{"product_id":"1964-the-wilderness-5-fredericksburg-va-first-day-cover","title":"1964 The Wilderness 5¢ Fredericksburg, VA First Day Cover","description":"\u003cp\u003eThis 1964 First Day Cover features the 5¢ Civil War Centennial stamp honoring the Battle of the Wilderness, postmarked on May 5, 1964, at Fredericksburg, Virginia, with the special Wilderness Station cancel.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe stamp commemorates the centennial of the 1864 Wilderness campaign, a pivotal and brutal engagement in the American Civil War that marked the start of Ulysses S. Grant’s Overland Campaign against Robert E. Lee’s Confederate forces. The cachet artwork dramatically depicts Union and Confederate artillery in action amid the dense Virginia thickets.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA notable detail is the dual postmark arrangement: the circular Fredericksburg, VA, date stamp paired with the straight-line Wilderness Station first-day cancel, tying the cover directly to the battlefield location.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAddressed to Sayre, Pennsylvania, this cover makes an appealing addition for Civil War topical collectors or those building a complete Civil War Centennial FDC set, with clean condition and strong historical context.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Maple Springs","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51388344238244,"sku":null,"price":4.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0580\/4713\/5908\/files\/20260623092856.jpg?v=1782235630","url":"https:\/\/maplespringsllc.com\/products\/1964-the-wilderness-5-fredericksburg-va-first-day-cover","provider":"Maple Springs","version":"1.0","type":"link"}