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ON SEPTEMBER 9, 1983, THE USPS ISSUED A STAMP COMMEMORATING THE CIVIL SERVICE. SHOWN HERE IS A GENUINE FIRST DAY COVER....AN ENVELOPE WITH THE NEW STAMP CANCELLED FROM THE CITY OF ISSUE (WASHINGTON D.C.) ON THE FIRST DAY OF ISSUE CAPTIONED ABOVE.
THE FULL-COLOR CACHET (ARTWORK ON THE ENVELOPE) FEATURES THREE OUTSTANDING AMERICANS WHO WERE INSTRUMENTAL IN REFORMING THE PHILOSOPHY OF THE CIVIL SERVICE FROM THE "SPOILS SYSTEM" TO THE "MERIT SYSTEM"....MATTHEW F. HALLORAN, DR. JOHN T. DOYLE, AND THEODORE ROOSEVELT. COLLECTIBLE, HISTORIC, UNADDRESSED THIS COVER IS A TRIBUTE TO THE MEN AND WOMEN WHO MAKE AMERICA'S PUBLIC WORKFORCE THE BEST IN THE WORLD.
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. ***CERTIFICATE OF AUTHENTICITY INCLUDED***
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