1993 Circus Stamps - Washington DC First Day Cover
This First Day Cover celebrates the 1993 Circus commemorative stamps featuring four classic circus performers: a clown, ringmaster, aerial acrobat, and performing elephant. The cachet displays a charming line-art illustration of adult and baby elephants, complementing the playful 29-cent stamp block canceled on April 6, 1993, in Washington, DC by Technical Cachets.
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The cachet features a simple black line-art illustration of an adult elephant and a baby elephant on the left side of the white envelope, with the text 'The CIRCUS' printed in a playful mixed-case font beneath them. The block of four 29-cent USA Circus stamps depicts four circus performers on a blue background: a clown (upper left), a ringmaster in red (upper right), an aerial acrobat (lower left), and a performing elephant with a clown rider (lower right), each labeled 'CIRCUS.' The postmark is a standard circular hand-applied cancellation from Washington, DC dated April 6, 1993, with ZIP code 20066, and includes a 'FIRST DAY OF ISSUE' slug cancellation across the stamps.
This First Day Cover features a cachet with a line-art illustration of an adult and baby elephant in gray on the left side. The stamp block includes four 29-cent stamps depicting a clown, ringmaster, aerial acrobat, and a performing elephant, all in vibrant colors. The circular postmark reads 'WASHINGTON, DC APR 6 1993' and includes the text 'FIRST DAY OF ISSUE.' The cover is in excellent condition with clear, legible text and artwork.
(The automatic summaries sometimes misidentify the postmark as part of the cachet artwork.)