This Artmaster cachet First Day Cover features the 8¢ Air Mail stamp issued August 1, 1963, in Dayton, Ohio, marking the introduction of luminescent tagging on U.S. postage. The red stamp depicts a jet airliner over the U.S. Capitol dome and carries the slogan "First Day of Use Luminescent Tagging."
Luminescent tagging represented a major technological advance in postal operations, allowing high-speed electronic sorting machines to detect and route both ordinary and airmail letters automatically. Dayton was chosen as the first-day city because it was home to the Wright brothers and a center of early aviation history.
The cachet text highlights this innovation as "A 'First' in United States Postal History," with explanatory text about aiding electronic sorting. The cover is addressed to collector J. C. F. Vallotton in West Dennis, Massachusetts.
A clean, well-centered example with clear Dayton postmark, ideal for collectors of airmail, postal automation, or mid-century U.S. First Day Covers.
