This ArtCraft official first day cover features the 1978 American Dance issue, a block of four 13¢ stamps canceled in New York, NY on April 26, 1978. The colorful cachet illustrates the four dance styles honored on the stamps: Ballet, Modern, Folk, and Theater.
The issue celebrates dance as an integral part of America’s cultural heritage, highlighting both classical and popular forms that shaped 20th-century performing arts. New York City, home to major companies such as the New York City Ballet and Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater, was a fitting first-day location.
A notable detail is the se-tenant arrangement of the stamps in a diamond format, with the words “FIRST DAY OF ISSUE” printed across the center of the block—an uncommon layout for U.S. commemoratives of the period.
Collectors will appreciate the clean ArtCraft cachet and the crisp, well-centered New York postmark. An attractive addition for topical collections focused on dance, performing arts, or 1970s U.S. commemoratives.
