{"product_id":"1976-christmas-13-boston-ma-first-day-cover","title":"1976 Christmas 13¢ Boston, MA First Day Cover","description":"\u003cp\u003eThis Artmaster First Day Cover features the pair of 13¢ Christmas stamps issued October 27, 1976, in Boston, Massachusetts. The stamps reproduce Nathaniel Currier’s 1855 lithograph “Winter Pastime,” depicting ice skaters on a frozen pond.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eChristmas stamps had become an annual U.S. Postal Service tradition by the mid-1970s, and the 1976 issue continued the popular Currier \u0026amp; Ives series that celebrated 19th-century American winter scenes.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe left-side cachet shows a young couple in period winter dress carrying an evergreen and a Yule log, complementing the stamp design. The circular Boston postmark and “FIRST DAY OF ISSUE” handstamp confirm its status as a genuine philatelic first-day cover.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA clean, well-centered example ideal for collectors of Christmas topicals, Currier \u0026amp; Ives imagery, or Artmaster cachets.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Maple Springs","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51394946400420,"sku":null,"price":4.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0580\/4713\/5908\/files\/20260702112132.jpg?v=1783044039","url":"https:\/\/fdc-vault.com\/products\/1976-christmas-13-boston-ma-first-day-cover","provider":"Maple Springs - FDC Vault","version":"1.0","type":"link"}