This Art Craft official first day cover features the 10¢ Benjamin West commemorative stamp issued February 10, 1975, in Swarthmore, Pennsylvania. The cover displays a block of four stamps alongside a detailed cachet reproducing West’s celebrated 1771 painting “The Death of General Wolfe.”
Benjamin West (1738–1820) was the first American-born artist to achieve international renown. He settled in London, became historical painter to King George III, and served thirty years as president of the Royal Academy, mentoring generations of British and American painters.
The cachet highlights West’s innovative historical style and includes a portrait medallion of the artist. Swarthmore was chosen for the first-day ceremony because of the artist’s Pennsylvania roots and the presence of the Benjamin West Society.
A fine addition for collectors of American art, Revolutionary-era history, or Art Craft cachets, this cover remains in excellent, unaddressed condition with a crisp, legible postmark.
