{"product_id":"1979-john-steinbeck-15-salinas-ca-first-day-cover","title":"1979 John Steinbeck 15¢ Salinas, CA First Day Cover","description":"\u003cp\u003eThis ArtCraft cacheted First Day Cover features the 15¢ John Steinbeck stamp from the Literary Arts Series, postmarked on the official first day of issue, February 27, 1979, in Salinas, California.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eJohn Steinbeck remains one of America’s most celebrated novelists, capturing the struggles of the Great Depression and the lives of working-class Americans in classics such as The Grapes of Wrath, Of Mice and Men, and Tortilla Flat—all illustrated on the cachet. His Nobel Prize-winning work continues to shape American literature and social consciousness.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe cachet prominently displays Steinbeck’s portrait alongside his three iconic novels and a vintage automobile, evoking the Dust Bowl migrations central to his storytelling. Salinas, his birthplace, was chosen as the first-day city, adding philatelic relevance.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA fine addition for collectors of Literary Arts Series issues, American authors, or 1970s U.S. commemoratives, this cover is in excellent condition with a crisp strike and attractive ArtCraft design.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Maple Springs","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51398845694116,"sku":null,"price":4.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0580\/4713\/5908\/files\/20260707084323.jpg?v=1783449833","url":"https:\/\/fdc-vault.com\/products\/1979-john-steinbeck-15-salinas-ca-first-day-cover","provider":"Maple Springs - FDC Vault","version":"1.0","type":"link"}