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On August 17,1990, the USPS issued a set of five stamps to commemorate Indian Headdresses, one of which is the Comanche. Shown here is a genuine First Day Cover, a Maxi Card with the new stamp cancelled from the city of issue (in this case, Cody, Wyoming) on the first day of issue captioned above. In short, it's the 'birthday' of the stamp - a collectible, historic piece of postal and Indian memorabilia.
A Maxi Card is printed on heavy stock paper with the full-color cachet (artwork on the envelope) encompassing the entire card. The words, "First Day of Issue" are not printed with the cancellation in order not to interfere with the picture, which shows a Comanche chief with two warriors on horseback. Known for being skilled horsemen and horse breeders, the Comanche at one time numbered over 12,000 and controlled most of eastern Colorado, western Kansas and western Oklahoma, as well as a large part of northern Texas. This is a beautiful set of stamps and the cachet on this cover spectacular. Combined with other Southwest art on your wall, this piece of postal stamp art will be a source of pride and conversation.
Double Matted in blue and white, it's sized to fit a standard 8 x 10 picture frame. ***CERTIFICATE OF AUTHENTICITY INCLUDED as well as a Commentary about the Comanche headdress***
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