This 1976 ArtCraft First Day Cover features the 13¢ South Carolina state 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 series celebrated the flags of each state with the 13¢ denomination reflecting the first-class letter rate of the era. The South Carolina flag design, with its blue field, white crescent, and palmetto tree, dates to the Revolutionary War period.
The cachet illustrates the "First Stars and Stripes" with colonial figures and the original 13-star flag, tying the state flag issue to the nation's founding symbols.
A fine addition for collectors of Bicentennial issues, state flags topicals, or ArtCraft cachets, this cover displays fresh color and a clear first-day cancel.
