Autographs
"Norman Rockwell" Signed "Sincerely - Norman Rockwell" First Day of Issue Vignetted Commemorative Postal Cover
NORMAN ROCKWELL (1894-1978). Famous American Author, Painter and Illustrator.
October 26, 1963-Dated, First Day of Issue Commemorative Postal Cache Cover Signed, "Sincerely - Norman Rockwell" in bold blue ink, cover measuring 6.5" x 3.5", Choice Crisp Extremely Fine. City Mail Delivery Centennial printed Cover in blue, with affixed tied Stamp which was designed by Norman Rockwell. Stamp is "5 UNITED STATES / City Mail Delivery 1863-1963", postmarked, "WASHINGTON, D.C. OCTOBER 26, 1963 FIRST DAY OF ISSUE". Left side of cover shows an image of Benjamin Franklin and a pony express rider. Text above image reads: "American First Day Cover Society". Text below images reads: "Benjamin Franklin / Patriot, Diplomat / Philosopher, Scientist / Businessman and First Postmaster General / 8th Annual Convention / at Sepad 1963 / Philadelphia, PA. / October 25-27, 1963".
NORMAN ROCKWELL (1894-1978). In 1916, illustrator Norman Rockwell sold his first cover to The Saturday Evening Post, for which, in the next 47 years, he illustrated 322 magazine covers. From 1926 to 1976, Rockwell also illustrated the official Boy Scout Calendar.
During World War II, posters of his paintings portraying the "Four Freedoms" were reproduced and distributed by the Office of War Information. Rockwell was a careful craftsman with an ability to represent detail realistically. The subjects of most of his illustrations were taken from everyday family and small-town life and were often treated with a touch of humor.
In 1977, he was awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom by President Ford, the nation's highest peacetime award.