A July 30, 1993 First Day Cover for the 29-cent National Postal Museum commemorative stamp (Scott #2779), featuring a blue ink cachet depicting Good Humor ice cream imagery and the Ice Cream Station at the National Postal Museum in Washington, DC. This Technical Cachets cover is notable for its multiple historical postmarks from 1957, 1964, and 1992, making it a multi-cancel collectible that bridges postal history with novelty cacheted artwork.
Claude
The cachet features blue ink artwork depicting ice cream scoops and a cone with the text 'Good Humor Ice Cream' and 'Ice Cream Station • Washington, DC 20066' along with 'National Postal Museum Opening • July 30, 1993'. The stamp is a 29-cent USA National Postal Museum commemorative showing a postal worker scene. The cover bears multiple postmarks including Washington DC (SEP 14 1992), Meadville (FEB 28 1957), Charlotte & Kingstree HPO (JUN 1 1964), and a metered postage impression. The image appears to be scanned upside down or at an unusual orientation.
Mistral
The cachet artwork features a blue ink design with the words 'ICE CREAM' and 'Good Humor' prominently displayed, along with an illustration of an ice cream bar. The stamp depicts a portrait of a man operating an old-fashioned printing press, with the text 'National Postal Museum' and '29 USA' visible. The postmark includes multiple circular cancellations with dates from 1957, 1964, and 1992, indicating a multi-cancel collectible. The cover is in good condition with clear and legible details.
(The automatic summaries sometimes misidentify the postmark as part of the cachet artwork.)
