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California Republic sesquicentennial, 1846-1996 envelope set

 Collection
Identifier: SPC.00030

Scope and Contents

Commemorative, stamped and canceled envelopes celebrating the California Republic sesquicentennial anniversary in 1996.

Arrangement of the collection Alphabetical.

Dates

  • Creation: 1996

Language of Materials

Materials are in English.

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 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

Property rights reside with the Sonoma County Library. The Sonoma County Library has made this collection available and believes that the collection is in the Public Domain under the laws of the United States, but a determination was not made as to its copyright status under the copyright laws of other countries. The Collection may not be in the Public Domain under the laws of other countries. Preferred credit line is: Courtesy, the Sonoma County Library. Please see additional reproduction and reuse information at link

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

Part of the Sonoma County History & Genealogy Library Repository

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