USPS First-Day-of-Issue envelope with Emancipation Proclamation Forever Stamp

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A First-Day-of-Issue envelope with the USPS Emancipation Proclamation Forever Stamp. The envelope is a rectangular white envelope with a straight-edge fold over the opening. Slightly to the right of center of the envelope is text stamped in dark blue and red ink. It reads “First Day of Issue / EMANCIPATION / PROCLAMATION / January 1, 2013 * Washington, DC 20066 / FREEDOM.” The word “Proclamation” is in red, the rest of the text is in blue. Above the first line are three stars with a line of diamond shapes on either side. These are in an off-white color ink. They form a decorative border on either side of “First Day of Issue.” There is a double line border on either side of the word “Freedom” also in the off-white ink, with a red star at either end. In the envelope’s upper right corner is a Forever stamp.

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