This official 1976 First Day Cover features the 13¢ Mississippi flag stamp issued as part of the U.S. Bicentennial Era series. The Washington, DC postmark dated February 23, 1976 ties the cover to the national celebration of America’s founding.
Jefferson Davis (1808–1889), shown in the striking cachet statue, served as a U.S. Congressman, Senator, and ultimately President of the Confederate States of America. Mississippi, admitted to the Union as the twentieth state in 1817, is highlighted through both the stamp’s flag design and the cachet’s text.
The cachet’s detailed artwork includes the Mississippi state flag and a full biographical inscription noting Davis’s roles as soldier, statesman, and Confederate president—an uncommon depth for a single cover.
A fine addition to Civil War, presidential, or Bicentennial topical collections, this cover displays sharp cancellation and clean cachet artwork ideal for display or album mounting.
