ALEX HALEY - FIRST DAY COVER SIGNED - HFSID 155937
. Philatelic Envelope signed: "Alex/Haley", 6½x3½. First Day Cover
honoring Harriet Tubman, 13-cent Black Heritage Tubman stamp affixed, postmarked
Washington, D.C., February 1, 1978, FIRST DAY OF ISSUE.
Sale Price $495.00
Reg. $600.00
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ALEX HALEY. Philatelic Envelope signed: "Alex/Haley", 6½x3½. First Day Cover
honoring Harriet Tubman, 13-cent Black Heritage Tubman stamp affixed, postmarked
Washington, D.C., February 1, 1978, FIRST DAY OF ISSUE. Two years before this
envelope was issued, author Alex Haley (1921-1992) had published Roots: The Saga of An
American Family. In 1977, the book, based on research inspired by his grandmother, won a
Special Pulitzer Prize and was made into an Emmy Award-winning television mini-series. Fine
condition. Framed to an overall size of 20¼x16¾.
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