{"product_id":"1974-christmas-10-new-york-ny-first-day-cover","title":"1974 Christmas 10¢ New York, NY First Day Cover","description":"\u003cp\u003eThis First Day Cover bears a block of four 10¢ Christmas stamps issued October 23, 1974, in New York, NY. Each stamp reproduces a detail of angels from a fifteenth-century altarpiece in the Metropolitan Museum of Art collection.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eU.S. Christmas stamps began in 1962 and quickly became an annual tradition. By 1974 the series had shifted toward fine-art reproductions, linking postal issues with major museum holdings and broadening their appeal to both holiday mailers and art enthusiasts.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe cover carries a distinctive cachet of a globe formed entirely from envelopes and letters, underscoring the worldwide reach of the postal service. The neatly canceled block of four remains fresh and well-centered.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA strong addition for collectors of Christmas topicals, Metropolitan Museum issues, or 1970s U.S. First Day Covers.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Maple Springs","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51394926641316,"sku":null,"price":3.2,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0580\/4713\/5908\/files\/20260702110443.jpg?v=1783043219","url":"https:\/\/fdc-vault.com\/products\/1974-christmas-10-new-york-ny-first-day-cover","provider":"Maple Springs - FDC Vault","version":"1.0","type":"link"}