Black Heritage

Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. - Civil Rights Leader

Spring 2017 Mail Sale Commentary 

Lot 2 T102 — Martin Luther King

This cover is the variety where I added the beautiful 4-cent blue Abraham Lincoln stamp in combo. A plate number single of Martin Luther King has the first day of issue slogan postmark from the official city of Atlanta, GA. I then took it to Birmingham, AL (site of the famous Civil Rights march) where a second MLK stamp and the blue Lincoln were canceled on the day of issue with a large postmark with killer bars. The hand painted cachet shows Dr. King in front of the Lincoln Memorial A classic early Collins. Only 102 of this cover exist.