{"product_id":"1965-christmas-angels-5-silver-bell-az-first-day-cover","title":"1965 Christmas Angels 5¢ Silver Bell, AZ First Day Cover","description":"\u003cp\u003eThis Artmaster cachet First Day Cover features the 1965 U.S. Christmas 5¢ stamp honoring the holiday season, postmarked on the official first day of issue, November 2, 1965, in Silver Bell, Arizona.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe stamp design depicts four angels sounding trumpets against a pale background, issued as part of the U.S. Postal Service’s annual Christmas series that began in 1962. In the mid-1960s these colorful holiday issues quickly became favorites among collectors and the general public alike.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe striking red Nativity cachet shows the Holy Family beside the manger with a prominent cross above, signed by Artmaster and inscribed “First Day of Issue.” A block of four stamps appears on the right side, each clearly marked “FIRST DAY OF ISSUE.”\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe cover is addressed to Murray Ludmer in Wood-Ridge, New Jersey, a small borough in Bergen County that has long been home to many philatelists.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA clean, well-centered example with vivid cachet colors, this 1965 Christmas FDC makes an attractive addition to any holiday or religious topical collection.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Maple Springs","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51388348956836,"sku":null,"price":4.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0580\/4713\/5908\/files\/20260623094334.jpg?v=1782235943","url":"https:\/\/maplespringsllc.com\/products\/1965-christmas-angels-5-silver-bell-az-first-day-cover","provider":"Maple Springs","version":"1.0","type":"link"}