{"product_id":"1971-flag-over-capitol-8-washington-dc-first-day-cover","title":"1971 Flag over Capitol 8¢ Washington, DC First Day Cover","description":"\u003cp\u003eThis Artmaster cacheted First Day Cover features the 8¢ United States flag stamp issued May 10, 1971, and postmarked in Washington, DC on the first day of issue.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe stamp was released to coincide with the increase in the first-class letter rate to 8 cents, reflecting the Postal Service's transition to self-supporting operations under the Postal Reorganization Act of 1970.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe cachet prominently displays the U.S. Postal Service eagle logo and explicitly notes the 1971 rate increase, making this cover a direct postal-history artifact of that change rather than a generic flag issue.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA fine addition for collectors of rate-change FDCs, Artmaster cachets, or modern U.S. postal history, with clean strike and attractive graphics.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Maple Springs","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51392036831396,"sku":null,"price":4.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0580\/4713\/5908\/files\/20260629141146.jpg?v=1782776015","url":"https:\/\/maplespringsllc.com\/products\/1971-flag-over-capitol-8-washington-dc-first-day-cover","provider":"Maple Springs","version":"1.0","type":"link"}