1987 Lacemaking Block — Passement Au Fuseau Cachet
First-day cover for the 1987 Lacemaking block, with all four 22-cent stamps, Scott #2351–2354. Their designs reproduce lace made by four Michigan members of the Great Lakes Lace Group. A blue printed GAMM cachet reproduces a pattern labeled “Passement Au Fuseau—Vinciolo, Edition 1623.” Machine-cancelled August 14, 1987, in Ypsilanti, Michigan.
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The cachet features a blue and white illustration of a historic lace pattern identified as 'Passement Au Fuseau-(Vinciolo, Edition 1623),' rendered in intricate detail on a blue rectangular background. The cachet includes a brief historical text about lacemaking in cursive and serif fonts, signed 'GAMM, 1987.' Four 22-cent Lacemaking USA stamps are affixed as a block of four, each depicting different blue and white lace designs including floral and geometric patterns. The postmark is a machine cancel from Ypsilanti, MI dated August 14, 1987, with a straight-line 'FIRST DAY OF ISSUE' slug cancellation across the stamps.
This First Day Cover features a detailed blue and white cachet depicting the historic lace pattern 'Passement Au Fuseau-Vinciolo, Edition 1623' on the left side. The cover is franked with a block of four 22-cent Lacemaking stamps, each showcasing different traditional lace designs in blue on a white background. The stamps are canceled with a circular postmark from Ypsilanti, MI, dated August 14, 1987. The envelope includes descriptive text about the history of lacemaking. The cover is in excellent condition with clear and legible details.
(The automatic summaries sometimes misidentify the postmark as part of the cachet artwork.)