High Museum of Art — 2005 Artcraft First Day Cover
Artcraft First Day Cover for the 37-cent High Museum of Art stamp (Scott 3910j), one of twelve Masterworks of Modern American Architecture designs issued May 19, 2005, in Las Vegas. The stamp photographs Richard Meier’s 1983 Atlanta building, now the Stent Family Wing. The grayscale cachet combines the Hancock Center, Chrysler Building, Yale Art and Architecture Building, and TWA Flight Center.
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- Architecture
- ArtcraftCachets
- atlanta
- buildings
- chicago
- chrysler building
- cityscape
- Derry Noyes
- georgia
- Hancock Center
- high museum of art
- Margaret Bauer
- ModernArchitecture
- modernism
- museum
- new york
- OfficialFirstDay
- richard meier
- Scott 3910j
- skyscraper
- Stent Family Wing
- twa flight center
- Yale Art and Architecture Building
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The cachet features a grayscale cityscape collage depicting iconic American architectural landmarks including the Sears Tower (Chicago), Chrysler Building (New York), TWA Flight Center, and other modernist structures, with birds in flight. The title 'Masterworks of Modern American Architecture' appears in bold red text at the bottom left, with 'Official First Day of Issue' in red at the top. The 37-cent stamp depicts the High Museum of Art in Atlanta, GA, designed by Richard Meier, shown in a photographic image. The postmark is a rectangular machine cancel dated May 19, 2005, from Las Vegas, NV 89119, reading 'Masters of Modern American Architecture.'
The cachet features a grayscale collage of iconic modern American architecture, including the Sears Tower, Chrysler Building, and TWA Flight Center, with a subtle Art Deco-inspired design. The 37-cent stamp showcases the High Museum of Art in Atlanta, Georgia, in a black-and-white photograph. The postmark is a standard First Day of Issue cancellation with a legible date and location, and the envelope is in excellent condition. Additional printed text includes 'Official First Day of Issue' and 'Masterworks of Modern American Architecture' in bold red lettering.
(The automatic summaries sometimes misidentify the postmark as part of the cachet artwork.)