This official First Day Cover features the 1977 US Bicentennial 13¢ stamp depicting John Trumbull’s painting of the Surrender at Saratoga. It is postmarked October 7, 1977, in Schuylerville, New York—the historic site of the British surrender.
The 1777 victory at Saratoga marked the turning point of the American Revolution, convincing France to ally with the colonies and shifting momentum decisively toward independence. The cachet reproduces the famous Trumbull scene with the Spirit of ’76 theme and the 1777–1977 bicentennial emblem.
Schuylerville’s choice as the first-day city ties the cover directly to the battlefield location, adding strong postal-history interest for Revolutionary War and Bicentennial collectors.
