Eagle in Flight - Non-Denominated "C" Stamp, Postal Rate Increase - October 11, 1981

The cachet features a detailed engraving-style illustration of a bald eagle in flight with wings spread wide, rendered in dark reddish-brown ink against a soft pink cloud background. Text above reads 'NON-DENOMINATED Postal Rate Increase Stamp October 11, 1981' and below reads '"C" Stamp SHEET-COIL-BOOKLET'. The stamp is the non-denominated 'C' Eagle domestic mail stamp in brown, showing a stylized eagle. The cancellation is a machine cancel from Memphis, TN with 'FIRST DAY OF ISSUE' slug dated OCT 11, 1981, ZIP 38101.

This First Day Cover features a non-denominated 'C' stamp with an eagle design, issued to mark a postal rate increase on October 11, 1981. The cachet artwork, created by GAMM Cachets, depicts a detailed engraving-style bald eagle in flight against a soft pink cloud background. The stamp is canceled with a machine postmark from Memphis, TN, bearing the text 'FIRST DAY OF ISSUE.' The envelope is in excellent condition with clear and legible text.