This 1974 Art Craft First Day Cover features the 10¢ First Kentucky Settlement stamp honoring Fort Harrod, postmarked in Harrodsburg, Kentucky on June 15, 1974. The cover displays a block of four stamps illustrating the pioneer fort and covered wagons.
Fort Harrod marked the first permanent English settlement west of the Allegheny Mountains, established in 1774 during the early westward expansion of the American colonies. Its bicentennial in 1974 coincided with growing national interest in Revolutionary-era history ahead of the 1976 U.S. Bicentennial.
The Art Craft cachet prominently features a portrait of Daniel Boone alongside a scene of the fort and pioneer wagons, tying the issue to Kentucky's most famous frontiersman who helped defend the settlement.
A fine addition for collectors of U.S. bicentennial-era issues, Kentucky history, or Art Craft cachets, this cover remains in excellent condition with a clear first-day cancel.
