Details:

Julian Bond autographed First Day Cover issued for the 10-cent Thomas Jefferson Memorial definitive stamp. Bond has autographed the cover prominently in black ink across the lower right.

The cover bears a block of four 10-cent Thomas Jefferson Memorial stamps with a Washington, D.C., December 14, 1973 first-day cancellation. The ArtCraft cachet depicts the Jefferson Memorial with the quotation, "We hold these truths to be self-evident..."

Fine condition.

Julian Bond (1940–2015) was an American civil rights leader, politician, educator, and co-founder of the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (SNCC). He served in both the Georgia House of Representatives and Georgia Senate during a legislative career spanning approximately two decades and later served as chairman of the NAACP. Bond was also the first president of the Southern Poverty Law Center and remained a prominent voice in the American civil rights movement throughout his life.

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

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Reference sku: 11699 1419046-1