This Art Craft First Day Cover features the 13¢ Colorado state flag stamp issued February 23, 1976, in Washington, DC. The cover is postmarked with the official first-day cancel and bears the "Bicentennial Era 1776-1976" inscription on the stamp.
The 1976 State Flags series was released during America's bicentennial celebrations to honor each state's unique flag design. Colorado's flag, with its red, white, and blue stripes and central "C" enclosing a gold disc, symbolizes the state's mining heritage and natural beauty.
The cachet illustrates the "First Stars and Stripes," showing Revolutionary War-era figures with the early American flag, tying the state flag issue to the nation's founding story. Art Craft produced this popular cachet for the entire 1976 series.
A strong addition for collectors of U.S. state flags, bicentennial topicals, or Art Craft cachets, this cover displays fresh color and a clear Washington, DC postmark.
