This 1965 First Day Cover bears the 5¢ Christmas stamp cancelled on its official first day of issue, November 2, 1965, in Silver Bell, Arizona. The Art Craft cachet features a wintry scene of the Peoples Methodist Church in Newburyport, Massachusetts, framed by holly and a pair of festive bells.
The 1965 Christmas issue continued the U.S. Post Office Department's annual tradition of releasing a special holiday stamp. Its design—an angel sounding a trumpet—evokes classic religious imagery long associated with the season and was widely used on mail during the 1965 holidays.
A notable detail is the cachet's focus on the historic Newburyport church rather than the stamp's angel motif, giving collectors a charming New England winter scene paired with the Arizona postmark. The cover is clean and well-centered with a crisp, legible Silver Bell cancel.
A colorful and affordable addition to any Christmas topical or modern U.S. FDC collection, this Art Craft cover captures both the stamp's holiday theme and the distinctive first-day postmark from the small Arizona community of Silver Bell.
