First Day Issue of the Robert H. Goddard Stamp

First Day Issue of the Robert H. Goddard Stamp

Item Information

Title:
First Day Issue of the Robert H. Goddard Stamp
Description:
An envelope with the Robert H. Goddard eight cents stamp, canceled on the first day of the stamp's issue, October 5, 1964, Goddard's birthday. The envelope was canceled in Roswell, New Mexico where Goddard conducted his rocketry experiments from 1930 to 1942. He was an instructor and professor of Physics at Clark University from 1914 to 1943.
Date:
October 5, 1964
Format:
Postcards/Cards
Genre:
Postcards
Location:
Clark University, Robert H. Goddard Library
Archives and Special Collections
Collection (local):
Robert H. Goddard Papers
Subjects:
Rockets (Aeronautics)
Rocketry
Postage stamps
Clark University (Worcester, Mass.)--History
Goddard, Robert Hutchings, 1882-1945
Places:
Massachusetts > Worcester (county) > Worcester
Permalink:
https://ark.digitalcommonwealth.org/ark:/50959/bk128t20q
Terms of Use:
Permission to use images must be obtained in advance and in writing from the Clark University Archives by writing to Archives@clarku.edu
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Language:
English
Notes:
Is part of the collection, Archives and Special Collections, Goddard Library, Clark University, Worcester, Massachusetts.
Identifier:
RHG-R 5-1
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