<?xml version='1.0' encoding='UTF-8'?><ead xmlns="urn:isbn:1-931666-22-9" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink" xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" xsi:schemaLocation="urn:isbn:1-931666-22-9 https://www.loc.gov/ead/ead.xsd"><eadheader countryencoding="iso3166-1" dateencoding="iso8601" langencoding="iso639-2b" repositoryencoding="iso15511"><eadid countrycode="US"/><filedesc><titlestmt><titleproper>Stamps and covers collection<num>MS.0286</num></titleproper></titlestmt><publicationstmt><publisher>Virginia Military Institute Archives</publisher><p id="logostmt"><extref xlink:actuate="onLoad" xlink:href="http://ead.lib.virginia.edu/vivaead/logos/vmi.jpg" xlink:show="embed" xlink:type="simple"/></p><address><addressline>VMI Archives</addressline><addressline>Preston Library</addressline><addressline>Lexington, VA 24450</addressline><addressline>Business Number: 540-464-7516</addressline><addressline>archives@vmi.edu</addressline><addressline>URL: <extptr xlink:href="http://www.vmi.edu/archives" xlink:show="new" xlink:title="http://www.vmi.edu/archives" xlink:type="simple"/></addressline></address></publicationstmt></filedesc><profiledesc><creation>This finding aid was produced using ArchivesSpace on <date>2025-10-07 07:02:54 -0400</date>.</creation><langusage>Description is written in: <language langcode="und" scriptcode="Zyyy">Undetermined, Code for undetermined script script</language>.</langusage></profiledesc></eadheader><archdesc level="collection">
  <did>
    <repository>
      <corpname>Virginia Military Institute Archives</corpname>
    </repository>
    <unittitle>Stamps and covers collection</unittitle>
    <unitid>MS.0286</unitid>
    <unitid type="aspace_uri">/repositories/3/resources/368</unitid>
    <physdesc altrender="whole">
      <extent altrender="materialtype spaceoccupied">50 items</extent>
    </physdesc>
    <unitdate datechar="creation" type="inclusive">1861-1976</unitdate>
    <physloc id="aspace_6c70f54919e538ec388271c39fb85d79">Manuscripts stacks</physloc>
    <langmaterial>
      <language langcode="eng">English</language>
    </langmaterial>
  </did>
  <scopecontent id="aspace_c1a2458750152ff7f7564857cb092874">
    <head>Contents Note</head>
<p>This collection (50 items) consists of stamps and envelopes donated to VMI by various individuals, including:
<ul>
<li>Examples of Civil War covers and postage stamps</li>
<li>A variety of commemorative issues, many of which relate to VMI in some way (e.g., George C. Marshall; New Market)</li>
<li>World War II era envelopes with stamps sent by various General Officers</li>
</ul></p>  </scopecontent>
  <accessrestrict id="aspace_ee42b1e5fdf46770f43bb3b6bb4dec8e">
    <head>Conditions Governing Access</head>
<p>There are no restrictions</p>  </accessrestrict>
  <userestrict id="aspace_ee078439bd128526c5b66b647218852a">
    <head>Conditions Governing Use</head>
<p>Manuscript collections in the VMI Archives are made available for educational and research use. The VMI Archives should be cited as the source. The user assumes all responsibility for identifying and satisfying any copyright holders. Materials from our collections may 
not be redistributed, published or reproduced without permission from the VMI Archives. Contact the VMI Archives for additional information.</p>  </userestrict>
  <prefercite id="aspace_7b7e4bfefa00cc0b66d953f338e170fd">
    <head>Preferred Citation</head>
<p>Stamps and covers collection. Manuscript # 0286. Virginia Military Institute Archives</p>  </prefercite>
  <controlaccess>
    <subject source="lcsh">Postage-stamps -- Confederate States of America</subject>
    <subject source="lcsh">Commemorative postage stamps—United States</subject>
    <subject source="lcsh">Postage-stamps -- United States</subject>
    <subject source="lcsh"> New Market, Battle of, New Market, Va., 1864—Anniversaries</subject>
    <subject authfilenumber="(OCoLC)fst01131438" source="FAST (Faceted Application of Subject Terminology)">Stamped envelopes</subject>
    <persname source="lcsh">Marshall, George C. (George Catlett), 1880-1959</persname>
  </controlaccess>
  <dsc/>
</archdesc>
</ead>