This official First Day Cover features the 1976 U.S. Christmas 13¢ stamp honoring the iconic winter scenes of Currier & Ives. The stamp depicts a lively 19th-century skating and sledding scene, postmarked on the first day of issue, October 27, 1976, in Boston, Massachusetts.
Currier & Ives produced thousands of affordable lithographs that captured everyday American life, becoming a beloved part of the nation’s visual heritage. Their festive winter prints were especially popular as Christmas imagery during the Victorian era and remain collector favorites today.
The cachet artwork on the left side of the cover complements the stamp with another classic Currier & Ives winter landscape, creating a cohesive thematic presentation. The cover is marked “OFFICIAL FIRST DAY COVER” at the bottom.
A fine addition for collectors of Christmas topicals, Currier & Ives, or 1970s U.S. commemoratives, this well-preserved FDC offers strong display value and solid philatelic interest.
