Mount Rushmore 29¢ Coil – Ashley Cachet with 1992 Olympics Slogan
A Mount Rushmore 29-cent coil stamp (Scott 2523) with an attractive Ashley Cachet featuring patriotic Americana imagery including the Lincoln Memorial, Washington Monument, Golden Gate Bridge, and bald eagle. The cover bears a machine cancel from Knoxville, TN dated March 23, 1991 with a U.S. Postal Service Olympic Games slogan cancel, predating the official March 29 release date.
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- Don Ashley
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Black and white cachet artwork features classic American symbols including the US flag, Lincoln Memorial statue, Washington Monument, Golden Gate Bridge, Mount Rushmore, and a bald eagle in flight. The text 'United States of America' arcs around the top of the design. The stamp is a 29-cent Mount Rushmore coil stamp (brown/reddish tones) with an American flag inset. The postmark is a machine cancel from Knoxville, TN 379 dated March 23, 1991, with a slogan cancel reading 'U.S. Postal Service Official Sponsor 1992 Olympic Games.'
This First Day Cover features a black-and-white cachet with patriotic American themes, including a prominent U.S. flag, the Lincoln Memorial, the Washington Monument, Mount Rushmore, the Golden Gate Bridge, and a bald eagle. The stamp is a 29-cent coil featuring Mount Rushmore. The cover has a circular machine postmark from Knoxville, TN, dated March 23, 1991, and a pictorial slogan cancel promoting the 1992 Olympic Games. The text 'AUTHENTIC PHILATELIC COVER' and 'FIRST DAY OF ISSUE' are printed on the cachet, along with the cachet maker's name 'Ashley Cachet - D21'. The condition appears to be very fine, with clear postmarks and no visible damage.
(The automatic summaries sometimes misidentify the postmark as part of the cachet artwork.)