Tolpex '92 Leap Year FDC – Toledo, Ohio
First Day Cover for the February 29, 1992 Leap Day cancellation from Toledo, Ohio featuring a bold pen-drawn leaping frog cachet with 'LEAP YEAR' text and Toledo landmark architecture. Franked with the USA 29-cent Flag stamp (Scott #2522) and canceled at the Tolpex '92 philatelic exhibition station with a pictorial cancellation.
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The cachet features a bold pen-drawn leaping frog in mid-jump with the text 'LEAP YEAR' in large block letters above it, referencing the February 29 leap day. Below the frog is a detailed illustration of a building (likely Toledo's landmark architecture). The stamp is the USA 29-cent Flag stamp showing an American flag waving. The pictorial cancellation includes 'EXHIBITION STATION TOLPEX '92' and reads 'TOLEDO OHIO 43601 29 FEB 1992'.
The cachet artwork features a whimsical, hand-drawn illustration of a leaping frog in black ink, with the words 'LEAP YEAR' in bold, block letters above it. The background includes a faint outline of a building resembling a courthouse or historic structure, labeled 'TOLEDO OHIO' and 'TOLEPEX '92 EXHIBITION STATION.' The stamp is the USA 29-cent Flag definitive, Scott #2522, featuring a red, white, and blue American flag. The postmark is a pictorial cancellation with text 'TOLEDO OHIO 43601,' 'TOLEPEX '92,' and the date '29 FEB 1992,' indicating it was canceled at a philatelic exhibition. The cover is in clean, undamaged condition.
(The automatic summaries sometimes misidentify the postmark as part of the cachet artwork.)