This First Day Cover features the 13¢ Liberty Tree stamp issued by the United States on November 8, 1975, and postmarked in Memphis, Tennessee. The cover displays a bold red cachet with a white silhouette of a spreading tree and the words “LIBERTY TREE” along the right edge.
The Liberty Tree was a living symbol of colonial resistance during the American Revolution. In Boston, patriots gathered beneath an elm to protest British taxes; the tree’s image later appeared on flags and broadsides as a rallying point for independence.
The 1975 stamp’s cachet reproduces the classic tree emblem in a striking minimalist style, making this cover especially appealing to collectors of Revolutionary War topical material and American history motifs.
A clean, well-centered example with a clear Memphis first-day cancel, this FDC is an attractive addition to any U.S. stamp or Americana collection.
