{"product_id":"1967-alaska-purchase-8-sitka-ak-first-day-cover-2","title":"1967 Alaska Purchase 8¢ Sitka, AK First Day Cover","description":"\u003cp\u003eThis Art Craft cacheted First Day Cover features the 8¢ Alaska Purchase commemorative stamp issued March 30, 1967, in Sitka, Alaska. The stamp depicts a dramatic Northwest Coast totem pole and marks the centennial of the 1867 treaty that transferred Alaska from Russia to the United States.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe purchase, negotiated by Secretary of State William H. Seward, added over 586,000 square miles to the nation at a cost of roughly two cents per acre. Initially derided as “Seward’s Folly,” the acquisition proved extraordinarily valuable for its resources, strategic position, and eventual statehood in 1959.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe cachet illustrates the historic signing in Washington with Seward and Russian Minister Baron Edouard de Stoeckl, includes a portrait of Seward, and a map highlighting the Alaska panhandle and Brooks Range. The cover is addressed to Catalytic Construction Co. in Philadelphia, a firm known for major mid-century industrial projects.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA clean, well-centered example with a crisp Sitka postmark, this FDC offers strong appeal for collectors of U.S. territorial history, Art Craft cachets, or Alaskan themes.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Maple Springs","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51388351381668,"sku":null,"price":4.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0580\/4713\/5908\/files\/20260623094813.jpg?v=1782236196","url":"https:\/\/maplespringsllc.com\/products\/1967-alaska-purchase-8-sitka-ak-first-day-cover-2","provider":"Maple Springs","version":"1.0","type":"link"}