This Artmaster first day cover features the 13¢ Utah state flag stamp issued February 23, 1976, in Washington, DC, as part of the Bicentennial Era series honoring the flags of the fifty states.
The 1976 state flag stamps celebrated the American Revolution bicentennial while highlighting each state's unique symbols and history; Utah's flag incorporates the state seal with the American eagle, beehive, and sego lilies beneath the word 'Industry'.
The cachet depicts Independence Hall, the Liberty Bell, and a soaring eagle with crossed American flags, tying the state issues to the nation's founding.
The cover is addressed to E. A. Fickenscher in Erie, Pennsylvania, a historic Great Lakes port city known for its role in early American industrial and maritime history.
A clean, well-centered example ideal for collectors of Bicentennial issues, state flags, or Artmaster cachets.
