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On April 14, 1982, the USPS issued a set of 50 stamps with the State Bird and State Flower of all 50 States. Shown here is a genuine First Day Cover, an envelope with the full-color stamp, depicting the State Bird (Eastern Bluebird) and State Flower (Red Hawthorn) of Missouri, cancelled from the city of issue (Jefferson City, MO) on the first day of issue captioned above. Note the special postmark combining a bird & flower in the same design.
The full color cachet (artwork on the envelope produced by a private company, not the post office) shows a beautiful Eastern Bluebird on a Red Hawthorn branch in bloom. It's printed on silk, the luster giving an almost three dimensional quality to the picture.
Double matted in blue & white, it's sized to fit a standard 8x10 frame. ***Certificate of Authenticity Included***
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