This official Art Craft cacheted First Day Cover features the 13¢ Interphil 76 stamp issued January 17, 1976, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The cover commemorates the Seventh USA International Philatelic Exhibition (INTERPHIL), held later that year from May 29 to June 6.
1976 marked the U.S. Bicentennial, and INTERPHIL celebrated both American philately and the nation’s founding in the city where the Declaration of Independence was signed. The cachet depicts a Revolutionary War soldier, the Liberty Bell, and Independence Hall, directly linking the stamp show to Philadelphia’s historic role in American independence.
The stamp design incorporates the exhibition logo with red, white, and blue motifs and the dates of the event, while the postmark confirms the official first-day status at the Philadelphia post office (ZIP 19104).
Addressed to Dr. Charles R. Martin in Jacksonville, North Carolina, this cover represents a classic collector-to-collector piece from the height of the Bicentennial collecting boom.
A strong addition for any topical collection of U.S. philatelic exhibitions, Bicentennial issues, or Art Craft official FDCs, in clean condition with a crisp strike.
