This ArtCraft First Day Cover features the 1978 16¢ Statue of Liberty definitive coil stamp, postmarked in New York, NY on March 31, 1978. The cachet depicts the iconic torch-bearing figure with the inscription "Lift my lamp beside the golden door."
The Statue of Liberty, a gift from France dedicated in 1886, has long symbolized freedom and opportunity for immigrants arriving in America. The stamp's design draws directly from Emma Lazarus's 1883 sonnet "The New Colossus," whose closing lines are reproduced on the cover.
A notable detail is the use of a coil stamp format for this definitive issue, produced for high-volume postal use. The ArtCraft cachet is a classic example of mid-20th-century FDC artwork.
This cover makes an excellent addition for collectors of U.S. definitives, Statue of Liberty topicals, or ArtCraft cachets, with clean postmark and attractive graphics.
