“Mayor of Boston\" John F Collins Hand Signed FDC Dated 1964 JG Autographs COA For Sale

Up for sale the“Mayor of Boston\" John F Collins Hand Signed First Day Cover Dated 1964.This item is certified authentic by JGAutographs and comes with their Letter of Authenticity.

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John Frederick Collins(July 20, 1919 –November 23, 1995) was theMayor of Boston,Massachusettsfrom January 4, 1960 to January 1, 1968under whose tenure theBoston Housing developmentsand whoseproperty taxassessor\'s officeimplementedraciallydiscriminatory assessments. Collins also opposed theUniversity ofMassachusetts Bostonlocating its campus permanently inPark Squareorelsewhere inDowntown Boston, havingtheBostonRedevelopment Authoritypropose locating the campus permanentlyat the formerColumbia Pointlandfillclosed in 1963 instead (and where the schoolwould ultimately move to in 1974). HisAssociated Pressobituary noted that theurban renewalpolicies Collins implemented in Boston wereemulated across the United States. In 2004, nine years after his death, thecity government commissionedamuralofCollins on the exterior ofBoston City Halladjacent toGovernment Center stationanddedicatedCity Hall Plazatohim as well.