This Art Craft official first day cover features the 1975 8¢ Sybil Ludington commemorative stamp, postmarked in Carmel, New York on March 25, 1975. The cover also bears a 2¢ Jefferson stamp and carries the distinctive Art Craft cachet honoring the youthful Revolutionary War heroine.
Sybil Ludington’s all-night ride on April 26, 1777, alerted colonial militia to the British advance on Danbury, Connecticut. At just sixteen years old, she covered forty miles through the night—farther than Paul Revere—earning lasting recognition as a symbol of American courage and determination during the fight for independence.
The cachet artwork depicts Ludington on horseback with her portrait inset, while the stamp itself shows her dramatic ride through a burning village. The Art Craft design and “Contributors to the Cause” inscription highlight her place among lesser-known Revolutionary figures.
A fine addition to any collection of Revolutionary War, women’s history, or Art Craft first day covers, this example remains in excellent condition with a clear Carmel, NY postmark and attractive dual-stamp franking.
