1981 B-rate Eagle - House of Farnam Nude Cachet

The House of Farnam cachet features a detailed brown ink illustration of a nude woman riding a bald eagle in flight, holding a red letter or envelope aloft. The stamp is the 1981 'B' rate nondenominated eagle stamp in purple/violet, depicting a stylized eagle with 'B US Postage' text. The machine c…
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A San Francisco first-day cover for the nondenominated B-rate Eagle stamp (Scott 1820), issued March 15, 1981, with a domestic postage value of 18 cents. The violet engraved stamp reused Bradbury Thompson's eagle design from an 8-cent stamped envelope issued in 1971. The House of Farnam cachet answers that official eagle with a brown-and-red adult-themed illustration of a nude woman riding an eagle and holding a red envelope. The image is a visual invention; the cover provides no basis for assigning it to a specific classical myth or claiming rarity.

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March 15, 1981 San Francisco, CA, US (94101)

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The House of Farnam cachet features a detailed brown ink illustration of a nude woman riding a bald eagle in flight, holding a red letter or envelope aloft. The stamp is the 1981 'B' rate nondenominated eagle stamp in purple/violet, depicting a stylized eagle with 'B US Postage' text. The machine cancel reads 'San Francisco, CA / MAR 15 / 1981 / 94101' with a 'FIRST DAY OF ISSUE' slug. The cover is unaddressed and in excellent condition.

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This First Day Cover features a detailed cachet artwork by the House of Farnam, depicting a nude woman riding a bald eagle while holding a red envelope. The stamp is a nondenominated B-rate eagle stamp (Scott #1820) in purple, with a machine cancellation from San Francisco, CA, dated March 15, 1981. The cover is in excellent condition, with crisp artwork and a clear postmark.

(The automatic summaries sometimes misidentify the postmark as part of the cachet artwork.)