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Postage Stamp Jewelry

Postage Stamp Necklace - 1974 USA Sleepy Hollow Headless Horseman

Postage Stamp Necklace - 1974 USA Sleepy Hollow Headless Horseman

$32.00
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All Postage Stamp Jewelry sold at RepurposedGallery.com is shipped by the maker directly to you within seven days of your order. This item may be delivered separately from any other items purchased at the same time.

This necklace features a 1974 10¢ American stamp called "Legend of Sleepy Hollow: Headless Horseman and Ichabod" from the American Folklore series.

The stamp depicts the famous tale written by Washington Irving published in 1820. The story is set in 1790 in the countryside around the Dutch settlement of historical Tarrytown, New York, in a secluded glen called Sleepy Hollow.

The legend is centered around the schoolmaster Ichabod Crane and the Headless Horseman, said to be the ghost of a Hessian trooper who had his head shot off by a stray cannonball during the American Revolutionary War, and who "rides forth to the scene of battle in nightly quest of his head".

The image was taken from real, used, vintage postage stamps and may have post office cancellation marks.

Size of the pendant is 20mm and the chain is 18 inches long in a matching antique bronze finish with a lobster clasp.

Pendants are water resistant but not waterproof. The artist recommends removing before showering, bathing, or swimming.

 

Each of these items is different. The images shown are sample photos and do not show the exact item you are purchasing. Because each is handmade using upcycled materials, you should understand that the product you receive will vary in appearance.

About Postage Stamp Jewelry

Erica Everett is a Hudson Valley artist. After discovering a box of stamps at a yard sale years ago, she began to make jewelry, breathing new life into those beautiful little squares of paper that have traveled to and from many places across the globe.

Since then she's been finding and peeling stamps off of the backs of letters sent between lovers, friends, spies, and everything in between. She has fallen in love with exploring how they have made their way to New York. She's drawn to nostalgic American images, strong female figures, beautiful florals, architectural details, and all things curious and whimsical when thumbing through stamps.

Each piece of jewelry is one-of-a-kind and handmade from a vintage, cancelled postage stamp, and your wearing will add miles to its travels!

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