This Artmaster cachet First Day Cover bears the 1965 5¢ U.S. stamp marking the 750th anniversary of the Magna Carta, postmarked June 15, 1965, in Jamestown, Virginia—the official first-day city.
The Magna Carta of 1215 established foundational principles of due process, trial by jury, and limits on arbitrary royal power. Its legacy directly shaped the U.S. Constitution and Bill of Rights, making the issue especially resonant for American collectors.
The striking black-and-white cachet shows a blindfolded Lady Justice holding scales beside a parchment scroll, quill, and inkwell—an elegant graphic tribute to the document’s legal heritage.
Addressed to Murray Ludman in Wood-Ridge, New Jersey, the cover carries an interesting postal-history connection to this historic Bergen County borough.
A clean, well-centered example ideal for topical collections focused on legal history, constitutional themes, or Artmaster cachets.
