Prominent Americans Series with Albers Silhouette Cachet, Brookline 1967

This First Day Cover features four stamps from the Prominent Americans definitive series: a 10¢ Andrew Jackson, 13¢ John F. Kennedy, 1¼¢ Gallatin, and 25¢ Frederick Douglass. The Albers Cachet on the left displays four black silhouette profiles of historical American figures. Machine-cancelled in Brookline, MA on May 29, 1967, the cover is in excellent condition with crisp colors and clear postal markings.

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Claude

The Albers Cachet features four black silhouette profiles arranged in two rows on the left side of the cover, representing historical American figures. Four stamps are affixed: a 10¢ Andrew Jackson (pink/magenta), a 13¢ John F. Kennedy (brown), a 1¼¢ Gallatin (green), and a 25¢ Frederick Douglass (rose/brown). The machine cancellation postmark reads 'Brookline, May 29, 1967, MA' with 'FIRST DAY OF ISSUE' printed in bold text. The cover is in excellent condition with crisp colors and clean white envelope.

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This First Day Cover features four stamps from the Prominent Americans definitive series: a 10¢ Andrew Jackson (purple), 13¢ John F. Kennedy (brown), 1¼¢ Gallatin (green), and 25¢ Frederick Douglass (rose-red). The cachet artwork on the left side displays four black silhouette profiles of historical American figures, likely corresponding to the individuals depicted on the stamps. The cover is machine-cancelled in Brookline, MA, with a circular postmark dated May 29, 1967. The condition of the cover is excellent, with crisp colors and clear postal markings.

(The automatic summaries sometimes misidentify the postmark as part of the cachet artwork.)