Monday, November 24, 2014

ARTHUR FIEDLER


JS-15 This PNCover was commissioned by William E. O'Brien, a close and dear friend to Arthur Fiedler -- long time conductor of the renowned Boston Symphony Orchestra. It was issued to honor "The World's Greatest Ambassador of Music" on his 75th birthday. The medal, struck on Arthur Fiedler's 75th birthday in very limited number, is surrounded by a hand-painted rendition of the Boston Symphony Orchestra emblem. The cover is postmarked in Boston on December 17, 1971 and is signed with Fiedler's distinctive autograph. This cover is part of the permanent Arthur Fiedler Exhibit at the Boston Statehood Library. 50 produced.

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