{"product_id":"1972-colonial-american-craftsmen-8-williamsburg-va-first-day-cover-3","title":"1972 Colonial American Craftsmen 8¢ Williamsburg, VA First Day Cover","description":"\u003cp\u003eThis 1972 First Day Cover features the 8¢ Colonial American Craftsmen stamp issued as part of the Bicentennial Era series. The cover is postmarked July 4, 1972, in Williamsburg, Virginia, the official first-day city, with a matching cachet illustrating a colonial glassmaker at work.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe stamp and cachet honor the skilled artisans of early America whose crafts helped shape colonial life. Issued during the lead-up to the 1976 Bicentennial, the series highlighted traditional trades such as glassmaking, blacksmithing, and silversmithing that were vital to the emerging nation.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA notable detail is the vertical “GLASS MAKER” inscription on the cachet, directly tying the artwork to the stamp’s central vignette of a glassblower shaping molten glass. The red-and-white striped design echoes colonial motifs while clearly marking it as an official first-day item.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis cover makes an appealing addition for collectors of Bicentennial issues, American crafts topicals, or Virginia postal history, with clean strikes and attractive cachet artwork.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Maple Springs","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51392045056164,"sku":null,"price":4.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0580\/4713\/5908\/files\/20260629141743.jpg?v=1782776379","url":"https:\/\/maplespringsllc.com\/products\/1972-colonial-american-craftsmen-8-williamsburg-va-first-day-cover-3","provider":"Maple Springs","version":"1.0","type":"link"}