TWO SIGNED FIRST DAY COVERS. signed by both Goodall and Leakey.
Washington & Geneva: United States Postal Service and United Nations Postal Administration, 1963 & 1993. 1963 and 1993.
1st Edition. First Editions. Two commemorative First Day Covers signed by pioneering women whose work transformed our understanding of human origins and the natural world.
The first is an ENDANGERED SPECIES / CITES First Day Cover issued by the United Nations Postal Administration, Geneva, March 3, 1993, bearing the Mountain Gorilla stamp and signed in black ink by Jane Goodall. Issued in support of endangered species conservation and the mission of CITES, the cover reflects Goodall's lifelong commitment to wildlife protection and environmental stewardship.
The second is a 100TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES, 1863–1963 official U.S. First Day Cover, postmarked Washington, D.C., October 14, 1963, and signed by both Goodall and Mary Leakey. Leakey was among the most influential paleoanthropologists of the twentieth century, whose discoveries at Olduvai Gorge and Laetoli fundamentally advanced the study of human evolution, while Goodall's groundbreaking observations of wild chimpanzees revolutionized primatology and animal behavior studies.
Each cover measures approximately 6½ x 3¾ inches and is signed in black and blue ink. An exceptional pairing of autographs from two of the twentieth century's most celebrated women scientists, uniting the fields of conservation, primatology, and paleoanthropology. Scarce together.
Item #34351 Price: US$850.00