This 1970 Art Craft First Day Cover features the 6¢ Great Northwest Fort Snelling commemorative stamp issued on October 17, 1970, in Fort Snelling, Minnesota. The cachet depicts Colonel Josiah Snelling, the original fort, and pioneer wagon trains marking the 150th anniversary of its founding in 1820.
Fort Snelling served as a key U.S. Army outpost on the Minnesota frontier, protecting settlers and controlling the junction of the Mississippi and Minnesota rivers. It played a pivotal role in the exploration and settlement of the Upper Midwest and the broader Great Northwest.
The cachet artwork includes a period portrait of Colonel Snelling and a detailed rendering of the stone fortification, with the stamp design showing the fort overlooking the river and Native American tipis. Produced by Art Craft, one of the most respected cachet makers of the era.
A handsome addition for collectors of U.S. military history, Minnesota postal history, or Art Craft FDCs, with clean strike and attractive graphics.
