This Fleetwood cacheted First Day Cover features the 8¢ Peace Corps commemorative stamp issued February 11, 1972, in Washington, DC. The cover marks the 10th anniversary of the agency founded in 1961.
The Peace Corps was created by President John F. Kennedy to promote world peace and friendship by sending American volunteers to assist developing nations with education, health, and agricultural programs. By its tenth year the organization had placed thousands of volunteers across dozens of countries.
The colorful Fleetwood cachet depicts a male volunteer helping children at a chalkboard while female volunteers work with students at a desk, underscoring the education focus of the anniversary issue.
A fine addition for collectors of 1970s U.S. commemoratives, service-organization topicals, or Fleetwood cachets, this cover displays a crisp first-day cancel and attractive graphics.
