Taunton Post Office 200th Anniversary Postal Card with 1792 Postal Rider Seal

Commemorative postal card honoring the 200th anniversary of Taunton Post Office, featuring the circular Post Office Department seal with a postal rider on horseback dated 1792. The card bears the preprinted 19-cent USA Flag stamp (Scott UX151) in red, white, and blue, with a pictorial cancellation dated June 12, 1992 from Taunton, MA. An official USPS cachet design enhances this postal history collectible.

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Claude

This postal card features a cachet with the circular Post Office Department seal (depicting a postal rider on horseback) dated 1792, with diagonal lines extending to the text 'Taunton Post Office 200th Anniversary Station.' The preprinted stamp on the card is the 19-cent USA Flag stamp (Scott #UX151 or similar postal card imprint) showing an American flag in red, white, and blue. The pictorial cancellation includes a square design with 'USA U.S. MAIL' and the year 1992, applied in dark ink over the stamp. The card is in excellent condition with crisp printing and clean white stock, copyright marked '© USPS 1991' in the lower left.

Mistral

This First Day Cover commemorates the 200th anniversary of the Taunton Post Office, featuring a cachet with a blue circular Post Office Department seal depicting a postal rider on horseback, dated 1792. The envelope bears a preprinted 19-cent USA Flag stamp (Scott UX151) in red, white, and blue, with a pictorial cancellation dated June 12, 1992 from Taunton, MA. The postmark includes an illustration of an eagle and the text 'U.S. MAIL.' The cover is in excellent condition with clear, legible text and artwork.

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