{"product_id":"1976-christmas-13-boston-ma-first-day-cover-3","title":"1976 Christmas 13¢ Boston, MA First Day Cover","description":"\u003cp\u003eThis official ArtCraft First Day Cover features the pair of 1976 Christmas 13¢ stamps issued October 27, 1976, in Boston, Massachusetts. The colorful cachet reproduces a detail from Nathaniel Currier’s 1855 lithograph “Winter Pastime,” showing children skating on a frozen pond in a snowy New England landscape.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIssued during the nation’s Bicentennial year, these stamps continued the U.S. Postal Service’s popular tradition of Christmas issues that began in 1962. The design draws on Currier \u0026amp; Ives prints that captured 19th-century American life, making the cover especially appealing to collectors of both holiday and Currier \u0026amp; Ives topicals.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA notable detail is the dual-stamp layout: the left stamp shows the full scene while the right stamp is a close-up crop, creating an attractive visual progression across the cover. The circular Boston postmark ties the cover directly to the first-day city.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA fine addition to any Christmas or 1970s U.S. stamp collection, this well-preserved ArtCraft FDC displays strong color and a crisp strike—ideal for display or topical albums.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Maple Springs","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51394951151780,"sku":null,"price":4.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0580\/4713\/5908\/files\/20260702112700.jpg?v=1783044282","url":"https:\/\/fdc-vault.com\/products\/1976-christmas-13-boston-ma-first-day-cover-3","provider":"Maple Springs - FDC Vault","version":"1.0","type":"link"}