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IN 1991, THE USPS ISSUED A STAMP TO COMMEMORATE THE CENTENNIAL OF BASKETBALL. INVENTED BY JAMES NAISMITH IN SPRINGFIELD, MASS., BASKETBALL HAS EVOLVED INTO A FAST-PACED, OFTENTIMES PHYSICAL SPORT PLAYED BY GREAT ATHLETES. IF YOU LOVE THE GAME, YOU'LL WANT THIS COLLECTIBLE, HISTORIC FIRST DAY COVER.
THIS IS AN ENVELOPE WITH THE BASKETBALL STAMP CANCELLED FROM THE CITY OF ISSUE (SPRINGFIELD, MASS.) ON THE FIRST DAY OF ITS ISSUE (AUGUST 28, 1991.) THE FULL-COLOR CACHET (ARTWORK ON THE ENVELOPE) IS PRINTED ON SILK AND SURROUNDED BY GOLD EMBOSSING. IF YOU COLLECT A FIRST DAY COVER, IT IS ALWAYS BEST TO FIND ONE UNADDRESSED....THIS ONE IS UNADDRESSED. IN FACT, WALL ART COLLECTIBLES MAKES IT A POINT TO FIND, WHEN WE CAN, UNADDRESSED COVERS KNOWING THAT THEY ARE MORE VALUABLE.
DOUBLE MATTED IN BLUE AND WHITE, THIS PIECE IS SIZED TO FIT A STANDARD 8 X 10 FRAME AND MAKES A GREAT GIFT FOR THE BASKETBALL FAN IN YOUR LIFE. REMEMBER THAT WALL ART COLLECTIBLES ALWAYS MATS TO A STANDARD FRAME SIZE TO GIVE YOU THE FLEXIBILITY OF SELECTING YOUR OWN FRAME. ***CERTIFICATE OF AUTHENTICITY INCLUDED***
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