This First Day Cover bears the 6¢ Hope for the Crippled stamp issued November 20, 1969, in Columbus, Ohio, paired with an ArtCraft cachet marking the 50th Anniversary of the National Easter Seal Society (1919-1969).
Founded to aid children with polio and other crippling conditions, the Easter Seal Society became a leading national organization supporting rehabilitation, accessibility, and purposeful lives for people with disabilities during the mid-20th century.
The cachet shows a young boy on crutches climbing stairs beneath the quote “So they may live purposeful lives,” with the society’s distinctive Easter flower logo and the text “For Crippled Children and Adults.”
A crisp, well-centered cover in excellent condition, it makes an attractive addition for collectors of charity issues, health topics, or mid-century U.S. commemoratives.
