This First Day Cover features the 5¢ West Virginia Statehood Centennial stamp issued June 20, 1963, and postmarked in Wheeling, West Virginia on the official first day of issue.
The stamp commemorates the centennial of West Virginia's admission as the 35th state on June 20, 1863, during the Civil War. The design highlights the state's outline, the capitol dome in Charleston, and the dates 1863-1963.
The cachet presents a clean typographic layout with "COMMEMORATING THE 1st Day of Issue" text and a matching "FIRST DAY OF ISSUE" inscription beneath the stamp. The cover bears the printed address of Loral Stamp Co., a Bronx, New York stamp dealer active in the mid-20th century.
A solid example for collectors of U.S. statehood issues or Civil War-era commemoratives, with clear postmark and attractive period cachet.
