{"product_id":"u-s-1962-8-airmail-stamped-envelope-first-day-cover-chantilly-va-november-17-1962","title":"U.S. 1962 8¢ Airmail Stamped Envelope First Day Cover – Chantilly, VA (November 17, 1962)","description":"\u003cp dir=\"auto\"\u003eThis is an \u003cstrong\u003eOfficial First Day Cover (FDC)\u003c\/strong\u003e from the \u003cstrong\u003eUnited States\u003c\/strong\u003e, issued on \u003cstrong\u003eNovember 17, 1962\u003c\/strong\u003e, for the \u003cstrong\u003e8¢ Airmail Stamped Envelope\u003c\/strong\u003e (Scott #UC36 or similar in the airmail postal stationery series), featuring a red embossed jet airliner design in the upper right corner with \"AIR MAIL\" and \"U.S. 8¢\" inscriptions.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"auto\"\u003eThe cover is an \u003cstrong\u003eArtCraft\u003c\/strong\u003e cacheted stamped envelope (Series of 1962), with a patriotic red-white-blue bordered design. It includes:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul dir=\"auto\"\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eA black-and-white inset photo captioned \"NIGHT VIEW OF CAPITOL DOME,\" showing the illuminated U.S. Capitol Building in Washington, D.C., at night with trees in the foreground.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eA small jet airplane graphic below the text \"8¢ Air Mail.\"\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eProminent text: \"FIRST DAY OF ISSUE\" at the top, \"8¢ Air Mail STAMPED ENVELOPE\" at the bottom, and the ArtCraft logo.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"auto\"\u003ePostmarked with a circular cancel from \u003cstrong\u003eChantilly, Virginia\u003c\/strong\u003e (near Dulles International Airport, opened in 1962), dated \u003cstrong\u003eNOV 17 1962 9-AM\u003c\/strong\u003e, with \"FIRST DAY OF ISSUE\" in the killer bars and ZIP precursor notation.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"auto\"\u003eThis issue coincided with the expansion of U.S. airmail rates and infrastructure (e.g., new jet services and airports like Dulles in nearby Chantilly). The envelope served as prepaid postal stationery for domestic\/international airmail. ArtCraft's cachet emphasizes American symbols (Capitol Dome lit at night, jet plane), tying into mid-20th-century themes of progress, aviation, and national pride. Popular among collectors of airmail postal stationery, ArtCraft cachets, and 1960s FDCs, often in unaddressed condition.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Maple Springs","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51233900527780,"sku":null,"price":4.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0580\/4713\/5908\/files\/20250517182537.jpg?v=1770401013","url":"https:\/\/fdc-vault.com\/products\/u-s-1962-8-airmail-stamped-envelope-first-day-cover-chantilly-va-november-17-1962","provider":"Maple Springs - FDC Vault","version":"1.0","type":"link"}