Grace Kelly 29¢ Stamp – Hollywood FDC
First Day Cover featuring the 1993 Grace Kelly 29-cent definitive stamp (Scott 2749) with a striking black and white TOPP cachet depicting multiple images: Kelly receiving an Academy Award, her wedding to Prince Rainier of Monaco, and a glamorous portrait. Postmarked March 24, 1993, in Hollywood, CA (ZIP 90028), honoring the American film star and Princess of Monaco (1929–1982).
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Black and white cachet featuring multiple photographic images of Grace Kelly, including her accepting an Academy Award (Oscar), in a wedding scene with Prince Rainier of Monaco in military dress uniform, and a glamorous portrait pose. Text identifies her as 'American Film Star' and 'Princess of Monaco' with birth/death years (1929-1982). The stamp is a USA 29-cent Grace Kelly definitive issue showing her portrait in blue tones, and the postmark is a circular date stamp from Hollywood, CA dated March 24, 1993.
This First Day Cover features a 1993 29-cent definitive stamp honoring Grace Kelly, with a black-and-white cachet depicting her receiving an Academy Award, her wedding to Prince Rainier III of Monaco, and a formal portrait. The stamp shows a portrait of Kelly with 'USA 29 GRACE KELLY' inscribed. The circular postmark is from Hollywood, CA, dated March 24, 1993, and includes the text 'FIRST DAY OF ISSUE'. The cover is in excellent condition.
(The automatic summaries sometimes misidentify the postmark as part of the cachet artwork.)