This Artmaster cachet First Day Cover features the 5¢ John Fitzgerald Kennedy memorial stamp, postmarked in Boston, Massachusetts on May 29, 1964—the first day of issue and the late president’s birthday.
Issued less than seven months after Kennedy’s assassination in Dallas, the stamp became one of the most widely collected U.S. issues of the 1960s. Its simple design pairs a portrait with an eternal flame, symbolizing both national mourning and the enduring legacy of the thirty-fifth president.
The Artmaster cachet depicts a laurel wreath encircling the dates of Kennedy’s life (May 29, 1917 – November 22, 1963) and his title as the thirty-fifth president, with the firm’s distinctive imprint at lower right.
A handsome example for collectors of presidential, Kennedy, or Artmaster topical FDCs, this cover displays fresh color and a clear Boston postmark.
