Set of 5: 25c Cars Series

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USA 25 DETROIT 1929 Pierce-Arrow MI 25 FIRST DAY OF ISSUE 1988 48233 USA 25 BET 1928 Locomobig 25 FIRST DAY OF ISSUE 1988 48233 MI USA 25 DETROTT 1931 Cord 25 FIRST DAY OF ISSUE 1988 48233 MI USA 25 DETROTT 1935 Duesenberg 25 1988 FIRST DAY OF ISSUE 48233 MI USA 25 1932 Packard DETROIT 25 1988 FIRST DAY OF ISSUE 48233 MI T-

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1 9 29 PIERCE – ARROW Pierce-Arrow was credited with having the most famous headlights of any car in the world. The elongated lamp design, as featured here, was patented in 1913. The company's home state, New York, initially banned the use of these headlights because of their wide stance placement. As a result, customers were offered an optional bracket-mounted conventional headlight. FATES SERVI US. MAIL Item 802B Canceled © 1988 U. S. Postal Service. All Rights Reserved. 1 9 2 8 LO COM O B I L E The 1928 Locomobile, whose slogan was “Easily the best built car in America," was the product of a Bridgeport, Connecticut manufacturing firm long noted for its painstaking attention to quality. Considered to be one of New England's finest cars, this expensive classic sported details of fine craftsmanship for which many people paid up to $7,000. FATES POSTĄ SERVKE USMAIL Item 802 A Canceled © 1988 U. S. Postal Service. All Rights Reserved. 1 9 3 1 CORD Distinguished by its low body styling and sleek lines, this 1931 Cord L-29 was one of the sportiest cars of the classic era. Cord was technically well ahead of its time as a spirited automobile that boasted America's first successful front-wheel drive Its handsome radiator grille was followed by the longest hoodline in the industry. GATES U.S. MAIL Item 802C Canceled © 1988 U. S. Postal Service. All Rights Reserved. 1 9 3 5 DU E S EN BERG In addition to being one of the most expensive luxury cars of the classic era, the Duesenberg was the most powerful. Movie stars and millionaires paid dearly to harness the "Duesy's” thrill – with more than 265 horsepower behind the wheel, its dual overhead camshaft engine topped 80 miles-per-hour in second gear. The SSJ featured here was one of only two known to have been manufactured. LATES SERVICE USMAIL Item 802E Canceled © 1988 U. S. Postal Service. All Rights Reserved. 1 9 3 2 P A C K A R D According to advertising of the time, "Packard is one car the whole world recognizes." This assertion was based on its distinctive radiator shell design. Packard was one of the oldest and largest fine car makers. With more than 1,000 separate inventions, Packard contributed a great many improvements to the motorcar industry. GATES SERVICE U.S.MAIL Item 802D Canceled © 1988 U. S. Postal Service. All Rights Reserved.