Masters of Modern American Architecture - TWA Terminal
This First Day Cover celebrates the TWA Terminal at JFK Airport, designed by renowned architect Eero Saarinen, issued May 19, 2005, as part of the Masters of Modern American Architecture series. The cover features a striking blue aerial cachet by Chris Lazaroff Cachets depicting the terminal's distinctive curved forms, paired with the 37-cent stamp showcasing the building's iconic sweeping interior concrete architecture. The machine cancel from Las Vegas, Nevada provides official First Day of Issue documentation.
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The cachet features a blue aerial/bird's-eye view illustration of the TWA Terminal at JFK Airport in New York, showing the distinctive curved architecture of the Eero Saarinen-designed building surrounded by roads and parking areas. The stamp (Scott #3910D) shows a black-and-white close-up photograph of the terminal's sweeping interior concrete forms, denominated 37 cents, with 'TWA Terminal, New York, NY' and 'USA 37' in red and black text. The postmark is a machine cancel reading 'First Day of Issue, May 19, 2005, Masters of Modern American Architecture, Las Vegas, NV 89119.' The cachet maker 'CL Cachets' is printed in blue at the lower left.
This First Day Cover features a blue aerial view cachet of the TWA Terminal at JFK Airport, showcasing its distinctive curved architecture. The 37-cent stamp depicts the terminal's iconic interior with its sweeping concrete design. The cover includes a machine postmark from Las Vegas, NV, dated May 19, 2005, and text indicating it is part of the 'Masters of Modern American Architecture' series. The condition appears to be pristine, with clear and vivid details.
(The automatic summaries sometimes misidentify the postmark as part of the cachet artwork.)