A First Day Cover for Richard D. Sheaff's 29-cent World Columbian Stamp Expo '92 stamp, issued January 24, 1992, in Rosemont, Illinois, to promote the international stamp show held there that May. The stamp-on-stamp design reproduces part of the 15-cent Landing of Columbus stamp issued in 1869. Gerry Adlman's teal-and-brown GAMM cachet depicts Columbus, crew members, a flag, and a sailing ship beneath the printed caption “Columbus lands in the New World.”
Claude
The GAMM Cachets cachet features a teal and brown illustration of Christopher Columbus and his crew planting a flag on shore upon landing in the New World, with a sailing ship visible in the background. Text reads 'World Columbian Stamp Expo '92' and 'Columbus lands in the New World.' The stamp is a 29-cent World Columbian Stamp Expo '92 issue depicting a U.S. Postage vignette with historical figures, featuring blue and gold colors. The circular handstamp cancellation is from Rosemont, IL dated January 24, 1992 with ZIP 60018. The cover is in excellent condition with crisp printing.
Mistral
This First Day Cover features a detailed cachet artwork depicting Christopher Columbus and his crew landing in the New World, with a sailing ship in the background. The cachet is designed in teal and brown tones, showing Columbus holding a flag while his crew stands nearby. The cover bears a 29-cent commemorative stamp for the World Columbian Stamp Expo '92, issued in 1992 (Scott #2616), and a circular postmark from Rosemont, IL, dated January 24, 1992. The cover is in excellent condition with crisp printing and a clear postmark.
(The automatic summaries sometimes misidentify the postmark as part of the cachet artwork.)
