{"product_id":"1970-fort-snelling-6-fort-snelling-mn-first-day-cover","title":"1970 Fort Snelling 6¢ Fort Snelling, MN First Day Cover","description":"\u003cp\u003eThis 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFort 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA handsome addition for collectors of U.S. military history, Minnesota postal history, or Art Craft FDCs, with clean strike and attractive graphics.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Maple Springs","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51392027918500,"sku":null,"price":4.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0580\/4713\/5908\/files\/20260629140433.jpg?v=1782775545","url":"https:\/\/maplespringsllc.com\/products\/1970-fort-snelling-6-fort-snelling-mn-first-day-cover","provider":"Maple Springs","version":"1.0","type":"link"}