This Art Craft cacheted First Day Cover features the 6¢ Dwight D. Eisenhower regular-issue stamp from the Series of 1970. The cover bears a crisp Washington, DC postmark dated August 6, 1970, the official first day of issue, along with a pair of the stamps and the distinctive Art Craft portrait cachet.
Eisenhower, the 34th President and Supreme Commander of Allied forces in Europe during World War II, is honored here in a dignified engraved portrait. The 1970 regular-issue series updated the presidential definitives then in use, reflecting the nation’s respect for its former leader who had passed away the previous year.
A notable detail is the dual-stamp franking on this cover, which was a common presentation choice for Art Craft FDCs of the period. The cachet also includes the “Regular Issue Series of 1970” inscription and the Art Craft imprint at lower left.
A fine addition to any presidential or Eisenhower topical collection, this well-preserved FDC displays strong eye appeal and clear first-day postal markings.
