About the item: This First Day Issue (FDI) cancellation stamp envelope debuted at the 2006 San Diego Comic Con. It is autographed by Murphy Anderson, the artist of the image that appears on the stamp. The FDI measures approximately 3 3/4 by 6 3/4 inches, is in nm/mint condition and will be shipped with the utmost care. Please note- the signature is real. It is the actual, hand-signed signature of Anderson. It is not a pre-printed image on the envelope. About the artist: Murphy Anderson (1926 ? 2015) was one of the most skillful pencilers and inkers of his generation and helped define the look of the Silver Age incarnations of such characters as the Flash, Adam Strange, Hawkman, Batman, the Atom and, perhaps most famously of all, Superman over penciller Curt Swan, with whom Anderson frequently collaborated. Known primarily as an inker, Anderson drew the Buck Rogers comic strip for newspapers and, in addition to the above mentioned characters, also worked on The Spectre and the Justice League of America. Inducted into the Jack Kirby Hall of Fame in 1988, Anderson?s numerous other honors include the 1962 Alley Award for Best Inker, a 1963 Alley for his work on The Justice League of America and two 1964 Alley Awards for Best Inking Artist and for Best Comic Book Cover (inking over Carmine Infantino?s pencils on Detective Comics #329). The following year, Anderson won three more Alley Awards, again for Best Inking Artist and Best Comic Book Cover (The Brave and the Bold #61, which he both penciled and inked), as well as for Best Novel along with writer Gardner Fox in Showcase #55. ~Certificate of Authenticity/Provenance: Excepting pack-pulled autograph trading cards, CGC Signature Series, signed Sideshow prints, and like collectibles, all autographed items Vault Collectibles sells were personally witnessed, by myself, being signed by the writer, artist, or celebrity in question. No third party is involved. Further, art sketches - and most published original art I sell - were obtained directly from the artist themselves. For buyers desiring this guarantee in written form, this statement guarantees that the above referenced item is as stated in the listing description. A screen capture of the completed auction page, which includes this statement of provenance, may be saved by the buyer as a digital file or print off in hardcopy form. As this serves as written proof of said guarantee, no physical documentation will be included in the package when the item is mailed. J. Brian O?Bryant VaultCollectibles dba as empire.auctions