Commemorative cover for the 1994 Buffalo Soldiers 29-cent stamp (Scott 2818) honoring the four African American regiments—the 9th and 10th Cavalry and 24th and 25th Infantry—created by congressional act in 1866. The Aristocrat Cachets cachet features a two-color brown illustration of a mounted Buffalo Soldier with a guidon flag and historical text. The cover bears a pictorial cancel from Fort Huachuca Station, Sierra Vista, Arizona, dated April 22, 1994, depicting a standing Buffalo Soldier with crossed sabers.
Claude
The cachet features a brown two-color illustration of a Buffalo Soldier on horseback carrying a guidon flag, with the title 'Buffalo Soldiers' in brown serif type. Descriptive text explains the history of four black regiments recruited by congressional act of 1866. The 29-cent Buffalo Soldiers stamp depicts a mounted cavalry soldier in full color with additional soldiers in the background. The postmark is a circular date stamp from Sierra Vista, AZ dated April 22, 1994, accompanied by a pictorial cancel showing a standing Buffalo Soldier with crossed sabers, inscribed 'Buffalo Soldier Fort Huachuca Station.'
Mistral
This First Day Cover features a detailed cachet illustration in brown tones of a mounted Buffalo Soldier carrying a guidon flag, with accompanying text explaining the history of the Buffalo Soldiers. The 29-cent stamp depicts a color illustration of two Buffalo Soldiers on horseback. The postmark is a pictorial cancellation from Fort Huachuca Station, featuring a standing Buffalo Soldier with crossed sabers, dated April 22, 1994. The text on the cachet provides historical context for the Buffalo Soldiers and their service.
(The automatic summaries sometimes misidentify the postmark as part of the cachet artwork.)
