{"product_id":"1978-american-quilts-13-charleston-wv-first-day-cover-1","title":"1978 American Quilts 13¢ Charleston, WV First Day Cover","description":"\u003cp\u003eThis ArtCraft First Day Cover features the se-tenant block of four 13¢ Folk Art: Quilts stamps issued March 8, 1978, in Charleston, West Virginia. The handsome black-and-white cachet depicts a woman seated in a rocking chair hand-quilting a large patchwork coverlet in a cozy domestic interior.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eQuilting has long been an important American folk tradition, blending utility with artistic expression. By the 1970s the Postal Service was actively celebrating such vernacular arts on stamps, and this colorful quartet of quilt patterns—each stamp showing a different traditional design—highlighted the enduring popularity of the craft across generations.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe four designs are arranged so that the perforations create an appealing overall patchwork effect when kept together as a block. The ArtCraft cachet complements the issue perfectly with its period illustration and clear “American Quilts 1978” titling.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA fine addition for collectors of U.S. commemoratives, folk-art topicals, or ArtCraft cachets, this cover remains in excellent condition with a crisp first-day cancel and attractive, well-centered stamps.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Maple Springs","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51398674481316,"sku":null,"price":4.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0580\/4713\/5908\/files\/20260706162830.jpg?v=1783438042","url":"https:\/\/fdc-vault.com\/products\/1978-american-quilts-13-charleston-wv-first-day-cover-1","provider":"Maple Springs - FDC Vault","version":"1.0","type":"link"}