This 1968 First Day Cover features the 6¢ U.S. stamp honoring the Philadelphia Light Horse Flag of 1775, postmarked in Pittsburgh, PA on July 4, 1968. The Art Craft cachet depicts the Battle of Princeton with the troop in action, part of the Historic Flags Series.
The Philadelphia Light Horse Troop played a key role in the Revolutionary War, fighting at Princeton, Trenton, Brandywine, and Germantown. Their distinctive yellow flag with the troop's coat of arms became one of the earliest American cavalry standards.
The cachet artwork highlights the dramatic clash at Princeton, a surprising American victory that boosted morale early in the war. The stamp's design reproduces the flag's central emblem in full color.
A fine addition for collectors of Revolutionary War postal history, historic flags, or Art Craft cachets, with crisp postmark and clean condition enhancing its display value.
