Sheet of stamps including John Frederick Peto's Old Time Letter Rack, 1974
Page of U.S. postal stamps, issued 1974. John F. Peto and Peto family papers, ca. 1880–1974.
In 1974 the U.S. Postal Service issued a 10-cent stamp featuring works by trompe l'oeil, or “fool the eye,” painter John Frederick Peto (1854–1907). His Old Time Letter Rack (1894), in the Manoogian Collection, celebrates the material qualities of letters and stamps.
[Sheet of stamps including John Frederick Peto's Old Time Letter Rack], 1974. Postage stamps : 1 sheet ; 20 x 25 cm. John Frederick Peto and Peto family papers. Archives of American Art.
[Sheet of stamps including John Frederick Peto's Old Time Letter Rack], 1974. Postage stamps : 1 sheet ; 20 x 25 cm. John Frederick Peto and Peto family papers. Archives of American Art.
Forms Part of: John Frederick Peto and Peto family papers