Alaska Highway 50th Anniversary, Scott 2635
This cover features the 29-cent Alaska Highway 1942 stamp (Scott 2635), showing a vehicle on a winding mountain road. It bears a circular rubber-stamp cachet commemorating the 50th anniversary of the Alaska-Canada Highway (1942–1992). The machine cancel is from Alcan Station, Delta Junction, AK, dated May 31, 1992 (Second Day of Issue).
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This cover features no cachet artwork — the left side is plain white with only a circular rubber-stamp cachet reading 'Alaska Canada Highway 1942-1992' with a large '50' in the center, commemorating the 50th anniversary. The stamp is the USA 29-cent 'Alaska Highway 1942' issue depicting a vehicle on a winding road through a mountain valley with snow-capped peaks and green terrain. The cancellation is a machine cancel from Alcan Station, Delta Junction, AK 99737, dated May 31, 1992, noting 'Second Day of Issue.' The cover is unaddressed and in generally clean condition with minor toning.
This First Day Cover features a 29-cent stamp depicting a vintage military vehicle traveling on a winding road through a mountainous landscape, commemorating the Alaska Highway of 1942. The cachet includes a circular design with text celebrating the 50th anniversary of the Alaska-Canada Highway (1942–1992), flanked by small star-like symbols. The postmark is a machine cancel from Alcan Station, Delta Junction, AK, dated May 31, 1992, marking the second day of issue. The cover is in good condition with clear stamp and postmark details.
(The automatic summaries sometimes misidentify the postmark as part of the cachet artwork.)