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IF YOU NEED A GRADUATION GIFT SOON, HERE IS A PERFECT GIFT. THIS IS A COMMEMORATIVE COVER (ENVELOPE) CELEBRATING THE ART OF NORMAN ROCKWELL AND THE ISSUANCE OF THE HIGHER EDUCATION STAMP ORIGINALLY ISSUED NOVEMBER 14, 1962 ROM WASHINGTON D.C. A COMMEMORATIVE COVER FREEZES A TIME AND A PLACE THAT A PARTICULAR EVENT OCCURRED WITH THE CANCELLATION FROM THE POST OFFICE. IN THIS CASE, THE CANCELLATION FREEZES THE CITY OF ISSUE OF THE HIGHER EDUCATION STAMP (WASHINGTON D.C.) AND THE FIRST DAY IT WAS ISSUED (NOVEMBER 14.) ON A COMMEMORATIVE COVER CURRENT POSTAGE MUST BE ON THE ENVELOPE IN ORDER TO BE CANCELLED. YOU CAN SEE THAT THE 4 CENTS IN 1962 BECAME 24 CENTS IN 1983!
THE HIGHER EDUCATION STAMP WAS HONORED IN 1962, THE CENTENNIAL OF THE MORRILL ACT. SIGNED BY LINCOLN IN 1862, IT CREATED AMERICA'S LAND-GRANT COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES. THE ORIGINAL ROCKWELL PAINTING OF THE GRADUATE (NO, DUSTIN HOFFMAN DID NOT POSE FOR IT) STOOD OVER 6 FT. TALL. THE CONTRAST OF CONFUSION AND, AT THE SAME TIME, OPTIMISM ON HIS FACE ILLUSTRATES THE GENIUS OF ROCKWELL IN CAPTURING THESE CONFLICTING EMOTIONS.
ORIGINALLY SOLD ON A SUBSCRIPTION BASIS, THIS COVER IS COLLECTIBLE, HISTORIC, AND UNADDRESSED . MATTED IN BLUE , IT'S SIZED TO FIT A STANDARD 8 X 10 FRAME. IT COMES WITH A SHORT BIO OF ROCKWELL AND THE HIGHER EDUCATION STAMP.
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