First day issue envelope for Irish stamp honoring Louis Braille

Stamp, Postage

Accession Number:
2017.10.46
Description:
(a) white envelope with canceled postage stamp (January 23, 2009), white background with eye formed from variously sized dots, braille characters embossed on top of stamp read, "55 c"; legend reads "Eire 55c Louis Braille (1809-1852); envelope has a 200 simbraille logo on left; (b) souvenir card made to fit the envelope has history of Louis Braille and the stamp on the front and technical details of the stamp issue on the back.
Date Made:
2009
Place of Origin:
Ireland
Credit Line:
Museum Purchase, 2017.10
Subjects:
Braille Postage stamps
Dimension Notes:
5 1/16 x 7 7/16"
Material:
Paper
Updated:
06/07/2017