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IN 1985, THE COMPANY OF FLEETWOOD ISSUED A SERIES OF COMMEMORATIVE COVERS (ENVELOPES) FEATURING THE CACHET (ARTWORK ON THE ENVELOPE) OF LEGENDARY ARTIST, MORT KUNSTLER CALLED EPIC EVENTS IN AMERICAN HISTORY. SHOWN HERE IS THE INVENTION OF THE FIRST ELECTRIC LIGHT BY THOMAS EDISON.
WHAT A COMMEMORATIVE COVER DOES IS FREEZE A PLACE ( IN THIS CASE, MENLO PARK, NEW JERSEY) AND A DAY (OCTOBER 21) TO COMMEMORATE A PARTICULAR EVENT ( THE INVENTION THAT "REVOLUTIONIZED THE SCIENCE OF ILLUMINATION."
MATTED IN BLUE,THIS PIECE IS SIZED TO FIT A STANDARD 8 X 10 FRAME.
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