps were canceled June 14, 1996 at the Sonoma Plaza Station, Sonoma, California.
Arrangement of the collection
Alphabetical.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Gift: donor unknown, 2014?
- Title
- California Republic sesquicentennial, 1846-1996 envelope set, 1996
- Author
- Processed by Sonoma County Library staff; machine-readable finding aid created by Geoffrey Skinner.
- Date
- Published Dec. 20, 2019
- Description rules
- Finding Aid Prepared Using Describing Archives: A Content Standard, Second Edition (Dacs)
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
- Language of description note
- Finding aid written in:English
Repository Details
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