{"product_id":"1976-clara-maass-13-belleville-nj-first-day-cover","title":"1976 Clara Maass 13¢ Belleville, NJ First Day Cover","description":"\u003cp\u003eThis Official First Day Cover features the 13¢ Clara Maass commemorative stamp issued by the United States on August 18, 1976. The cover bears a crisp Belleville, New Jersey first-day postmark and a handsome cachet honoring the centennial of the birth of nurse Clara Louise Maass (1876-1976).\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eClara Maass served with Major Walter Reed and Major William Gorgas during the yellow-fever experiments in Cuba. She was the only woman to volunteer for the program and the only American to die from the mosquito-borne infection, helping prove that Aedes mosquitoes transmitted the disease and paving the way for modern tropical medicine.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe cachet artwork depicts Maass in her nurse’s uniform against a tropical backdrop, with text noting her sacrifice. The stamp itself carries the inscription “She gave her life.”\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA fine addition for collectors of medical history, nursing, or women-in-America topicals, this well-preserved FDC displays excellent color and a clear postmark.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Maple Springs","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51394950168740,"sku":null,"price":4.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0580\/4713\/5908\/files\/20260702112646.jpg?v=1783044232","url":"https:\/\/fdc-vault.com\/products\/1976-clara-maass-13-belleville-nj-first-day-cover","provider":"Maple Springs - FDC Vault","version":"1.0","type":"link"}