Item no. C253 (cancel)

Type: cancel

Country: USA

Date of use: 5 August 1954

Special cancel on cover commemorating the 100th anniversary (1854 - 1954) of birth of GEORGE EASTMAN, American inventor, industrialist and philanthropist, founder of the Eastman Kodak Company in Rochester (New York, USA), who played a leading role in transforming photography from an expensive hobby of a few devotees into a relatively inexpensive and immensely popular pastime.