This official First Day Cover features the 13¢ Kentucky state flag stamp from the Bicentennial Era series, postmarked in Washington, DC on February 23, 1976. The cachet illustrates a statue of Henry Clay with the Kentucky state flag and notes the commonwealth's admission to the Union in 1792.
Henry Clay (1777-1852) was one of the most influential American statesmen of the 19th century, serving as Speaker of the House, Secretary of State, and a longtime U.S. Senator from Kentucky. Known as "The Great Compromiser," he played a pivotal role in forging key legislative agreements that helped preserve the Union in the decades before the Civil War.
The cachet artwork highlights Clay's statue and his famous nickname, tying the cover to both Kentucky history and the national Bicentennial celebrations of 1976. The stamp itself belongs to the popular State Flags series issued during the Bicentennial period.
A strong addition for collectors of U.S. state topical issues, Bicentennial FDCs, or political history covers, this example remains in excellent condition with a crisp postmark and attractive cachet.
