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On June 27, 2001, the USPS issued a set of ten stamps to commemorate Ten Classic Ballparks. Shown here is a genuine First Day Cover for Forbes Field, home to the Pittsburgh Pirates from 1909 to 1970. The stamp of Forbes is cancelled from the city of issue (in this case New York, NY) on the first day of issue captioned above. Instead of the usual one city of issue selected for the vast majority of stamps, this set of ten stamps had FOUR....Chicago, Detroit, New York, and Boston. Obviously, since Pittsburgh is not a city of issue, the city of cancellation is moot.
The full-color cachet (artwork on the envelope) features Forbes, named for British General John Forbes who fought in the French and Indian War. The producer of this cover has also written an interesting commentary of Forbes; we've included a copy.
Double matted in green and white, this piece is sized to fit a standard 8 x 10 frame. ***Certificate of Authenticity plus Commentary Included***
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