Martin Luther King Jr. - Celebrate the Century 1960s
This First Day Cover features a 33-cent stamp from the 'Celebrate the Century: 1960s' series honoring Martin Luther King Jr., with the Washington Monument visible in the background. The striking cachet displays a bold two-tone brown and black portrait against an orange-red gradient, accompanied by the iconic 'I Have a Dream' quote in script lettering. Postmarked September 17, 1999 in Green Bay, Wisconsin, this cover includes both the official First Day of Issue cancel and a special Celebrate the Century pictorial cancel.
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The cachet features a bold graphic portrait of Martin Luther King Jr. in a stylized two-tone brown and black design against a warm orange-red gradient background. The lower portion of the cachet displays the quote 'I Have A Dream' in script lettering. The stamp is a 33-cent USA issue from the 'Celebrate the Century: 1960s' series depicting MLK Jr. with the Washington Monument in the background, and the postmark is a standard circular machine cancel from Green Bay, WI dated September 17, 1999, accompanied by a 'First Day of Issue 1960s' slug cancel and a 'Celebrate the Century' pictorial cancel.
This First Day Cover features a bold, stylized portrait cachet of Martin Luther King Jr. in brown and black tones against an orange-red gradient background, with the iconic 'I Have A Dream' quote in script lettering. The 33-cent stamp depicts King in front of the Washington Monument, part of the 'Celebrate the Century: 1960s' series. The cover includes a circular postmark from Green Bay, WI, dated September 17, 1999, along with a special pictorial cancellation featuring the 'Celebrate the Century' logo. The cover is in excellent condition with clear, vibrant colors.
(The automatic summaries sometimes misidentify the postmark as part of the cachet artwork.)