1987 Bowdoin Issues Commissions to Delegates

Cover Celebrates Bicentennial of Massachusetts Delegates to Constitutional Convention

Own this cover marking the bicentennial of the Constitution, the document that framed America’s government.  It honors James Bowdoin, the governor of Massachusetts who commissioned the state's delagates to the Convention.  The Boston, Massachusetts, postmark pays tribute to the Massachusetts capital city, and the date is the bicentennial of the commissioning.  .  The cover features a 6¢ Landing of the Pilgrims stamp and a Flag Over the Capitol stamp.

This cover is part of a series issued in honor of the Bicentennial of the Constitution.  Begin your mini-collection of these covers today.