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Pure Food and Drug Act....
ON JUNE 27, 1956, THE USPS ISSUED A STAMP COMMEMORATING THE 50TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE PURE FOOD & DRUG ACT. SHOWN HERE IS A GENUINE FIRST DAY COVER....AN ENVELOPE WITH THE NEW STAMP, DEPICTING DR. WILEY, CANCELLED FROM THE CITY OF ISSUE (WASHINGTON D.C.) ON THE FIRST DAY OF ISSUE CAPTIONED ABOVE.
THE CACHET (ARTWORK ON THE ENVELOPE) FEATURES A DRAWING OF DOCTOR HARVEY W. WILEY, THE FATHER OF THE ACT. BELOW THE DRAWING READS: "Dr. Harvey Wahsington Wiley (1844-1930), chief chemist of U.S. Department of Agriculture from 1883 to 1912 was the chief force behind passage of the Pure Food and Drug Act. COLLECTIBLE, HISTORIC, UNADDRESSED THIS COVER IS A TRIBUTE TO THE MEN AND WOMEN WHOSE LIVES ARE DEDICATED TO KEEPING OUR FOOD AND COSMETICS SAFE.
DOUBLE MATTED IN GREEN AND WHITE THIS PIECE IS SIZED TO FIT A STANDARD 8 X 10 FRAME...JUST TAKE IT OUT OF THE PLASTIC BAG AND POP IT INTO THE FRAME OF YOUR CHOICE. ***CERTIFICATE OF AUTHENTICITY INCLUDED***
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