This 1976 First Day Cover features the 7.9¢ Beat the Drum for Liberty bulk-rate coil stamp issued April 23, 1976, in Miami, Florida. The Art Craft cachet depicts Revolutionary War-era musicians—a drummer and fifer—beneath a soaring eagle, evoking the Spirit of ’76 during the American Bicentennial.
The stamp commemorates the ideals of liberty and independence that defined the nation’s founding two centuries earlier. Its bold red-and-yellow design, showing a drum emblazoned with an eagle, was produced as a coil for bulk mailings, making this FDC an interesting example of both postal history and Bicentennial-era patriotism.
A notable detail is the use of a horizontal pair of the 7.9¢ coil stamps, tied by the official Miami first-day cancel. The cover is addressed to a collector in Clifton, New Jersey.
A clean, well-centered example ideal for Bicentennial or Art Craft topical collections.
