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Postal cachet with souvenir brochure: Weehawken, N.J. [Lincoln] Tunnel Dedication, Dec. 21, 1937.
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Postal cachet with souvenir brochure: Weehawken, New Jersey. Tunnel Dedication, December 21, 1937. Envelope, postmarked Union City, Dec. 21, 1937, Weehawken Station; addressed to a James F. Jackson. With: single folio commemorative pamphlet.
Envelope: 3-11/16" high x 5-3/4" wide.
Souvenir brochure: [4] pp., 5-1/2" wide x 8-1/2" high.
Artwork of Weehawken Portal, Lincoln Tunnel is seen on the envelope and page [1].
Below artwork is the poem "Weehawken" written in 1830 by Fitz-Green [sic - Fitz-Greene] Halleck.
Page [2] has "Historical Highlights" in a list of 16 significant dates in Weehawken history from 1609 to 1937.
Page [3] has two paragraphs of welcome text about modern Weehawken including mention of the Tunnel and "Weehawken will be but four minutes from the heart of New York City"; Township Committee listed below.
Page [4] has credit for the cachet: Cachet Sponsored by Frederick J. Bergmann, Jr., Finance Commissioner, Weehawken, N.J.
Addressee was at 25 Donsed(?) Place, East Rockaway, Coney(?) Island. See archives 2011.049.0102 for another tunnel first day cover belonging to Jackson.
2011.049.0101
2011.049
Lukacs, Claire
Gift
Museum Collections. Gift of a friend of the Museum.
1937 - 1937
Date(s) Created: 1937 Date(s): 1937
Fair
Status: OK Status By: dw Status Date: 2011-11-28