This 1966 Indiana Statehood Sesquicentennial First Day Cover features the 5¢ U.S. commemorative stamp issued April 16, 1966, in Corydon, Indiana. The Artmaster cachet beautifully illustrates both the first state capitol building in Corydon and the present Indiana State Capitol in Indianapolis, along with the official state seal.
Indiana entered the Union as the 19th state on December 11, 1816. The 1966 sesquicentennial celebrated 150 years of statehood, with the first-day city chosen as Corydon because it served as Indiana’s territorial and first state capital from 1813 to 1825.
A notable detail is the cachet’s dual depiction of the modest two-story Corydon capitol alongside the grand domed Indianapolis building, underscoring the state’s growth over a century and a half. The cover is clearly marked “OFFICIAL FIRST DAY COVER” by Artmaster.
The cover is addressed to Nancy Lou Ludmer in Wood-Ridge, New Jersey, a small Bergen County borough that was home to many mid-century stamp collectors.
A clean, well-centered Artmaster FDC with a crisp Corydon postmark, this piece offers strong appeal for collectors of statehood issues, Indiana postal history, or Artmaster cachets.
