House of Representatives Bicentennial 1989

The ArtCraft cachet features a black-and-white engraved oval vignette depicting a classical allegorical female figure (the Car of History statue) seated atop a winged chariot with a clock face, set against the interior of the Old House Chamber in the Capitol Building, Washington D.C. The cachet tex…
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An ArtCraft cachet covers featuring the famous 'Car of History' allegorical sculpture by Carlo Franzoni, depicted in an elegant black-and-white engraved vignette set within the Old House Chamber. The 25-cent stamp (Scott 2412) shows the same classical statue in gold tones with a red bicentennial banner. Hand-cancelled April 4, 1989 in Washington, DC.

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April 4, 1989 Washington, DC, US (20515)

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The ArtCraft cachet features a black-and-white engraved oval vignette depicting a classical allegorical female figure (the Car of History statue) seated atop a winged chariot with a clock face, set against the interior of the Old House Chamber in the Capitol Building, Washington D.C. The cachet text reads 'House of Representatives Bicentennial, Constitution Series 1989' in elegant script, with a secondary illustration of the Capitol dome. The 25-cent stamp (USA 25) depicts the same Car of History statue in gold tones against a dark background with a red 'Bicentennial House of Representatives' banner. The circular hand-applied postmark reads 'First Day of Issue, Apr 4 1989, Washington, DC 20515.'

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This First Day Cover commemorates the Bicentennial of the U.S. House of Representatives, featuring a detailed black-and-white engraving of the 'Car of History' sculpture by Carlo Franzoni in the Old House Chamber. The gold-toned 25-cent stamp (Scott 2412) mirrors the sculpture with a red bicentennial banner. The cover bears a hand-cancelled postmark from Washington, DC, dated April 4, 1989. The artwork and text are in pristine condition, with the cachet created by ArtCraft.

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