{"product_id":"1976-clara-maass-13-belleville-nj-first-day-cover-1","title":"1976 Clara Maass 13¢ Belleville, NJ First Day Cover","description":"\u003cp\u003eThis 1976 First Day Cover features the 13¢ Clara Maass commemorative stamp issued by the United States Postal Service on August 18, 1976, in Belleville, New Jersey. The cover bears a handsome Art Craft cachet depicting the heroic nurse in uniform alongside a scene of her attending a patient.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eClara Maass (1876–1901) was a New Jersey-born nurse who volunteered for U.S. Army yellow-fever experiments in Cuba. She ultimately gave her life to the research, becoming one of the few women honored on a U.S. stamp for medical heroism.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe cachet inscription “She gave her life” and the small caduceus emblem underscore her sacrifice; the postmark date coincides with the centennial of her birth.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA fine addition for collectors of medical or nursing topicals, this clean Art Craft FDC displays well and represents an important chapter in American postal and public-health history.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Maple Springs","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51394951217316,"sku":null,"price":4.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0580\/4713\/5908\/files\/20260702112702.jpg?v=1783044293","url":"https:\/\/fdc-vault.com\/products\/1976-clara-maass-13-belleville-nj-first-day-cover-1","provider":"Maple Springs - FDC Vault","version":"1.0","type":"link"}