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Roy
Rogers, William S. Hart, Tom Mix,
Gene Autry....
On April 17, 2010, the USPS
issued a set of four stamps- designed to resemble movie posters current
during the actors' careers - titled 'Cowboys of the Silver Screen' to honor
four men who Jean Picker Firstenberg, president emerita of the American
Film Institute, said, "...helped to refine the art, the magic, and the
adventure to be found in the old West."
Shown here is a genuine First Day
Cover for one of these four Cowboys, Tom Mix. This first day cover is
an envelope with the new stamp cancelled from the city of issue
(Oklahoma City, OK - home of the National
Cowboy and Western Heritage Museum) on the first day
of issue (captioned above.) Note the special postmark created
expressly to cancel this set of stamps on their 'birthday' featuring a
cowboy on horseback twirling a lasso.
The full-color cachet features
a black and white portrait of Mix superimposed over a movie poster in
color. With a career of over 300 films, Mix's movies were known for
blazing action and breathtaking stunts. Among his most popular films
were Riders of the
Purple Sage and The Great K&A Train Robbery. The artwork is
printed on silk and is
'framed' with an embossed gold border. See the other three matted First
Day Covers for Cowboys - Roy Rogers, William S. Hart and Gene Autry in
this category.
Double matted in black & white,
it's sized to fit a standard 8 x 10 frame. ***Certificate of
Authenticity Included***
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