American Architecture block with architect portraits cachet by Doris Gold

The cachet artwork by Doris Gold features portrait illustrations of four renowned architects — Frank Lloyd Wright, Mies van der Rohe, Walter Gropius, and Eero Saarinen — surrounding a central color illustration of the Statue of Freedom from the U.S. Capitol Building, rendered in teal/blue-green. The block of four 20-cent Architecture USA stamps depicts Illinois Institute of Technology (Mies van der Rohe), Fallingwater at Mill Run PA (Frank Lloyd Wright), Dulles Airport in Washington DC (Eero Saarinen), and Gropius House in Lincoln MA (Walter Gropius). The postmark is a machine cancel from Washington DC dated September 30, 1982, with 'FIRST DAY OF ISSUE' inscribed across the stamps. The cover is unaddressed and in excellent condition.

This First Day Cover features a cachet with illustrations of four renowned architects—Frank Lloyd Wright, Mies van der Rohe, Walter Gropius, and Eero Saarinen—surrounding a central depiction of the Statue of Freedom from the U.S. Capitol Building. The cachet artwork is in shades of brown, red, and blue, with the architects' names labeled in red. The four 20-cent stamps display black-and-white images of iconic buildings designed by these architects: Fallingwater, the Illinois Institute of Technology, Dulles Airport, and the Gropius House. The postmark is a circular machine cancellation from Washington, DC, dated September 30, 1982. The cover is in excellent condition and is unaddressed.