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AUGUST 28, 1981, THE USPS ISSUED A STAMP TO HONOR THE ARCHITECT OF THE BILTMORE HOUSE IN ASHEVILLE, N.C., RICHARD MORRIS HUNT. FEATURED ON THE STAMP IS THE PALATIAL SUMMER HOME OF THE VANDERBILTS. SHOWN HERE IS A GENUINE FIRST DAY COVER....AN ENVELOPE (COVER) WITH THE NEW STAMP CANCELLED FROM THE CITY OF ISSUE (IN THIS CASE, WASHINGTON D.C.) ON THE FIRST DAY OF ISSUE (CAPTIONED ABOVE.)
FEATURING A BEAUTIFUL FULL-COLOR CACHET (ARTWORK ON THE ENVELOPE) OF THE BILTMORE HOUSE NESTLED IN THE SPECTACULAR BLUE RIDGE MOUNTAINS, 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.
DOUBLE MATTED IN BLUE AND WHITE, THIS PIECE IS SIZED TO FIT A STANDARD 8 X 10 FRAME...JUST TAKE IT OUT OF THE PLASTIC BAG AND POP IT INTO THE FRAME OF YOUR CHOICE ...IT'S FAST; IT'S EASY; IT'S A TRULY PERSONAL GIFT. ***certificate of authenticity included plus a short blurb on Richard Morris Hunt and the Biltmore House***
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