Indianapolis Union Station & McQueen's Jupiter Locomotive

The cachet features a red illustration of Indianapolis Union Station (First Union Station), a Romanesque Revival building with a prominent clock tower, rose window, and arched entrance. Text reads 'First Union Station / INDYPEX 94 / Sept 16-18th' in black. The stamp is USA 29¢ Scott #2844 depicting…
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A striking cachet featuring Indianapolis Union Station's Romanesque Revival architecture with clock tower, paired with the 1994 Locomotives issue 29¢ stamp honoring McQueen's Jupiter locomotive from 1868. Cancelled with a pictorial postmark on September 18, 1994, during IndyPex 94, where the cancel itself replicates the Union Station building from the cachet, creating an elegant thematic connection between the architectural landmark and the railroad heritage.

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Sept. 18, 1994 Indianapolis, IN, US (46225)

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The cachet features a red illustration of Indianapolis Union Station (First Union Station), a Romanesque Revival building with a prominent clock tower, rose window, and arched entrance. Text reads 'First Union Station / INDYPEX 94 / Sept 16-18th' in black. The stamp is USA 29¢ Scott #2844 depicting McQueen's Jupiter locomotive from 1868 in red and gold tones. The pictorial cancellation shows the same Union Station building in gray/black ink with 'INDYPEX STATION / INDIANAPOLIS INDIANA 46225 / SEPT 18, 1994'.

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The cachet artwork features a red illustration of Indianapolis Union Station, highlighting its Romanesque Revival architecture with a prominent clock tower. The stamp depicts McQueen's Jupiter, a historic 1868 locomotive, in red and black with a denomination of 29 cents. The postmark is a pictorial cancellation with an image of the Union Station, dated September 18, 1994, from Indianapolis, Indiana. The text 'INDIYPEX 94' and 'First Union Station' are visible on the cachet, along with the event dates 'Sept 16-18th'. The envelope is in good condition with clear printing and cancellation.

(The automatic summaries sometimes misidentify the postmark as part of the cachet artwork.)