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Miss Frances Benjamin Johnston, Washington DC, July 19, 96. Creator: Frances Benjamin Johnston
Miss Frances Benjamin Johnston, Washington DC, July 19, 96. Place card for a special meal or event shows Frances Johnston holding a paint palette and leaning on a camera and tripod

Photograph of 16 place cards drawn by Mills Thompson for artists, musicians, and actors... 1896
Photograph of 16 place cards drawn by Mills Thompson for artists, musicians, and actors who gathered for an unidentified event in Washington, DC, on July 19, 1896

4c Electric Automobile in Washington vignette plate proof sheet, 487. Certified plate proofs are the last printed proof of the plate before printing the stamps at the Bureau of Engraving

$5 Calvin Coolidge frame plate proof, 1938. Creator: Bureau of Engraving and Printing
$5 Calvin Coolidge frame plate proof, 1938. Plate number 22169; $5.00 frame

3c American Authors Ralph Waldo Emerson die proof attached to plate proof, 14612. Certified plate proofs are the last printed proof of the plate before printing the stamps at the Bureau of Engraving

10c Pan-American Fast Ocean Navigation frame plate proof, 487. Certified plate proofs are the last printed proof of the plate before printing the stamps at the Bureau of Engraving and Printing

$2. 60 "Graf Zeppelin"Passing Globe plate proof, 1930
$2.60 " Graf Zeppelin" Passing Globe plate proof, 1930. Certified plate proofs are the last printed proof of the plate before printing the stamps at the Bureau of Engraving and Printing

10c Pan-American Fast Ocean Navigation vignette plate proof, 487. Certified plate proofs are the last printed proof of the plate before printing the stamps at the Bureau of Engraving and Printing

65c "Graf Zeppelin"over Atlantic Ocean plate proof, 1930
65c " Graf Zeppelin" over Atlantic Ocean plate proof, 1930. Certified plate proofs are the last printed proof of the plate before printing the stamps at the Bureau of Engraving

$5 Calvin Coolidge vignette plate proof, 1938. Creator: Bureau of Engraving and Printing
$5 Calvin Coolidge vignette plate proof, 1938. Plate number 22166; $5.00 vignette

Huck Press experimental plate proof, 1957. Creator: Bureau of Engraving and Printing
Huck Press experimental plate proof, 1957. During the 1950s and 1960s, the Bureau of Engraving and Printing adopted state-of-the-art printing technologies that transformed stamp production

10c Washington reproduction plate proof on card sheet of fifty, 1891. Item has been handstamped multiple times with blue oval " Bureau Eng. & Pri g, Jan

$5 Franklin vignette plate proof, Sept. 14, 1917. Creator
$5 Franklin vignette plate proof, Sept. 14, 1917. Certified plate proofs are the last printed proof of the plate before printing the stamps at the Bureau of Engraving and Printing

$1 Trans-Mississippi Western Cattle in Storm plate proof sheet, May 31, 1898. Certified plate proofs are the last printed proof of the plate before printing the stamps at the Bureau of Engraving

3c Baseball Centennial plate proof, 14391. Creator: Bureau of Engraving and Printing
3c Baseball Centennial plate proof, 14391. Certified plate proofs are the last printed proof of the plate before printing the stamps at the Bureau of Engraving and Printing

Presidential Series Washington experimental plate proof, 1938. The Bureau of Engraving and Printing produced this experimental plate

$2 Mississippi River Bridge plate proof, June 1, 1898. Creator
$2 Mississippi River Bridge plate proof, June 1, 1898. Certified plate proofs are the last printed proof of the plate before printing the stamps at the Bureau of Engraving and Printing

Ruby Mug, c. 1936. Creator: Albert Eyth
Ruby Mug, c. 1936

Afghan (detail), c. 1937. Creator: Ethel Dougan
Afghan (detail), c. 1937

Cane, c. 1936. Creator: Gladys Cook
Cane, c. 1936

Brooch, c. 1936. Creator: Ellen Duncan
Brooch, c. 1936

Pitcher, 1937. Creator: Francis Law Durand
Pitcher, 1937

Cane Head or Handle, 1935 / 1942. Creator: Francis Law Durand
Cane Head or Handle, 1935/1942

Bag used by Gabby Douglas to carry uneven bar grips and tape for 2012 Olympics, 2012
African-American artistic gymnast Gabby Douglas (born 1995) is the first American gymnast ever to win both the team and individual all-around gold at the same Olympics. White drawstring bag

White Tara and Green Tara, 1450-1500. Creator: Unknown
White Tara and Green Tara, 1450-1500. This is a unique arrangement of an extremely rare subject, showing two taras seated on lotus thrones rising from pools set in a mountainous backdrop

Lichfield Cathedral (Exterior), 1898. Creator: Unknown
Lichfield Cathedral (Exterior), 1898. Lichfield Cathedrall, the only medieval English cathedral with three spires, was extensively renovated in the Victorian era

Lichfield Cathedral - The West Front, 1898. Creator: Unknown
Lichfield Cathedral - The West Front, 1898. The west front of Lichfield Cathedrall, the only medieval English cathedral with three spires

Snow, early 19th century. Creator: J Moffat
Snow, early 19th century. Illustrations showing the structure of ice crystals which form snowflakes, as seen under the microscope

nr John Lewis Ox St, 2005. Creator: Ethel Davies
Two remaining traditional red telephone boxes, designed by Sir George Gilbert Scott, dating from 1926 with the crown, rapidly disappearing from the streets of London

nr John Lewis, 2005. Creator: Ethel Davies
Two remaining traditional red telephone boxes, designed by Sir George Gilbert Scott, dating from 1926 with the crown, rapidly disappearing from the streets of London

Inspecting a tram junction made at the Edgar Allen Steel Foundry, Meadowhall, Sheffield, 1962
Visitors inspect a tram junction, which has been made at the Edgar Allen steel foundry, Meadowhall, Sheffield, 1962. It was said at the time that there were only two places in the world where

Inspect a casting made at the Edgar Allen Steel Foundry, Meadowhall, Sheffield, 1962
Visitors inspect a casting, which has been made at the Edgar Allen steel foundry, Meadowhall, Sheffield, 21st June 1962. Renowned throughout the world for the quality of its steel

Battleship, Jockey: B. Hobbs, 1939. Battleship (1927-1958) was an American thoroughbred racehorse who is the only horse to have won both the American Grand National

Sulzfeld a. Main - Town Wall, 1931. Artist: Kurt Hielscher
Sulzfeld a. Main - Town Wall, 1931. From Deutschland by Kurt Hielscher. [F. A. Brockhaus, Leipzig, 1931]

A Pair of Unique Hexagonal-Shaped Sevres Vases 1906
A Pair of Unique Hexagonal-Shaped Sevres Vases A painting of a pair of Louis XV period, Bleu de Roi, vases. From The Connoisseur, VOL. XVI, 1906

Fingerprints of identical twins, 1956. A print from Things, a volume about the origin and early history of many things, common and less common, essential and inessential, by Readers Union

Head of Roman Lady of Flavian Period, late 1st century. Capitoline Museums, Rome

The Folkton Drums, found in East Yorkshire, England, Late Neolithic period, 2600-2000 BC
One of the three Folkton Drums, found in East Yorkshire, England, Late Neolithic period, 2600-2000 BC. These objects were found in a child burial in a round barrow excavated by William Greenwell in

5c American Authors Louisa May Alcott die proof attached to plate proof, 14598. Certified plate proofs are the last printed proof of the plate before printing the stamps at the Bureau of Engraving

3c Pan American Union die proof attached to plate proof, 14682. Certified plate proofs are the last printed proof of the plate before printing the stamps at the Bureau of Engraving and Printing

4 1 / 2c White House approved large die proof, 14072. Creator
4 1/2c White House approved large die proof, 14072. 4 1/2-cent White House Large Die Proof, originally attached by staples to certified plate proof 21972 as a reference copy for the Bureau of

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