DescriptionFirst day cover issued for 150th Anniversary of the Stevens Locomotive, Hoboken, (Hoboken Post Office, 89 River St.) Hoboken, NJ 07030, May 13,1976. 3-5/8" high x 6-1/2" wide envelope. Cancellation stamp with 13 cent American eagle (Bi-centennial) stamp. Colorano "Silk" Cachets. Text reads: May 13, 1826, Colonel John Stevens gave a public demonstration of his steam locomotive, the first to be built in America. It traveled ove a circular track in Hoboken, New Jersey, to form the nation's first steam railroad. The Students of Stevens Institute of Technology and the Hoboken Bicentennial Committee commemorated John Stevens' achievement 150 years later, on May 13, 1976. Official Cover Authorized by the Stevens Institute of Technology.