Details:

Lewis F. Powell Jr. autographed First Day Cover (FDC) commemorating the issuance of the United States Postal Service's "C" domestic-rate postage stamp in 1981.

The cover features an attractive Colorano Silk Cachet depicting a bald eagle with wings spread above an American flag and patriotic drum, surrounded by a decorative gold border.

Affixed at the upper right is a pair of "C" domestic-rate Eagle postage stamps, postmarked Memphis, Tennessee, October 11, 1981, with a First Day of Issue cancellation.

Powell has personally signed "Lewis F. Powell Jr." in blue ink across the right portion of the envelope.

An attractive Supreme Court autograph with a patriotic American theme, dating from Powell's tenure as an Associate Justice of the United States Supreme Court.

The "C" stamp was a non-denominated postage issue introduced in 1981 during a period of changing postal rates. Its eagle design became a distinctive part of American postal history.

Fine condition.

Lewis F. Powell Jr. (1907–1998) was an American jurist who served as an Associate Justice of the United States Supreme Court from 1972 to 1987. Appointed by President Richard Nixon, Powell was frequently an influential centrist voice on the Court and authored the landmark opinion in Regents of the University of California v. Bakke (1978), addressing affirmative action in university admissions.

Authentication:
Includes a full letter of authenticity from JG Autographs, Inc.

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Reference sku: 11700 1419410-1