This Artmaster cachet First Day Cover features the 1962 4¢ Louisiana Statehood commemorative stamp issued on the 150th anniversary of Louisiana’s admission to the Union. The block of four stamps is postmarked New Orleans, LA on April 3, 1962, the official first day of issue.
Louisiana entered the Union on April 30, 1812, just weeks before the United States declared war on Great Britain. The stamp’s design and cachet artwork celebrate the state’s distinctive heritage, including its French and Spanish colonial roots, Mississippi River commerce, and subtropical landscape.
The striking black-and-white cachet depicts the Louisiana State Capitol in Baton Rouge, a classic Mississippi steamboat, a live oak draped in Spanish moss, and the state seal with its pelican emblem. The cover also carries the Artmaster imprint and the “First Day of Issue” inscription.
Addressed to Murray Ludmer in Wood-Ridge, New Jersey, this cover is a fine example of mid-century cachet artistry and a strong addition for collectors of U.S. statehood issues or Artmaster FDCs.
