Wildflowers of America - Round-lobed Hepatica, AFDCS Convention
This cover features a striking pixel-art style cachet depicting wildflowers in black and white, created by Technical cachet maker for the 1992 Wildflowers series. The 29-cent Round-lobed Hepatica stamp commemorates America's native wildflowers with its delicate pink and mauve botanical illustration. The cover was canceled at the AFDCS Convention Station in Columbus, Ohio on July 24, 1992, with a pictorial postmark featuring a sailing ship motif.
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The cachet features a black-and-white pixel/dot-matrix style artwork depicting wildflowers with stems and leaves, framed in a dark square border. Below the artwork is the text 'Wildflowers of America' in italic script with 'TECHNICAL•FDOI•9206' beneath it. The stamp is a 29-cent USA issue depicting Round-lobed Hepatica flowers in pink/mauve tones against a dark background. The pictorial postmark features a sailing ship and reads 'July 24, 1992 / Columbus / Ohio 43216 / A.F.D.C.S. Convention Station'.
This First Day Cover features a black-and-white pixelated cachet depicting a stylized wildflower design, likely representing the theme of the stamp series. The stamp is a 29-cent issue showcasing a detailed illustration of the Round-lobed Hepatica in shades of pink and mauve, part of the Wildflowers of America series. The postmark is pictorial, with a circular design featuring a sailing ship, and includes the date and location of the AFDCS Convention in Columbus, Ohio. The cover is in good condition, with clear and legible text indicating the event and cachet maker.
(The automatic summaries sometimes misidentify the postmark as part of the cachet artwork.)