This Artmaster cacheted First Day Cover features the 8¢ U.S. Air Mail coil stamp, postmarked in Washington, DC on December 5, 1962. The cover bears a single 8¢ stamp with the distinctive red design showing the U.S. Capitol dome and a jet airliner.
The stamp reflects the jet age of the early 1960s, when airmail service was expanding rapidly with commercial jet aircraft. The 8¢ denomination paid the domestic airmail letter rate during this period, underscoring the importance of fast airmail delivery in postwar America.
A notable detail is the coil format, indicated on the cachet as “8¢ Coil 1963,” with the striking red eagle-and-Capitol artwork typical of Artmaster designs. The cover is addressed to Terre Haute, Indiana.
A clean, well-centered example ideal for collectors of airmail issues, coil stamps, or Artmaster cachets.
