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Texas Statehood Centennial [Cover]Description
The 100th anniversary of Texas statehood was commemorated by a 3-cent blue stamp issued on December 29, 1945. This First Day Cover has the popular Crosby real photo of the USS Texas (BB 35) passing through the Culebra Cut in the Panama Canal Zone.Context
Walter Crosby’s signature style of cover was started in May 1935. He used a specialized heat printing process known as “thermography’ which was done by sprinkling resin or wax powder on the wet ink and then heating the cover melting the material, resulting in a raised effect in the printing. Often a small photograph was pasted within the cachet design.