This 1967 Christmas 5¢ First Day Cover features the U.S. postage stamp reproducing Hans Memling’s Madonna and Child from the National Gallery of Art, postmarked on the first day of issue, November 6, 1967, in Bethlehem, Georgia.
The annual Christmas stamp series, begun in 1962, had become a beloved U.S. Postal Service tradition by the late 1960s, reflecting both religious observance and the growing popularity of holiday-themed philately during the era.
The Artmaster cachet depicts a robed figure astride a camel beneath a prominent cross, with a desert caravan in the background—an evocative nativity scene that complements the Memling artwork on the stamp.
A desirable mid-1960s Artmaster production, this cover offers strong topical appeal for collectors of Christmas issues, religious art on stamps, or Georgia postmarks.
