Abel Tasman 350th Anniversary - World Columbian Stamp Expo 1992

Netherlands Post First Day Cover from the World Columbian Stamp Expo in Chicago (May 22-31, 1992) bearing a 70-cent stamp commemorating the 350th anniversary of explorer Abel Tasman (1642-1992), featuring a historical map of his coastal explorations. The cover displays two identical pictorial cancellations with Queen Beatrix's portrait and a globe. The envelope remains in excellent condition with no cachet artwork.

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Claude

This plain white envelope has no decorative cachet artwork. It bears a Netherlands 70-cent stamp commemorating Abel Tasman (1642-1992), depicting a historical map of the coastline he explored with green landmass and blue water. The cover features two identical pictorial cancellations reading 'PTT POST FILATELIE NEDERLAND / CHICAGO / 22-31 MEI / 1992 / WORLD COLUMBIAN STAMP EXPO '92' with portrait of Queen Beatrix on the left and a globe on the right. The cover is in excellent condition with no visible damage.

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This First Day Cover commemorates the 350th anniversary of Abel Tasman's exploration, featuring a 70-cent stamp with a historical map of his coastal voyages. The cover has no cachet artwork but includes two identical pictorial postmarks with Queen Beatrix's portrait, a globe, and the text 'CHICAGO 22-31-MEI 1 1992 WORLD COLUMBIAN STAMP EXPO '92'. The envelope is in excellent condition.

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