DON (WILLIAM DONLON) EDWARDS - FIRST DAY COVER SIGNED - HFSID 70651
Price: $90.00
DON (WILLIAM DONLON) EDWARDS
The California congressman pens his name on this First Day Cover honoring the release
of the John Muir stamp
First Day Cover signed: "Don Edwards", in black ink, 6½x3½. First Day Cover honoring the
release of the John Muir stamp. Postmarked Martinez, California, April 29, 1964. 5¢ stamp
affixed, FIRST DAY OF ISSUE. Addressed to a collector in Alabama. Don (William
Donlon) Edwards (1915-2015) was a Democratic congressman from California who
served in the U.S. House for over 30 years. He earned his bachelor's degree from Stanford
University in 1936 and then went on to attend the law school at Stanford. From 1940 to
1941, he was a special agent for the F.B.I. During World War II, Edwards served in the
U.S. Navy (1942-1945). After returning home, Edwards became president of Valley Title Co.
He then commenced a career in politics, and after serving as a delegate to two Democratic
National Conventions (1964 and 1968), he was elected to the 88th Congress and to the
following 15 fifteen Congresses (1963- 1995). Edwards was appointed as one of the
managers in two different impeachment proceedings conducted in the U.S. House. The
first was in 1988 against Alcee Lamar Hastings, and the second occurred in 1989 against
Walter L. Nixon. Lightly toned. Otherwise, fine condition.
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