This official First Day Cover features the 1976 Christmas 13¢ stamp issued October 27 in Boston, Massachusetts. The stamp reproduces a Currier & Ives winter scene of children gathered around a candlelit bed on Christmas Eve, with the cachet on the left depicting another iconic Currier & Ives sleigh scene titled “Christmas With Currier & Ives.”
Currier & Ives lithographs were the most popular American prints of the 19th century, capturing everyday life, holidays, and rural scenes for a mass audience. Their Christmas imagery remains among the most collected examples of Victorian-era Americana.
The cachet artwork and stamp together celebrate the firm’s enduring legacy, with the Boston postmark tying the cover to the Museum of Fine Arts, which holds one of the finest Currier & Ives collections.
A handsome addition for collectors of Christmas topicals, Currier & Ives, or 1970s U.S. commemoratives, the cover is in fresh condition with a crisp strike and attractive dual artwork.
