This official ArtCraft First Day Cover features the 1978 15¢ Photography commemorative stamp honoring Mathew B. Brady (1823–1896), issued June 26, 1978, in Las Vegas, Nevada. The cover displays a block of four stamps alongside a striking black-and-white cachet portrait of Brady with his large-format camera.
Brady is celebrated as the preeminent photographer of the American Civil War and a pioneering portraitist whose work documented presidents, generals, and everyday Americans. His images remain among the most important visual records of 19th-century United States history.
The cachet highlights Brady’s iconic equipment and includes the inscription “Understanding Through Photography – The Universal Language,” emphasizing photography’s role in communication and historical preservation.
A fine addition for collectors of photography topicals, ArtCraft cachets, or U.S. commemoratives from the 1970s, this cover is in excellent condition with a clear Las Vegas postmark.
