World Columbian Stamp Expo '92 – Youth Day
First Day Cover from the World Columbian Stamp Expo '92 in Chicago, featuring the 29-cent commemorative stamp (Scott #2616) honoring the 1869 U.S. postage stamp design. The cover bears a pictorial cancellation in blue/black ink dated May 24, 1992, depicting a youth examining a stamp with a magnifying glass, surrounded by 'YOUTH DAY' and expo details. This plain white envelope showcases the expo's youth-focused programming during America's philatelic celebration.
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This cover has no cachet artwork on the left side — it is a plain white envelope. The stamp is the 29-cent World Columbian Stamp Expo '92 commemorative (Scott #2616), depicting a detail of the 1869 U.S. postage stamp design showing historical figures, with an inset label reading 'U.S. Postage' in brown. The pictorial cancellation is in blue/black ink and features a stamp-shaped outline containing the silhouette of a youth examining a stamp with a magnifying glass, surrounded by text reading 'WORLD COLUMBIAN STAMP EXPO '92 STA' (station), 'CHICAGO, IL 60607', 'YOUTH DAY', and 'MAY 24, 1992'. The cover is in good condition with minor soiling.
This First Day Cover features a plain white envelope with no cachet artwork. The stamp is a 29-cent commemorative issue (Scott #2616) depicting the 1869 U.S. postage stamp design in blue, honoring the original stamp's 125th anniversary. The postmark is a pictorial cancellation in blue/black ink, dated May 24, 1992, showing a youth examining a stamp with a magnifying glass, surrounded by 'YOUTH DAY' and 'WORLD COLUMBIAN STAMP EXPO '92' text. 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.)