This ArtCraft First Day Cover features the 13¢ Centennial of Sound Recording stamp, officially postmarked in Washington, DC on March 23, 1977. The cachet depicts Thomas Edison seated beside his early phonograph, marking the 100th anniversary of the invention that launched the era of recorded sound.
Edison’s 1877 phonograph was the first device capable of both recording and reproducing sound, fundamentally changing how music, speech, and history would be preserved and shared. The stamp’s design highlights the original tinfoil phonograph mechanism, while the cachet artwork captures Edison in a contemplative pose amid his laboratory equipment.
ArtCraft’s distinctive black-and-white illustration and the bold “Centennial of Sound Recording 1877-1977” lettering make this cover especially appealing to collectors of inventor topicals and music-related philately. In excellent condition with a crisp first-day cancel, it is a fine addition to any U.S. commemorative or ArtCraft FDC collection.
