First Day Cover with a painting of a ticket stub, binoculars and a purple ornament painted by Eunice Alter and signed in felt tip ink by George Abbott. A coin is displayed on the cover. Very nice!(1887-1995) George Abbott was an American theatre producer, director, playwright, screenwriter, film director and producer whose career spanned eight decades. He received numerous honors including six Tony Awards, the Pulitzer Prize, the Kennedy Center Honors in 1982. the National Medal of Arts in 1990. and was inducted into the American Theatre Hall of Fame.Starting as an actor he later became known for producing numerous Broadway productions such as Pal Joey (1940), On the Town (1944), Call Me Madam (1950), Wonderful Town (1953), The Pajama Game (1954), Damn Yankees (1955), New Girl in Town (1957), Once Upon a Mattress (1959), Fiorello! (book, 1959), A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum (1962), Broadway (1987), Damn Yankees (1994).Abbot also acted in numerous films in the 1920s and 1930s. He received an Academy Award for Best Writing nomination for All Quiet on the Western Front (1930). He later directed the movie musical adaptations of The Pajama Game (1957), and Damn Yankees (1958).Eunice Alter was a fantastic artist of PNC’s (Philatelists and Numismatists Covers). Her covers were in high demand due to the beautiful detail in each painting she made on covers that collectors wanted. She passed away in 2021. Many of the covers were shown to celebrities, resulting in friendships with her and some of the stars. She was so well known and loved She was named Woman of the Year in 1983 by the Society of Philatelists and Numismatists in San Diego California on August 20, 1983. Everything in this category came from Eunice Alter’s collection and she carefully painted all the artwork. Each cover is signed by a celebrity and the painting has some reference to the celebrity who signed it. Each cover is a one-of-a-kind hand-painted cover signed by the celebrity as mentioned in our description. In some cases, she would also paint another one giving it to the celebrity but a few returned that signed as well but the paintings are different as each is hand painted.Comes with a full Letter of Authenticity from Todd Mueller Authentics.