Signed First Day Cover
RICHARDS, Walter DuBois (1907-2006)
From Main Street Fine Books & Mss, ABAA, Galena, IL, U.S.A.
Seller rating 5 out of 5 stars
AbeBooks Seller since March 11, 1998
From Main Street Fine Books & Mss, ABAA, Galena, IL, U.S.A.
Seller rating 5 out of 5 stars
AbeBooks Seller since March 11, 1998
About this Item
Versatile American artist, printer, and major illustrator throughout the golden age of advertising art (1930s-60s), during which he designed an astonishing 37 U.S. postage stamps. Signed First Day Cover, 6½" X 3½", cancelled in Hot Springs National Park, Arkansas, on 9 October 1973 and with "First Day of Issue" boldly stamped. Group of four connected tree stamps ("Giant Sequoia," "White Pine," "White Oak" and "Gray Birch") at upper right. Fine. No decorative cachet at left; no distracting recipient's name/address. At lower left, in black fineline, Richards signs in full, large and bold, adding "(Stamp Design)" below. Seller Inventory # 25848
Bibliographic Details
Title: Signed First Day Cover
Signed: Signed by Author(s)
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