{"product_id":"1963-west-virginia-statehood-centennial-5-wheeling-wv-first-day-cover-1","title":"1963 West Virginia Statehood Centennial 5¢ Wheeling, WV First Day Cover","description":"\u003cp\u003eThis 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA solid example for collectors of U.S. statehood issues or Civil War-era commemoratives, with clear postmark and attractive period cachet.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Maple Springs","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51388309569700,"sku":null,"price":4.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0580\/4713\/5908\/files\/20260623082201_3f3c9528-fc7c-49cd-93c5-346c9350dce5.jpg?v=1782231700","url":"https:\/\/maplespringsllc.com\/products\/1963-west-virginia-statehood-centennial-5-wheeling-wv-first-day-cover-1","provider":"Maple Springs","version":"1.0","type":"link"}