{"product_id":"1971-care-25th-anniversary-8-new-york-ny-first-day-cover","title":"1971 CARE 25th Anniversary 8¢ New York, NY First Day Cover","description":"\u003cp\u003eThis 1971 First Day Cover features the U.S. 8¢ CARE 25th Anniversary stamp postmarked in New York, NY on October 27, 1971. The Art Craft cachet depicts a classic CARE package alongside the organization's globe logo, multiple reaching hands, and the slogan \"The World's Most Needed Gift.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCARE was founded in 1946 to deliver relief packages to war-torn Europe. By its 25th anniversary in 1971, the organization had expanded globally, incorporating MEDICO medical programs and emphasizing self-help initiatives in developing nations.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe cachet artwork highlights both the iconic cardboard CARE package and symbolic hands of gratitude and need, a design choice that captures the humanitarian spirit of the era. The cover is addressed to a collector in Clifton, New Jersey.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA strong addition for collectors of charity, humanitarian, or Art Craft cachet topics, this FDC remains in clean condition with a clear first-day cancel.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Maple Springs","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51392034898084,"sku":null,"price":4.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0580\/4713\/5908\/files\/20260629141052.jpg?v=1782775881","url":"https:\/\/maplespringsllc.com\/products\/1971-care-25th-anniversary-8-new-york-ny-first-day-cover","provider":"Maple Springs","version":"1.0","type":"link"}