FREE: John F. Kennedy FDC - Scott #1246 - 2nd FDC

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The five cents John Kennedy is the first United States postage stamp to pay tribute to President John Fitzgerald Kennedy.

It was issued May 29, 1964 for his 47th birthday, with a first day of issue cancellation in his hometown of Boston, Massachusetts.

Soon after the assassination of President Kennedy, the United States Post Office Department decided to issue a postage stamp to be issued on his next birthday. This was a challenging deadline, requiring the stamp to be designed, approved by the late President's widow, Jacqueline Kennedy, and printed in large quantities in just a few months (it was estimated that two million first day covers would need to be available).

THIS FDC IS WRINKLED AS IT HAS BEEN STORED IN A CELLOPHONE WRAPPER.