This official First Day Cover features the 13¢ Nevada state flag stamp issued February 23, 1976, in Washington, DC, as part of the Bicentennial Era series. The cachet depicts the statue of Patrick A. McCarran (1876-1954) alongside the Nevada state flag and notes Nevada’s admission to the Union as the thirty-sixth state in 1864.
McCarran served as Chief Justice of the Nevada Supreme Court before representing the state in the U.S. Senate for over two decades, where he played a prominent role in aviation, immigration, and judicial affairs. The 1976 stamp release coincided with America’s bicentennial celebrations, highlighting each state’s flag and heritage.
A notable detail is the cachet’s dual imagery combining McCarran’s statue with the Nevada flag, produced as an official first-day cover. The crisp Washington, DC postmark and unaddressed condition make this an attractive philatelic item for collectors of state flags, Nevada history, or bicentennial issues.
