The Seeing Eye
First Day Cover with Seeing Eye 50th Anniversary Stamp
- Item Number
- 230
- Estimated Value
- Priceless
- Buy Now Price
- 50 USD
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Item Description
You are bidding on history! In 1979 -- the 50th anniversary of the founding of The Seeing Eye -- a 15-cent "Seeing For Me" stamp was issued. Available now is a "First Day" cover (envelope), bearing the stamp.
The envelope is stamped "First Day of Issue" and cancelled at Morristown, N.J. on the first day the stamp was issued, June 15, 1979.
The stamp was designed by illustrator Joseph Csatari. The stamp depicts a Seeing Eye graduate from the waist down confidently walking with a German shepherd guide dog in harness. The top of the stamp reads "USA 15c", and across the bottom, "Seeing For Me".
The cover shows an image of Buddy I and the following text: Commemorating the 50th Anniversary of Seeing Eye Dogs, 1929 – 1979, Buddy I, First Lady of The Seeing Eye. "As surely as those pioneers who discovered lands and ideas for the world, 'Buddy I' rediscovered the world for blind people." Morris Frank. Official First Day Cover, Authorized by The Seeing Eye, Inc. and The Jockey Hollow Stamp Club, Morristown, N.J.
A great gift for a stamp collector or a supporter of The Seeing Eye! You may also wish to buy our Seeing Eye 50th Anniversary Stamped Post Card (Lot V155) to include in your collection.
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