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ON FEBRUARY 25, 2003 THE USPS ISSUED A SET OF TEN STAMPS COMMEMORATING FILMMAKING: BEHIND THE SCENES. THE STAMP FOR DIRECTING IS SHOWN HERE ON A GENUINE FIRST DAY COVER, AN ENVELOPE WITH THE NEW STAMP CANCELLED FROM THE CITY OF ISSUE (BEVERLY HILLS, CA.) ON ITS "BIRTHDAY" OR FIRST DAY OF ISSUE CAPTIONED ABOVE.
THE FULL-COLOR CACHET (ARTWORK ON THE ENVELOPE) PAYS TRIBUTE TO THE MOVIE IT HAPPENED ONE NIGHT FOR WINNING THE OSCAR FOR DIRECTING ( FRANK CAPRA TOOK HOME THE HONORS), AS WELL AS BEST PICTURE AND BEST ACTOR (GABLE) AND BEST ACTRESS (COLBERT) IN 1943. **NOTE THE CLEVER CANCELLATION INCORPORATING AN OSCAR SINCE THESE STAMPS ALSO CLELBRATE THE 75TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE ACADEMY OF MOTION PICTURE ARTS & SCIENCES.
COLLECTIBLE & HISTORIC, THIS PIECE IS DOUBLE MATTED IN BLUE AND WHITE. SIZED TO 8 X 10, IT WILL FIT A STANDARD FRAME. ***CERTIFICATE OF AUTHENTICITY INCLUDED***
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