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ON JANUARY 26, 1982, THE USPS ISSUED A STAMP TO HONOR ROBERT A. MILLIKAN, THE 1923 RECIPIENT OF THE NOBEL PRIZE IN PHYSICS FOR ISOLATING THE ELECTRON AND MEASURING ITS ELECTIC CHARGE, AND ALSO FOR HIS WORK ON PHOTOELECTRICITY. DURING WWII, MILLIKAN WORKED ON JET PROPULSION SYSTEMS AND WON THE PRESIDENTIAL MEDAL OF MERIT. SHOWN HERE IS A GENUINE FIRST DAY COVER, AN ENVELOPE WITH THE NEW STAMP CANCELLED FROM THE CITY OF ISSUE (PASSADENA, CA) ON THE FIRST DAY OF ITS ISSUE CAPTIONED ABOVE.
THE FULL-COLOR CACHET (ARTWORK ON THE ENVELOPE) FEATURES A PORTRAIT OF MILLIKAN. IT'S PRINTED ON SILK, THE LUSTER LENDING AN ALMOST THREE-DIMENSIONAL QUALITY TO THE ARTWORK. THIS PIECE IS COLLECTIBLE, HISTORIC AND UNADDRESSED. WALL ART COLLECTIBLES STRIVES TO FIND ONLY UNADDRESSED COVERS KNOWING THAT THEY ARE THE MOST SOUGHT-AFTER AND THE MOST VALUABLE.
DOUBLE MATTED IN BLUE 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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