This Art Craft first day cover features the 13¢ Wisconsin state flag stamp issued as part of the State Flags of the United States series during the American Bicentennial. The cover bears the official first-day postmark from Washington, DC dated February 23, 1976.
The 1976 State Flags series celebrated the nation's 200th anniversary by honoring each of the fifty states with its own flag stamp. Wisconsin's design shows the state coat of arms on a blue field, reflecting the state's maritime and agricultural heritage.
The striking black-and-white cachet depicts a bald eagle clutching arrows and an olive branch, surrounded by thirteen flags and the Great Seal, with the inscription "E PLURIBUS UNUM." The cover is marked "OFFICIAL FIRST DAY OF ISSUE."
The typed address is to Milwaukee, Wisconsin—an appropriate destination given the Wisconsin-themed stamp.
A clean, well-centered example ideal for collectors of Bicentennial issues, state flags, or Art Craft cachets.
