This is a 1966 5¢ George Washington coil stamp First Day Cover from the Prominent Americans series, postmarked Cincinnati, Ohio on September 8, 1966. The Art Craft cachet features a detailed portrait of Washington alongside a coil stamp illustration.
The stamp honors the first U.S. president and was issued during a period when the Post Office was modernizing stamp production for automated vending and high-volume mail handling. Coil stamps like this one were essential for business and commercial mailers.
A notable detail is the cachet’s explicit “Coil Stamp” banner and film-strip motif highlighting the stamp’s format, which distinguishes it from the sheet version issued the same year.
The cover is addressed to a collector in Elmont, Long Island, New York, a common practice among mid-century philatelists who subscribed to Art Craft services.
A clean, well-centered example ideal for Prominent Americans or presidential topical collections.
