This official First Day Cover features the 13¢ James A. Garfield stamp issued February 23, 1976, in Washington, DC. The cachet depicts the Garfield statue with the Ohio state flag and commemorates Ohio’s admission to the Union in 1803.
James A. Garfield (1831–1881) served as a Civil War general, educator, and congressman before becoming the twentieth President of the United States. His brief presidency ended tragically with his assassination just months after taking office, marking him as one of only four U.S. presidents to die by assassination.
The cover carries the “Bicentennial Era 1776-1976” inscription and is noted as an Official First Day Cover, tying the issue to America’s 200th anniversary celebrations.
A fine addition for collectors of presidential, Ohio, or Bicentennial-era philately, the cover remains in clean, collectible condition with a crisp Washington, DC first-day cancel.
