This 1964 5¢ Register and Vote First Day Cover features a striking red-and-white Artmaster cachet depicting a waving American flag with the slogan “Your Privilege and Responsibility.” The cover is postmarked Washington, DC on August 1, 1964, the official first day of issue for the stamp.
The stamp was released during a pivotal election year and the height of the Civil Rights Movement, underscoring the importance of voter registration at a time when new federal legislation was expanding access to the ballot box. Its bold design and timely message made it one of the most widely collected commemoratives of the 1960s.
A notable detail is the Artmaster cachet’s sunrise motif and the shield-shaped “REGISTER and VOTE” banner, which echoes the stamp’s typography. The cover is addressed to Murray Ludmer in Wood-Ridge, New Jersey, a small Bergen County borough with a long history of civic engagement.
In excellent condition with a crisp strike and attractive cachet, this FDC is a fine addition for collectors of voting-rights, patriotic, or Artmaster issues.
