A striking 1992 commemorative cover honoring the 500th anniversary of Columbus's first voyage. The GAMM Cachets cachet by Gerry Adlman features a detailed pen-and-ink illustration of Columbus gazing through a spyglass with a red-sailed caravel in the background, inscribed 'The Great Enterprise' and an excerpt from Columbus's letter to King Ferdinand. The 29-cent stamp depicts crew members aboard ship approaching land, with the cover postmarked April 24, 1992, from Christiansted, Virgin Islands, marking this joint international issue with Italy, Spain, and Portugal.
Claude
The cachet features a black and white pen-and-ink illustration of Christopher Columbus looking through a spyglass, with a sailing ship bearing red cross-emblazoned sails in the background. Red and black text reads 'The Great Enterprise - The First Voyage of Columbus' at the top, with a quote from Columbus's letter to King Ferdinand at the bottom. The USA 29-cent stamp depicts crew members aboard ship approaching land, titled 'First Voyage of Christopher Columbus - Approaching Land.' The postmark is a circular date stamp from Christiansted, VI, dated April 24, 1992, with ZIP 00820.
Mistral
This First Day Cover commemorates the 500th anniversary of Christopher Columbus's first voyage. The cachet features a detailed pen-and-ink illustration of Columbus holding a spyglass with a red-sailed caravel in the background, accompanied by the text 'The Great Enterprise' and an excerpt from Columbus's letter to King Ferdinand. The 29-cent stamp depicts crew members aboard a ship approaching land. The cover is postmarked with a circular cancellation from Christiansted, Virgin Islands, dated April 24, 1992. The condition appears to be very fine, with clear and legible artwork, stamp, and postmark.
(The automatic summaries sometimes misidentify the postmark as part of the cachet artwork.)
