This First Day Cover features a block of four 3¢ Francis Parkman stamps issued by the United States in 1975. The stamps are postmarked Pendleton, Oregon on November 4, 1975, with the official first-day-of-issue cancel clearly visible.
Francis Parkman (1823–1893) was one of America’s foremost 19th-century historians, best known for his multi-volume history of the struggle between France and Great Britain for control of North America. His works, including “The Oregon Trail” and “Montcalm and Wolfe,” combined meticulous research with vivid narrative style and helped shape popular understanding of colonial and frontier history.
The selvage of the block carries the printed inscription “FIRST DAY OF ISSUE,” a distinctive production detail found on many 1970s commemoratives. The cover itself is uncacheted, allowing the crisp typography and portrait design of the stamps to stand out.
A fine addition for collectors of American historians, literary figures, or Oregon postal history, this 1975 FDC remains in clean, collectible condition with strong, legible postmarks.
