First day cover for the 13-cent Energy Development stamp (Scott 1724), issued October 20, 1977, in Washington, DC. The stamp, designed by Terrance McCaffrey, depicts a house, gasoline container, and light bulb and differs from the paired Energy Conservation stamp only in its title. Gerry Adlman's teal GAMM cachet maps the Trans-Alaska Pipeline from Prudhoe Bay to Valdez and prints a contemporary inventory of Alaska energy resources.
Claude
The cachet features a color map of Alaska in teal/blue showing Prudhoe Bay, the Trans-Alaska Pipeline route in red, and Valdez, with descriptive text about North America's largest oil field discovery. The 13-cent USA 'Energy Development' stamp depicts a stylized sun face with radiating rays over an orange landscape alongside a gas pump nozzle on a red background. The machine cancellation postmark reads Washington, DC, October 20, 1977, ZIP 20013. The cover is in excellent condition with crisp printing.
Mistral
The cachet artwork features a teal map of Alaska with a red line indicating the Trans-Alaska Pipeline route from Prudhoe Bay to Valdez. The stamp depicts a stylized sun face with radiating rays over an orange landscape and a gas pump nozzle, symbolizing diverse energy sources. The postmark is a circular cancellation with the date 'OCT 20 1977' and the location 'WASHINGTON, DC.' The text on the cachet discusses the energy potential of Alaska and the challenges of developing its resources. The cover is in good condition with clear, legible details.
(The automatic summaries sometimes misidentify the postmark as part of the cachet artwork.)
