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ON APRIL 27, 1995, THE USPS ISSUED A STAMP TO HONOR THE FIRST AFRICAN AMERICAN TO OBTAIN AN INTERNATIONAL PILOT'S LICENSE AND THE FIRST BLACK WOMAN TO FLY, BESSIE COLEMAN. SHOWN HERE IS A GENUINE FIRST DAY COVER, AN ENVELOPE WITH THE NEW STAMP CANCELLED FROM THE CITY OF ISSUE (CHICAGO) ON THE FIRST DAY OF ITS ISSUE CAPTIONED ABOVE. NOTE THE CLEVER CANCELLATION.
THE CACHET (ARTWORK ON THE ENVELOPE), FEATURES A DRAWING OF COLEMAN, A BLACK WOMAN WHO OVERCAME ALL ODDS TO PURSUE HER PASSION, AS WELL AS HER CURTISS JN-4. UNADDRESSED, HISTORICAL, COLLECTIBLE, THIS COVER PAYS TRIBUTE TO BESSIE COLEMAN, AN AMERICAN INSPIRATION.
DOUBLE MATTED IN BLUE & WHITE, IT IS SIZED TO FIT A STANDARD 8 X 10 FRAME. *** CERTIFICATE OF AUTHENTICITY INCLUDED***
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