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Antique Automobiles: 1893 Duryea
Ink and watercolor on paper
taped to board

Artist: Ken Dallison

Art director: Howard E. Paine
First day of issue: November 3, 1995


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Ken Dallison relied on extensive reference material to complete his intricate pen-and-ink drawing of the vehicle that the Smithsonian Institution considers “the first marketable automobile in America.” Significant alterations, suggested by experts, were made by computer and are evident in the finished stamp.
 
   

 

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