This official First Day Cover features the 13¢ Pennsylvania flag stamp issued during the Bicentennial Era, postmarked in Washington, DC on February 23, 1976. The cachet depicts the statue of John Peter Gabriel Muhlenberg (1746-1807) alongside the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania coat of arms, noting Pennsylvania's ratification of the Constitution in 1787.
Muhlenberg was a Lutheran clergyman who became a key Revolutionary War figure, serving as a Continental Army officer from the Battle of Brandywine through the victory at Yorktown. His story embodies the era's blend of faith and patriotism that helped shape the new nation.
The cachet artwork highlights the Muhlenberg statue with period-accurate uniform details and the inscription "Fighter for Freedom from Brandywine to Yorktown," adding historical depth beyond the stamp itself.
A solid addition for collectors of Bicentennial issues, Revolutionary War patriots, or Pennsylvania-related philately, with clean cachet and legible postmark.
