This 1964 Artmaster First Day Cover features the 5¢ Charles M. Russell commemorative stamp issued March 19, 1964, in Great Falls, Montana. The stamp reproduces one of Russell’s dynamic Western scenes of cowboys and horses, while the cachet portrays the artist himself with a striking illustration of a Native American rider.
Charles Marion Russell (1864–1926) was one of America’s most beloved Western artists. Working as a cowboy in Montana before turning to art full-time, he became renowned for his authentic depictions of frontier life, Native peoples, and the vanishing Old West. The 1964 issue marked the centennial of his birth.
The Artmaster cachet is notable for combining Russell’s portrait with a dramatic scene echoing his own style, and the stamp’s “FIRST DAY OF ISSUE” inscription is cleanly struck by the Great Falls postmark.
A fine addition for collectors of Western art, American artists, or classic Artmaster cachets, this cover displays fresh color and a clear, well-centered cancel.
