Claude
The cachet features a hand-drawn red rooster in colorful artwork on the left, with a green outline map of Rhode Island in the center bearing a scroll reading 'We the People.' The humorous text asks 'What Came First? The Chicken or Rhode Island?' in red lettering, referencing Rhode Island Red chickens and Rhode Island statehood. Three stamps are affixed: a 3-cent Rhode Island Tercentenary stamp (1636-1936) showing Roger Williams, a 25-cent USA stamp depicting Slater Mill (May 29, 1790 Rhode Island statehood), and a 3-cent Poultry Industry Centennial stamp, with a Pawtucket RI machine cancel dated May 29, 1990 and a black 'Statehood First Day of Issue Bicentennial' handstamp.
Mistral
This First Day Cover commemorates the 200th anniversary of Rhode Island statehood, featuring a hand-drawn cachet with a red rooster, a green map of Rhode Island, and the phrase 'What Came First? The Chicken or Rhode Island?' The cachet also includes a scroll with 'We the People' and a circular postmark from Pawtucket, RI, dated May 29, 1990. The cover includes three stamps: the Rhode Island Tercentenary (1936, 3¢) depicting Roger Williams, the Rhode Island Statehood (1990, 25¢) showing Slater Mill, and the Poultry Industry Centennial (1955, 3¢) with a turkey. The cover is in excellent condition with clear postmark and vibrant colors.
(The automatic summaries sometimes misidentify the postmark as part of the cachet artwork.)
