{"product_id":"1966-marine-corps-reserve-5-washington-dc-first-day-cover","title":"1966 Marine Corps Reserve 5¢ Washington, DC First Day Cover","description":"\u003cp\u003eThis 1966 First Day Cover features the United States 5¢ Marine Corps Reserve stamp issued to mark the 50th anniversary of the Reserve. The cover bears a Washington, DC postmark dated August 29, 1966, the official first day of issue, and carries a handsome black-and-red cachet by C. Stephen Anderson depicting the Marine Corps emblem and a concise history of the Reserve.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eEstablished in 1916, the Marine Corps Reserve became an integral component of the Navy Department, organized into Ready, Standby, and Retired categories. By the mid-1960s it comprised more than 250 ground units and 42 air units across the country, with members training in weekly drills and two-week active-duty periods each year.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA notable detail is the cachet’s printed text, which explains the three-tier readiness system—an unusual amount of historical information for a cachet of this era. The pair of stamps also shows the distinctive “First Day of Issue” overprint across the lower portion of the design.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe cover is addressed to Lt. Col. R. E. Brandel at the Defense Depot Ogden in Ogden, Utah, a major military logistics installation that played a key role in West Coast supply operations during the Cold War.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA clean, well-centered example ideal for collectors of Marine Corps, military, or U.S. commemorative First Day Covers.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Maple Springs","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51388350628004,"sku":null,"price":4.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0580\/4713\/5908\/files\/20260623094549.jpg?v=1782236103","url":"https:\/\/maplespringsllc.com\/products\/1966-marine-corps-reserve-5-washington-dc-first-day-cover","provider":"Maple Springs","version":"1.0","type":"link"}