This First Day Cover features the 5¢ Food for Peace commemorative stamp issued by the United States on June 4, 1963. The cover bears a crisp Washington, DC first-day postmark and carries a simple printed cachet from Loral Stamp Co. noting the occasion.
The stamp honors the Food for Peace program, a landmark U.S. initiative launched in the late 1950s to combat global hunger through agricultural surplus distribution. In 1963 the program remained central to American foreign policy and humanitarian outreach during the Cold War era.
A notable detail is the stamp’s vertical design showing a golden wheat sheaf against a deep green background, with the slogans “FOOD FOR PEACE” arched above and “FREEDOM FROM HUNGER” printed below—reflecting both agricultural abundance and the broader international campaign against malnutrition.
The cover is addressed to Loral Stamp Co., Box 11, Bronx 67, N.Y., a well-known mid-century stamp dealer whose Bronx post office box appears on many contemporary FDCs.
A clean, attractive example ideal for collectors of humanitarian, agricultural, or 1960s topical issues.
