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THE WHITE HOUSE AND THE ARCHITECT WHO DESIGNED IT, JAMES HOBAN, WERE HONORED TWICE (AN 18 CENTS AND 20 CENTS STAMP) WITH A U.S. POSTAGE STAMP OCTOBER 13, 1981. SHOWN HERE IS A GENUINE FIRST DAY COVER OF BOTH STAMPS CANCELLED FROM THE CITY OF ISSUE (WASHINGTON D.D.) ON THE FIRST DAY OF ISSUE CAPTIONED ABOVE.
FEATURING A BEAUTIFUL FULL-COLOR CACHET (ARTWORK ON THE ENVELOPE) OF HOBAN REVIEWING HIS PLANS WITH THE WHITE HOUSE UNDER SCAFFOLDING IN THE BACKGROUND. AN IMMIGRANT TO AMERICAN FROM IRELAND, HOBAN WENT ON TO BE ONE OF THE MOST INFLUENTIAL ARCHITECTS OF HIS TIME, LEAVING A LEGACY OF BUILDINGS IN WASHINGTON DC THAT IS UNEQUALED. THIS PIECE IS COLLECTIBLE, HISTORIC AND UNADDRESSED.
WALL ART COLLECTIBLES STRIVES TO FIND ONLY UNADDRESSED COVERS KNOWING THAT THEY ARE THE MOST SOUGHT-AFTER AND THE MOST VALUABLE. THE PRODUCER OF THIS COVER HAS WRITTEN A BRIEF COMMENTARY ABOUT HOBAN'S CAREER AND HOW HE CAME TO DESIGN AMERICA'S PRESIDENTIAL MANSION, WHICH WE'VE INCLUDED.
DOUBLE MATTED IN GREEN & WHITE,THIS PIECE IS SIZED TO FIT A STANDARD 8 X 10 FRAME. ***CERTIFICATE OF AUTHENTICITY PLUS COMMENTARY INCLUDED***
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