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On October 4, 1961, the USPS issued a stamp honoring artist, sculptor & author, Frederic Remington on the 100th anniversary of his birth. Shown here is a genuine First Day Cover, an envelope with the new stamp cancelled from the city of issue (Washington DC) on the first day of issue captioned above. In short, it's the 'birthday' of the stamp - a collectible, historic piece of postal and Western memorabilia (since the stamps depict one of his paintings of native Americans.)
The cachet (artwork on the envelope) shows a portrait of Remington with a smaller scene of him painting 'en plein air.' If you like Remington, check out this catagory for the First Day Cover of his famous sculpture, Comin' through the Rye.
Double matted in blue and white, it's sized to fit a standard 8 x 10 picture frame. ***CERTIFICATE OF AUTHENTICITY INCLUDED***
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