Broad-billed Hummingbird First Day Cover, June 15, 1992
This elegant first day cover features a finely engraved cachet by Technical Cachets depicting two hummingbird species in blue ink with selective color highlighting, showcasing the delicate artistry of these tiny birds. The cover is franked with the 29-cent Broad-billed Hummingbird stamp from the 1992 Hummingbirds booklet series, which displays a green and white bird perched near vibrant tropical flowers. Postmarked June 15, 1992 in Washington, DC, with a small hummingbird design in the machine cancel, this cover celebrates America's fascination with these remarkable creatures.
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The cachet features two detailed illustrations of hummingbirds rendered in blue ink with selective color highlighting — the upper bird displays a red throat patch and the lower bird shows green and red coloring on its body, suggesting different hummingbird species. The artwork style uses fine line engraving with crosshatching details. The stamp is a USA 29-cent 'Broad-billed Hummingbird' stamp showing a green and white hummingbird perched near orange-red tropical flowers against a brown background. The machine cancel postmark includes a small outline hummingbird design flanked by wavy lines, dated June 15, 1992, from Washington, DC 20066, with 'FIRST DAY OF ISSUE' text.
This First Day Cover features a detailed cachet with two blue hummingbirds in flight, one with a red throat and the other with a green throat, both intricately engraved with fine details and color highlights. The 29-cent stamp depicts a green and white Broad-billed Hummingbird perched near vibrant red flowers. The postmark includes a small hummingbird design within a machine cancellation, and the text reads 'June 15, 1992, Washington, DC 20066.' The cover is in excellent condition with clear, well-preserved details.
(The automatic summaries sometimes misidentify the postmark as part of the cachet artwork.)