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ON FEBRUARY 11, 1957, THE USPS ISSUED A STAMP TO COMMEMORATE THE 150TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE U.S. COAST AND GEODETIC SURVEY. SHOWN HERE IS A GENUINE FIRST DAY COVER....AN ENVELOPE (COVER) WITH THE NEW STAMP CANCELLED FROM THE CITY OF ISSUE (SEATTLE, WASHINGTON) ON THE FIRST DAY OF ISSUE CAPTIONED ABOVE.
FEATURING A GREAT CACHET (ARTWORK ON THE ENVELOPE), THIS IS A GREAT GIFT FOR ANYONE ASSOCIATED WITH THIS LITTLE KNOWN, BUT ALL-IMPORTANT ORGANIZATION. BECAUSE THE ORIGINAL ELECTED TO TYPE HIS RETURN ADDRESS ON THE ENVELOPE, WE HAVE COVERED OVER IT WITH A 'FIRST DAY OF ISSUE" STICKER. IN SMALL PRINT INSIDE THE BOX IT READS: Charts, Coast Pilots, Tide Tables, Hydrography, Topography, Triangulation, Leveling, Seismology, Geo-Magnetism."
DOUBLE MATTED IN BLUE AND WHITE, THIS PIECE IS SIZED TO FIT A STANDARD 8 X 10 FRAME. ***CERTIFICATE OF AUTHENTICITY INCLUDED***
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