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ON JULY 1,1957, THE USPS ISSUED A STAMP TO COMMEMORATE THE 100TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE NEA - NATIONAL EDUCATION ASSOCIATION. THIS STAMP IS SHOWN HERE ON A FIRST DAY COVER, AN ENVELOPE WITH THE NEW STAMP CANCELLED FROM THE CITY OF ISSUE (PHILADELPHIA) ON THE "BIRTHDAY" OF THE STAMP CAPTIONED ABOVE.
FIRST DAY COVERS OF STAMPS CELEBRATING PROFESSIONS ARE GETTING HARDER AND HARDER TO GET. AFTER ALL, THESE ARE COMING FROM PEOPLE'S COLLECTIONS AND THERE ARE A LIMITED NUMBER OF THEM OUT THERE. THE CACHET (ARTWORK ON THE ENVELOPE SHOWS A TEACHER HELPING CHILDREN TO READ. THIS COVER IS COLLECTIBLE, HISTORIC, AND UNADDRESSED.
DOUBLE MATTED IN GREEN & WHITE, IT'S SIZED TO FIT A STANDARD 8 X 10 FRAME. *** CERTIFICATE OF AUTHENTICITY INCLUDED ***
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