This Artmaster cacheted First Day Cover features the 1962 4¢ World United Against Malaria issue, postmarked in Washington, DC on March 30, 1962. The block of four stamps is tied by a crisp first-day cancel, with the cachet depicting a globe centered on Asia and Africa alongside figures from many nations marching forward under the banner “International Struggle Against Malaria.”
The stamp commemorates the global campaign led by the World Health Organization to eradicate malaria, a disease that claimed millions of lives each year in the mid-20th century. The 1962 issue joined similar stamps released by dozens of countries, highlighting international cooperation in public health during the early years of the Space Age and post-colonial development efforts.
A notable detail is the cachet’s secondary slogan “Together Let Us Eradicate Malaria,” which arcs beneath the stamps—an uncommon Artmaster design choice that reinforces the worldwide scope of the campaign. The cover is addressed to Mrs. L. W. Hooker in Lombard, Illinois, a historic Chicago suburb long known as the “Lilac Village.”
A clean, well-centered example that makes an attractive addition to topical collections focused on medicine, international organizations, or mid-century Artmaster cachets.
