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Oil's First Century.... On August 27, 1959, the USPS issued a stamp commemorating the one hundred anniversary of the Oil Industry and the Drake Well. Shown here is a genuine First Day Cover, an envelope with the 4-cents stamp cancelled from the city of issue (Titusville, PA) on the first day of issue captioned above. Note the cancellation which has a separate postmark depicting the Drake Well.
The black and white cachet (artwork on the envelope created by a private company) shows an illustration by Norman Rockwell
of three members of the oil industry - the driller, the scientist and
the service man. At the bottom is a smaller picture of the Drake Well
in Titusville, which marks the beginning of the Oil Industry in
America. Because this cover was addressed with a sticker that left a
discoloration on the envelope, we have covered it over with a sticker
on the bottom right-hand corner that reads - 'First Day of Issue.'
Double matted in blue and white, this piece is sized to fit a standard 8x10 frame. ***CERTIFICATE OF AUTHENTICITY INCLUDED***
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