Ameripex 86 International Stamp Show - Benjamin Franklin

The cachet features a blue ink illustration of Benjamin Franklin in colonial-era attire against a yellow background, with a scroll banner identifying him as 'First Postmaster General of the United States, July 26, 1775.' The title 'Ameripex 86' appears in red script at top, with subtitle text notin…
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A First Day Cover for the 22-cent AMERIPEX 86 promotional stamp, issued May 25, 1985, in Rosemont, Illinois—nearly a year before the international stamp show opened in the Chicago area on May 22, 1986. Richard D. Sheaff's stamp-within-a-stamp design reproduces part of an earlier one-cent Benjamin Franklin stamp. Gerry Adlman's GAMM cachet portrays Franklin and marks his appointment by the Continental Congress as Postmaster General on July 26, 1775.

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May 25, 1985 Des Plaines, IL, US (60018)

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The cachet features a blue ink illustration of Benjamin Franklin in colonial-era attire against a yellow background, with a scroll banner identifying him as 'First Postmaster General of the United States, July 26, 1775.' The title 'Ameripex 86' appears in red script at top, with subtitle text noting the International Stamp Show, Chicago, Illinois, May 22 to June 1, 1986. The 22-cent stamp depicts a stamp-within-a-stamp design showing a vintage US postage stamp portrait, with 'AMERIPEX 86' text in dark blue. The postmark is a circular machine cancel from Rosemont, IL 60018, dated May 25, 1985, with 'FIRST DAY OF ISSUE' slug.

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This First Day Cover features a detailed blue portrait of Benjamin Franklin on the cachet, commemorating his role as the first Postmaster General of the United States. The cachet is designed in blue ink with a yellow background and includes text honoring Franklin's appointment on July 26, 1775. The stamp showcases an innovative 'stamp-within-a-stamp' design with a vintage US postage stamp portrait, and the postmark is a circular cancellation from Rosemont, Illinois, dated May 25, 1986. 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.)