{"product_id":"1977-centennial-of-recorded-sound-13-washington-dc-first-day-cover","title":"1977 Centennial of Recorded Sound 13¢ Washington, DC First Day Cover","description":"\u003cp\u003eThis official First Day Cover features the 13¢ U.S. stamp issued March 23, 1977, in Washington, DC, marking the Centennial of Sound Recording. The colorful cachet depicts Thomas Edison alongside his original phonograph, a vinyl record, cassette tape, and an Edison Gold Moulded Record cylinder.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eEdison’s 1877 invention of the phonograph was the first device capable of both recording and reproducing sound, launching the entire recorded-sound industry. The stamp and cachet celebrate a full century of that breakthrough, which forever changed music, education, broadcasting, and everyday life.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA notable detail is the cachet’s timeline of recording formats, visually linking Edison’s tinfoil cylinder to mid-20th-century media. The cover is an official first-day issue with a crisp Washington, DC, postmark.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA fine addition for collectors of inventors, music history, or classic U.S. commemoratives, this well-preserved FDC displays beautifully and pairs nicely with related phonograph or technology topicals.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Maple Springs","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51394975793316,"sku":null,"price":4.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0580\/4713\/5908\/files\/20260702114523.jpg?v=1783045109","url":"https:\/\/maplespringsllc.com\/products\/1977-centennial-of-recorded-sound-13-washington-dc-first-day-cover","provider":"Maple Springs","version":"1.0","type":"link"}