Philadelphia and Lancaster Turnpike Road Bicentennial

This cover features a cachet depicting a horse-drawn stagecoach with passengers and driver, rendered in dark blue ink, commemorating the 200th anniversary of the Company of the Philadelphia and Lancaster Turnpike Road, chartered April 9, 1792. The cachet text reads 'Company of the Philadelphia and Lancaster Turnpike Road Chartered April 9, 1792' and 'LANCOPEX STA. 17604' in decorative script and block lettering. The stamp is the 29-cent White House commemorative (1792-1992 bicentennial) showing the White House with an American flag. The cancel is a hand-stamped date 'April 25, 1992' applied vertically, with no city/state cancellation slug visible beyond the ZIP code station identifier.

This First Day Cover commemorates the bicentennial of the Philadelphia and Lancaster Turnpike Road, chartered in 1792. The cachet features a detailed dark blue illustration of a horse-drawn stagecoach, symbolizing the historic transportation route. The cover is franked with a 29-cent White House commemorative stamp (Scott 2609) and bears a pictorial postmark from Lancaster, PA, dated April 25, 1992. The postmark includes an image of the White House and clear text indicating the LANCOPEX station. The envelope is in excellent condition with no visible damage.