Auburn Good Ol' Days 1991 – Penny-Farthing Bicycle Cachet

A commemorative cover from Auburn, Washington celebrating the August 23-25, 1991 Good Ol' Days festival, featuring an ornate blue filigree border cachet with a penny-farthing bicycle illustration and period-appropriate typography. The oval pictorial cancel depicts a high-wheel bicycle rider and is dated August 24, 1991. The cover bears the 29-cent Flag over Mount Rushmore definitive stamp (Scott #2523).

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Claude

The cachet features an ornate blue scrollwork/filigree border framing text and an illustration of a penny-farthing (high-wheel) bicycle. The cachet reads 'Yesteryear Revisited / Auburn / Good Ol' Days / Saturday, August 23-25, 1991' printed in blue ink on light blue envelope. The oval pictorial cancel depicts a man riding a penny-farthing bicycle with text 'Auburn, WA 98002-9998 / Good Ole Days Station - Aug 24, 1991.' The stamp is the 29-cent Flag over Mount Rushmore definitive issue (Scott #2523 or similar).

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This First Day Cover features a detailed blue cachet with ornate filigree border and a central illustration of a penny-farthing bicycle. The text 'Yesteryear Revisited Auburn Good Ol' Days' and 'Saturday August 23-25, 1991' is printed in period-appropriate typeface. The postmark is a pictorial cancellation depicting a rider on a high-wheel bicycle, dated August 24, 1991, from Auburn, WA. The cover bears a 29-cent U.S. stamp featuring the American flag over Mount Rushmore. The cover is in excellent condition with clear and legible text.

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