Indianapolis 500 Racing Car - Hoosier Hospitality Postal Stationery

This July 30, 1993 First Day Cover features a hand-drawn cachet depicting a racing car in motion with speed lines and the text 'Indy is Hoosier Hospitality The All American City.' The cover uses preprinted USA 29-cent postal stationery with a blue star design. The distinctive Indiana-shaped pictorial postmark from Indianapolis adds a regional character to this motorsport-themed cover.

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This First Day Cover features a hand-drawn cachet depicting a racing car (Indy car) in motion with speed lines, accompanied by the text 'Indy is Hoosier Hospitality The All American City.' The cachet artwork is rendered in black ink with a banner-style frame. The stamp is a preprinted USA 29-cent postal stationery indicium featuring a blue star on a white background with red text. The postmark is a pictorial cancel shaped like the state of Indiana, reading 'Indianapolis JUL 30 1993 Postique Indiana 462.'

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This First Day Cover features a hand-drawn cachet with a dynamic racing car in motion, accompanied by speed lines and the slogan 'Indy is Hoosier Hospitality The All American City.' The cover uses preprinted USA 29-cent postal stationery with a blue star design. The postmark is a distinctive Indiana-shaped pictorial cancellation with the text 'Postique Indiana 4626' and the date 'Jul 30 1993.' The cover is in clean condition with clear visibility of all elements.

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