This First Day Cover features a Gamm cachet showcasing a yellow map of Alaska with the Trans-Alaska Pipeline route highlighted in red, illustrating the connection between Prudhoe Bay and Valdez, and commemorating North America's largest oil field discovery. The cover is franked with the 13-cent Energy Development stamp, which depicts a radiant sun face with industrial imagery symbolizing the nation's diverse energy resources. Posted from Washington, DC on October 20, 1977, this cover celebrates the pivotal role of Alaska's energy resources in American industrial development.
Claude
The cachet features a yellow map of Alaska with the Trans-Alaska Pipeline route marked in red, connecting Prudhoe Bay in the north to Valdez in the south. Below the map is text about North America's largest oil field discovery at Prudhoe Bay and Alaska's energy potential. The stamp is a 13-cent USA 'Energy Development' issue depicting a stylized sun face with radiating rays above industrial/energy imagery in orange, red, and yellow. The postmark is a circular machine cancel from Washington, DC dated October 20, 1977.
Mistral
This First Day Cover features a map of Alaska in yellow on the cachet, highlighting the Trans-Alaska Pipeline route in red, connecting Prudhoe Bay and Valdez. The stamp depicts a sun with industrial imagery and the text 'ENERGY DEVELOPMENT,' symbolizing diverse energy resources. The postmark is a standard circular cancellation with the date and location clearly visible. The printed text on the cachet describes the significance of the Prudhoe Bay oil field and Alaska's energy potential. The cover is in good condition with clear and legible details.
(The automatic summaries sometimes misidentify the postmark as part of the cachet artwork.)
