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Sea Cucumber.....
On July 28, 1983, the republic of Palau issed a series of stamps commemoration various under-water life. Shown here is a genuine First Day Cover, an envelope with the stamp, depicting the Sea Cucumber, cancelled from the city of issue (Koror) on the first day of issue captioned above.
The cachet (artwork on the envelope) features this cucumber-shaped echinoderm with a flexible body and tentacles surrounding its mouth. Containing a useful drug called Holothurin, the Sea Cucumber is being studied for medicinal uses.
Double matted in blue and white, it's sized to fit a standard 8x10 frame. ***Certificate of Authenticity Included***
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