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ON SEPTEMBER 10. 1998, THE USPS HONORED THE GOLDEN GATE BRIDGE WITH A STAMP. SHOWN HERE IS A GENUINE FIRST DAY COVER.....AN ENVELOPE WITH THE NEW STAMP CANCELLED FROM THE CITY OF ISSUE (CLEVELAND, OHIO) ON THE FIRST DAY OF ISSUE CAPTIONED ABOVE.
IF YOU'RE WONDERING HOW CLEVELAND GOT TO BE THE CITY OF ISSUE, IT'S BECAUSE THE BUILDING OF THE GOLDEN GATE BRIDGE WAS ONE OF FIFTEEN EVENTS SELECTED TO REPRESENT THE DECADE OF THE 1930'S IN THE CELEBRATE THE CENTURY SERIES. ANOTHER EVENT SELECTED FROM THAT GROUP OF FIFTEEN WAS THE CREATION OF SUPERMAN - THE TWO YOUNG MEN WHO GAVE AMERICA ITS MAN OF STEEL WERE FROM CLEVELAND ....CLEVELAND WAS SELECTED AS CITY OF ISSUE, AND ALL FIFTEEN STAMPS WERE ISSUED FROM THAT CITY IN 1998.
THE CACHET (ARTWORK ON THE ENVELOPE) FEATURES A FULL COLOR PICTURE OF THE BRIDGE PRINTED ON SILK AND SURROUNDED BY GOLD EMBOSSING. THIS COLLECTIBLE, HISTORIC, UNADDRESSED COVER MAKES A GREAT GIFT FOR A CIVIL ENGINEER. THE PRODUCER OF THIS COVER HAS ALSO WRITTEN A BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THIS WESTCOAST LANDMARK - WE'VE INCLUDED A COPY.
DOUBLE MATTED IN BLUE & WHITE THIS PIECE IS SIZED TO FIT A STANDARD 8 X 10 FRAME. ***CERTIFICATE OF AUTHENTICITY PLUS COMMENTARY INCLUDED***
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