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On June 13, 2003, the USPS issued a set of five stamps celebrating US SOUTHEASTERN LIGHTHOUSES, beginning in Virginia and ending in Florida....Old Cape Henry, Cape Lookout, Morris Island, Tybee Island, and Hillsboro Inlet. Shown here is a genuine First Day Cover, an envelope with all five stamps cancelled from the city of issue (Tybee Island, GA) on the first day of issue captioned above. Note the special postmark used to cancel this set of stamps on the first day.
The full-color cachet (artwork on the envelope) shows the Hillsboro Inlet Lighthouse in Florida rendered in watercolors by award-winning cachet artist Sue Allen. The combination of the superb artwork - a mini painting in itself - plus the fact that few of these unaddressed covers were produced with the complete set of stamps make this cover a really great piece of collectible lighthouse and postal memorabilia.
Double matted in blue and white, this item is sized to fit a standard 8 x 10 frame. ***Certificate of Authenticity Included***
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