This Artmaster cachet First Day Cover features the 1965 U.S. 5¢ Salvation Army commemorative stamp, issued July 2 in New York, NY. The block of four stamps displays the centennial design marking 100 years of service, with the official postmark tying the stamps to the first day of issue.
Founded in London in 1865 by William Booth, the Salvation Army grew into a global organization dedicated to aiding the poor and spreading its Christian message. By 1965 it operated in dozens of countries, providing disaster relief, social services, and community programs that continue today.
The cachet highlights two distinctive Salvation Army centennial medals—one showing crossed globes with the motto “The Salvation Army Serves God Throughout the World by Helping People” and a Bible verse from I Samuel, the other depicting uniformed officers with the legend “A Century of Service to God and Man.”
Addressed to Murray Ludmer in Wood-Ridge, New Jersey, the cover carries the printed return address of this Bergen County borough, home to many philatelists during the mid-20th century.
A clean, well-centered example ideal for collectors of religious, charity, or mid-century U.S. topical issues.
