{"product_id":"1965-christmas-5-silver-bell-az-first-day-cover-2","title":"1965 Christmas 5¢ Silver Bell, AZ First Day Cover","description":"\u003cp\u003eThis 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA 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.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Maple Springs","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51388349120676,"sku":null,"price":4.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0580\/4713\/5908\/files\/20260623094339.jpg?v=1782235955","url":"https:\/\/maplespringsllc.com\/products\/1965-christmas-5-silver-bell-az-first-day-cover-2","provider":"Maple Springs","version":"1.0","type":"link"}