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1976

  • Work on this object began.

1995

  • We acquired this object.

  • Work on this object ended.

2015

2025

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Envelope, Savage Republic

This is a Envelope. It is dated ca. 1986–92 and we acquired it in 1995. Its medium is letterpress on light brown paper. It is a part of the Drawings, Prints, and Graphic Design department.

It is credited Gift of Bruce Licher.

Its dimensions are

H x W: 8.9 × 15.2 cm (3 1/2 in. × 6 in.)

It is inscribed

Printed in red, upper left: SAVAGE REPUBLIC AIR POST; in black, lower right, vertically and reversed: SAVAGE REPUBLIC / SAVAGE REPUBLIC; in silver, lower right, 25 CENTS 25; in silver, verso upper center: INDEPENDENT PROJECT RECORDS / POST BOX 60357 - LOS ANGELES - CALIFORNIA 90060

Cite this object as

Envelope, Savage Republic; USA; letterpress on light brown paper; H x W: 8.9 × 15.2 cm (3 1/2 in. × 6 in.); Gift of Bruce Licher; 1995-145-17

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