This Art Craft official first day cover features the 13¢ Maryland flag stamp from the State Flags of the United States series, postmarked in Washington, DC on February 23, 1976.
Issued during the American Bicentennial, the 1976 State Flags series honored the Revolutionary era by showcasing each state's distinctive banner on individual stamps. Maryland's flag, one of the oldest in continuous use, combines the heraldic banners of the Calvert and Crossland families.
The cachet illustrates the legendary presentation of the first Stars and Stripes, with Betsy Ross, George Washington, and aides gathered around the colonial-era flag—an iconic scene tying the state flag issue to the nation's founding symbols.
A strong addition for collectors of Bicentennial philately, state flags topicals, or Art Craft cachets, this cover remains in clean, well-centered condition with a crisp first-day cancel.
