Archives Center Poster Stamp Collection
name: label: Collector
content: Hoffman, John Nathan, 1923-1982
topic: label: Topic
content: Collectibles
label: Topic
content: Collectors and collecting
acqinfo: label: Provenance
content: The collection was donated by John Hoffman to National Museum of American History, Division of Work and Industry, Collection of Agriculture and Natural Resources in 1982.
creator: label: Collector
content: Hoffman, John Nathan, 1923-1982
setName: label: See more items in
content: Archives Center Poster Stamp Collection
abstract: label: Summary
content: The collection consists of poster stamps (non-denominated stamp-sized miniature posters) advertising or commemorating a large variety of places, events, products, causes, and miscellaneous other subjects, including many international subjects. Some of the stamps are in albums or album sleeves.
bioghist: label: Biographical / Historical
content: The stamps were first issued in Europe in the early nineteenth century to promote events such as fairs and expositions, or to advertise products. Their popularity increased and reached its peak in the 1920s and 1930s. Collectors saved them in special albums designed for collecting poster stamps.
physdesc: label: Extent
content: 3 Cubic feet (5 boxes)
unitdate: label: Date
content: circa 1890s-1960s
custodhist: label: Custodial History
content: The poster stamps were assembled by former National Museum of American History curator John N. Hoffman. The poster stamps were originally part of the Hoffmania Collection (AC0062) and were removed from the Hoffmania Collection to form the Archives Center Poster Stamp Collection (AC1125) on June 30, 2011.
dataSource: label: Archival Repository
content: Archives Center, National Museum of American History
identifier: label: Identifier
content: NMAH.AC.1125
objectType: label: Type
content: Collection descriptions
label: Type
content: Archival materials
label: Type
content: Poster stamps
label: Type
content: Stickers
label: Type
content: Albums
arrangement: label: Arrangement
content: Collection is arranged alphabetically.
processinfo: label: Processing Information
content: Preliminary processing by Alison Oswald, archivist, July 2011.
genre_format: label: Genre/Form
content: Poster stamps
label: Genre/Form
content: Stickers
label: Genre/Form
content: Albums
scopecontent: label: Scope and Contents
content: The collection consists of small, loose poster stamps (non-denominated stamp-sized miniature posters) advertising or commemorating a huge variety of places, events (particularly expositions and fairs), products, causes, and miscellaneous other subjects (e.g. sports), including many international subjects. Some of the stamps are in albums or album sleeves which have been maintained.