{"product_id":"1964-verrazano-narrows-bridge-5-staten-island-ny-first-day-cover-2","title":"1964 Verrazano-Narrows Bridge 5¢ Staten Island, NY First Day Cover","description":"\u003cp\u003eThis 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA clean, well-centered example that makes an attractive addition to any New York, bridge, or 1960s topical collection.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Maple Springs","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51388345647268,"sku":null,"price":4.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0580\/4713\/5908\/files\/20260623093045.jpg?v=1782235703","url":"https:\/\/maplespringsllc.com\/products\/1964-verrazano-narrows-bridge-5-staten-island-ny-first-day-cover-2","provider":"Maple Springs","version":"1.0","type":"link"}