Sequoyah 19-Cent Definitive, 1980

The cachet features a brown ink portrait illustration of Sequoyah (Se-Quo-Yah), depicted as a Native American man wearing a turban-style headdress with feathers and smoking a pipe. Decorative Cherokee syllabary characters border the top and bottom of the cover in red-brown ink. The 19-cent USA Sequoyah definitive stamp is affixed in the upper right, showing a similar portrait. The postmark is a standard machine cancel from Tahlequah, OK dated December 27, 1980, with 'FIRST DAY OF ISSUE' slug, and the cover was produced by the Muskogee Stamp Club.

This First Day Cover features a brown ink portrait of Sequoyah on the cachet, designed by the Muskogee Stamp Club. Sequoyah is depicted wearing a feathered turban and smoking a pipe, with Cherokee syllabary characters in red-brown ink at the top and bottom. The stamp, issued on December 27, 1980, is a 19-cent definitive honoring Sequoyah, with a portrait in a similar style. The postmark is a circular blue cancellation from Tahlequah, Oklahoma, dated December 27, 1980. The cover is in good condition with clear, legible text and artwork.