{"product_id":"1966-humane-treatment-of-animals-5-new-york-ny-first-day-cover","title":"1966 Humane Treatment of Animals 5¢ New York, NY First Day Cover","description":"\u003cp\u003eThis 1966 First Day Cover features the 5¢ U.S. stamp promoting the Humane Treatment of Animals, issued April 9, 1966, and postmarked in New York, NY. The Art Craft cachet depicts a smiling young boy embracing a cocker spaniel puppy alongside graceful deer and a watchful Siamese cat, capturing the era’s growing emphasis on animal welfare.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe stamp’s issuance reflected mid-1960s public awareness campaigns encouraging kindness toward animals in both domestic and wild settings, aligning with broader conservation and humane-society efforts of the period.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA notable detail is the Art Craft cachet’s charming multi-animal illustration that extends the stamp’s message visually, a hallmark of this popular cachet maker’s interpretive style.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAddressed to a collector in Hasbrouck Heights, New Jersey, the cover remains in clean condition with a crisp first-day cancel and intact cachet artwork, making it an appealing addition for topical collectors of animal-themed or Art Craft FDCs.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Maple Springs","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51388349644964,"sku":null,"price":4.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0580\/4713\/5908\/files\/20260623094514.jpg?v=1782236000","url":"https:\/\/maplespringsllc.com\/products\/1966-humane-treatment-of-animals-5-new-york-ny-first-day-cover","provider":"Maple Springs","version":"1.0","type":"link"}