This Official First Day Cover bears the 13¢ Kansas state flag stamp issued during the Bicentennial Era, postmarked Washington, DC on February 23, 1976.
Kansas entered the Union in 1861 as the 34th state, a free-soil territory whose admission helped tip the balance against slavery in the years leading to the Civil War. The cachet honors George W. Glick (1827-1911), the state's first Democratic governor, depicted in bronze alongside the Kansas flag.
The cover also notes Glick's varied career as farmer, soldier, lawyer, and statesman, and carries the Bicentennial Era 1776-1976 inscription beneath the stamp.
A crisp, well-centered example ideal for collectors of state flags, U.S. bicentennial issues, or Kansas postal history.
