Reagan-Bush Inauguration, January 20, 1981 – GAMM Cachet

Inauguration-day commemorative cover canceled in Washington, DC, on January 20, 1981, when Ronald Reagan became the 40th president and George H. W. Bush the 43rd vice president. Gerry Adlman's blue GAMM cachet pairs Reagan and the White House with Bush and the Capitol, but mislabels Bush as the 42nd vice president. The cover bears a 15-cent Flag stamp and an 'INAUGURATION DAY' slogan cancel; it is not that stamp's first day of issue.

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Blue and white cachet featuring portrait illustrations of Ronald W. Reagan and George H.W. Bush flanking the White House and U.S. Capitol building respectively, with an American flag motif in the upper left corner. Text reads 'INAUGURATION DAY January 20, 1981' with captions identifying Reagan as '40th President of the United States' and Bush as '42nd Vice-President of the United States.' The stamp is a 15-cent U.S. Flag stamp inscribed 'The Land of the Free / Home of the Brave,' with a machine cancellation reading 'INAUGURATION DAY' and a circular date stamp from Washington, DC 20013 dated January 20, 1981. Cachet artist signature 'GAMM' is visible at lower right of the cachet artwork.

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This First Day Cover commemorates the inauguration of Ronald Reagan as the 40th President of the United States on January 20, 1981. The cachet features blue and white artwork with portrait illustrations of Ronald Reagan and George H.W. Bush, along with images of the White House and Capitol Building. The cover bears a 15-cent Flag stamp with the text 'The Land of the Free / Home of the Brave' and a circular postmark from Washington, DC, dated January 20, 1981. The postmark is a machine cancellation, and the cachet is signed by GAMM (Gerry Adlman).

(The automatic summaries sometimes misidentify the postmark as part of the cachet artwork.)