Mark Hopkins Williams College 1st Day of Issue Postal Cover.... On March 14, 1940, the USPS issued a stamp to honor educator Mark Hopkins. Shown here is a genuine First Day of Issue Postal Cover, an envelope with the new 10-cents stamp cancelled from the city of issue (Williamstown, MA) on the first day of issue captioned above...the 'birthday of the stamp.'
The cachet (artwork on the envelope created by a private company, not the USPS) shows a drawing of the Williams College
insignia. The following text is below, "Mark Hopkins - Educator - Born
Feb. 4, 1802 at Stockbridge, Mass - From 1836 to 1872, he was President
of Williams College - He was one of the founders of the Foreign
Missions Movement and for thirty years the President of the American
Commissioners of the Foreign Missions Board - His writings are of a
religious, educational nature - Died June 12, 1882" Collectible and
historic, this cover will be mounted using acid free clear corner mounts
to preserve its mint condition.
Double matted in blue & white, it's sized to fit a standard 8x10 frame. ***Certificate of Authenticity Included*** |
