Card for USPS First-day-of-issue ceremony for Emancipation Proclamation stamp

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This is an envelope (a) and insert (b) from the United States Postal Service celebrating the First-Day-Of-Issue Ceremony for the Emancipation Proclamation Forever Stamp. The envelope (a) is a rectangular white envelope with a straight-edge fold over the opening. The front has blue and red text in the lower left corner that reads “FIRST-DAY-OF-ISSUE / CEREMONY /UNITED STATES POSTAL SERVICE.” Above and below the text are parallel red lines at a slant. In the lower right corner is blue text that reads “Celebrate the / Art of Stamps / United States Postal Service.” Next to “United States Postal Service” is the Post Office logo in blue. In the upper right quadrant of the envelope is text stamped in black ink. It reads “First Day of Issue / EMANCIPATION PROCLAMATION / January 1, 2013 * Washington, DC 20066 / FREEDOM.” Above the first line are three stars with a line of diamond shapes on either side.

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