This 1964 First Day Cover features the 5¢ Gettysburg stamp from the U.S. Civil War Centennial series, postmarked in Anacortes, Washington on September 19, 1964. The striking black-and-white cachet honors the 156th anniversary of Jefferson Davis’s birth (June 3, 1808, Fairfield, Kentucky) and is framed by crossed flags, cannons, and other Civil War iconography.
The cover marks a key moment in the national Civil War Centennial observances (1961–1965), when the United States commemorated the centenary of the conflict that shaped the modern nation. Jefferson Davis, president of the Confederacy, remained a polarizing yet central figure in these anniversary events.
A notable detail is the use of the 1963 Gettysburg commemorative on a 1964 anniversary cover, linking two major Civil War Centennial philatelic issues. The cachet artwork is crisp and historically evocative, typical of mid-1960s event covers.
Addressed to Mrs. Robert H. Dunlap in Austell, Georgia, the cover carries an interesting Georgia connection—fitting for a Civil War topical. In fine condition with a clear postmark and well-preserved cachet, this piece offers strong display value for collectors of Civil War philately, presidential subjects, or Centennial-era FDCs.
