This Art Craft cachet First Day Cover features the pair of 1975 U.S. 10¢ Banking and Commerce commemorative stamps, postmarked October 6, 1975. The dual stamps highlight the intertwined history of American finance and trade during the nation's centennial era.
The issue marked the 100th anniversary of the American Bankers Association (1875–1975). Banking and commerce were foundational to the young republic, enabling growth from colonial ports to a modern economy. The cachet illustrates early commerce scenes, the Bank of North America in Philadelphia (chartered 1791), and founder Robert Morris, signer of the Declaration of Independence and key financier of the American Revolution.
A notable detail is the inclusion of historic coin imagery on the stamps themselves, linking 19th-century banking to the nation's numismatic heritage. The cover also bears the printed address of collector John Mihalasky in Clifton, New Jersey, a common practice for FDC servicing in the 1970s.
A well-preserved example with clear strikes and attractive dual-cachet design, ideal for collectors of U.S. banking history, Art Craft cachets, or 1970s commemoratives.
