Main Street Fine Books & Manuscripts

Signed First Day Cover.

RICHARDS, Walter DuBois (1907-2006).

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. Item #25848

Price: $50.00