This Artmaster First Day Cover features the 5¢ Crusade Against Cancer commemorative stamp issued by the United States on April 1, 1965. The cover bears a crisp Washington, DC first-day postmark and a detailed purple cachet depicting an electron microscope and radiation therapy equipment.
The stamp honors the American Cancer Society’s nationwide campaign to promote early detection and fund research. In 1965, cancer remained a leading cause of death, and public-health messaging focused heavily on awareness and the promise of new diagnostic technologies.
The cachet prominently displays the Artmaster logo and the society’s name, underscoring the official collaboration between the cachet maker and the American Cancer Society. A small slogan on the stamp itself reads “Early Diagnosis Saves Lives.”
The cover is addressed to Murray Lukash in Wood-Ridge, New Jersey, a Bergen County borough whose post office handled a modest volume of philatelic mail during the 1960s.
A clean, well-centered example ideal for collectors of medical-topical or American Cancer Society material.
