1992 Cosmonaut/Astronaut Space Cooperation — Artcraft Cachet

The ArtCraft cachet features a black-and-white illustration of two astronauts performing a spacewalk — one in a NASA suit and one in a Soviet suit — with Earth and a satellite visible in the background. Text reads 'Co-operation in SPACE — A Joint Issue Between The United States and Russia.' The stamp (USA 29¢) depicts a colorful scene of an astronaut in a NASA suit floating in space against a fiery rocket launch background, with a Space Shuttle also visible. The pictorial postmark features a globe illustration and reads 'CHICAGO, IL 60607 / MAY 29 / 1992 / MOSCOW, RUSSIA' with 'FIRST DAY OF ISSUE' printed below.

This First Day Cover commemorates space cooperation between the United States and Russia, featuring a black-and-white Artcraft cachet of an American astronaut and Soviet cosmonaut performing a spacewalk with Earth and a satellite in the background. The stamp depicts an astronaut in flight against a colorful Space Shuttle launch scene. The cover includes a dual-city pictorial postmark from Chicago, IL, and Moscow, Russia, dated May 29, 1992. The text 'Co-operation in SPACE' is prominently displayed on the cachet, along with 'A Joint Issue Between The United States and Russia.' The envelope is in clean, unaddressed condition.