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Dean Acheson and Alexander Haig dual autographed first day cover commemorating Thomas Jefferson, third President of the United States and principal author of the Declaration of Independence. Autographed individually by both Acheson and Haig across the lower portion of the cover.

The cover features an illustrated ArtCraft cachet depicting Thomas Jefferson and the signing of the Declaration of Independence. It bears a block of six 1-cent Thomas Jefferson postage stamps with a Jeffersonville, Indiana, first day cancellation dated January 12, 1968.

An interesting combination of two American statesmen who served as U.S. Secretary of State during different periods of the Cold War.

Fine condition.

Dean Acheson (1893–1971) was an American statesman and diplomat who served as U.S. Secretary of State under President Harry S. Truman from 1949 to 1953. A principal architect of American foreign policy during the early Cold War, he played a central role in the development of the Truman Doctrine, the Marshall Plan, and the establishment of NATO. His memoir, Present at the Creation, received the Pulitzer Prize for History in 1970.

Alexander Haig (1924–2010) was an American four-star general and statesman who served as White House Chief of Staff under Presidents Richard Nixon and Gerald Ford, Supreme Allied Commander Europe of NATO, and U.S. Secretary of State under President Ronald Reagan from 1981 to 1982. He played an important role in the Nixon administration during the Watergate crisis and remained a prominent figure in American military and diplomatic affairs throughout the Cold War.

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

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Reference sku: 11699 1419773-1