This 1973 First Day Cover features the 10¢ Jefferson Memorial stamp (Scott #1504) postmarked in Washington, DC on December 14, 1973. The cover bears the official first-day cancel and the printed "FIRST DAY OF ISSUE" marking beneath the stamp.
The stamp honors the Jefferson Memorial, one of Washington’s iconic monuments on the Tidal Basin. Dedicated in 1943 during the bicentennial of Thomas Jefferson’s birth, the memorial celebrates the principal author of the Declaration of Independence and the third President of the United States. Its classical architecture and prominent placement make it a lasting symbol of American ideals.
A notable detail is the stamp’s inscription “We hold these Truths…” taken directly from the Declaration, linking Jefferson’s words to the memorial’s neoclassical design. The cover’s clean, official-style presentation is typical of U.S. Postal Service first-day items of the period.
A fine addition for collectors of presidential memorials, Washington DC topicals, or 1970s U.S. commemoratives, this cover displays well and represents an important chapter in American postal history.
