This 1977 9¢ Nathan Hale Patriots Postal Card First Day Cover bears the official first-day postmark of Coventry, CT, dated June 7, 1977. The green indicium features a profile portrait of the Revolutionary War hero with the inscription “Nathan Hale Patriot.”
Nathan Hale (1755–1776) was a Yale-educated schoolteacher who volunteered as a spy for General Washington and was captured and executed by the British. His famous last words, “I only regret that I have but one life to lose for my country,” made him an enduring symbol of American patriotism.
The cachet reproduces a dramatic oval engraving of Hale against a colonial landscape, framed in red, white, and blue, and is inscribed “Official First Day Cover.” The postmark ties the cover to Coventry, Connecticut—Hale’s birthplace—adding strong geographic and historical relevance.
A fine addition for collectors of Revolutionary War patriots, American Revolution topicals, or U.S. postal stationery, this clean FDC displays well and represents a key 1977 Bicentennial-era issue.
