This Artmaster cachet First Day Cover features the 5¢ Verrazano-Narrows Bridge stamp issued November 21, 1964. The postmark from Staten Island, NY ties the block of four stamps to the official first-day city for this iconic New York structure.
The Verrazano-Narrows Bridge, connecting Staten Island and Brooklyn, opened to traffic the same year and was then the longest suspension bridge in the world. Its construction marked a major engineering achievement that transformed regional travel between New York City boroughs.
The cachet artwork depicts the full span with a passing ferry below, highlighting the bridge’s dramatic scale over the Narrows. The Artmaster imprint appears at lower right, a hallmark of this popular mid-century cachet maker.
The cover is addressed to Murray Ludmer in Wood-Ridge, New Jersey, a Bergen County community with its own long postal history dating to the early 20th century.
A clean, well-centered example that makes an attractive addition to any New York, bridge, or 1960s topical collection.
