{"product_id":"1963-montgomery-blair-15-silver-spring-md-first-day-cover-2","title":"1963 Montgomery Blair 15¢ Silver Spring, MD First Day Cover","description":"\u003cp\u003eThis Art Craft cacheted First Day Cover features the 15¢ Montgomery Blair airmail stamp issued May 3, 1963, in Silver Spring, Maryland. The cover honors the 100th anniversary of the first International Postal Conference and depicts Blair alongside a globe and envelope motif symbolizing worldwide mail exchange.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMontgomery Blair served as Postmaster General under President Abraham Lincoln and played a pivotal role in convening the 1863 Paris conference that laid the groundwork for the Universal Postal Union. His efforts standardized international mail rates and routing, dramatically improving global communication during the 19th century.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe cachet includes Blair’s portrait, birth and death dates (1813–1883), and notes his authorship of what became the Universal Postal Union, with the Art Craft logo visible at lower left. The double-stamped cover shows the full design of the red-and-blue airmail issue.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA nice addition for collectors of U.S. airmail, postal history, or Lincoln-era topical FDCs, this cover remains in clean condition with a clear Silver Spring postmark.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Maple Springs","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51388310159524,"sku":null,"price":4.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0580\/4713\/5908\/files\/20260623082315.jpg?v=1782231751","url":"https:\/\/maplespringsllc.com\/products\/1963-montgomery-blair-15-silver-spring-md-first-day-cover-2","provider":"Maple Springs","version":"1.0","type":"link"}