This Art Craft First Day Cover features the 5¢ Robert Fulton commemorative stamp issued August 19, 1965, in Clermont, New York. The block of four stamps is tied by a clear Clermont postmark, with the cachet depicting Fulton’s portrait and his famous steamboat.
Robert Fulton’s successful 1807 voyage of the Clermont from New York City to Albany proved that steam-powered vessels could operate reliably on major waterways, transforming American commerce and travel in the early 19th century.
The cachet highlights the vessel’s historic name and the 200th anniversary of Fulton’s birth (1765–1965), with text noting the Clermont’s first successful voyage on August 17, 1807.
The cover is addressed to Miss Martha E. Swilkey at 323 Lewis St., Harrisburg, Pa. 17110; Harrisburg has served as Pennsylvania’s capital since 1812.
A clean, well-centered example ideal for collectors of Art Craft cachets, steam navigation topicals, or U.S. commemorative FDCs.
