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ON OCTOBER 31, 1944, THE USPS ISSUED A STAMP COMMEMORATING THE 50TH ANNIVERSARY OF MOTION PICTURES. SHOWN HERE ON A GENUINE FIRST DAY COVER, AN ENVELOPE WITH THE NEW STAMP CANCELLED FROM THE CITY OF ISSUE (NEW YORK CITY) ON ITS "BIRTHDAY" OR FIRST DAY OF ISSUE CAPTIONED ABOVE.
THE CACHET (ARTWORK ON THE ENVELOPE) PAYS TRIBUTE TO THOMAS EDISON AND HIS FIRST MOVING PICTURE MACHINE, THE EDISON KINETOSCOPE. IT IS ALWAYS A PLEASURE TO FIND A FIRST DAY COVER THIS OLD IN PERFECT CONDITION. SOMEONE BACK IN 1944 COLLECTED THIS COVER HAVING TAKEN EXCELLENT CARE OF IT OVER THESE MANY YEARS. IN THE 1940'S AS WELL AS THE 1950'S AND 1960'S, MOST COVERS WERE ADDRESSED - THIS ONE IS UNADDRESSED AND PRISTEEN.
COLLECTIBLE & HISTORIC, THIS PIECE IS DOUBLE MATTED IN BLUE AND WHITE. SIZED TO 8 X 10, IT WILL FIT A STANDARD FRAME. ***CERTIFICATE OF AUTHENTICITY INCLUDED***
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