House of Farnum - Bicycle 1870s Transportation Series

The cachet features a red/pink illustration of a nude woman riding a high-wheel penny-farthing bicycle, with cursive blue 'Bicycling' text and bold '5.9c NON PROFIT COIL' designation. The cover bears a strip of four 5.9-cent 'Bicycle 1870s' USA Transportation Series stamps in blue, depicting a penny-farthing bicycle. The postmark is a circular machine cancel from Wheeling, WV dated February 17, 1982, with ZIP 26003. A 'FIRST DAY OF ISSUE' machine slug cancel appears to the right of the stamps.

This First Day Cover features a House of Farnum cachet with a red/pink illustration of a nude woman riding a high-wheel penny-farthing bicycle, accompanied by blue 'Bicycling' text and a '5.9c Non Profit Coil' inscription. The cover bears a strip of four 5.9-cent 'Bicycle 1870s' stamps from the USA Transportation Series, with a machine postmark from Wheeling, WV, dated February 17, 1982. The postmark includes a 'First Day of Issue' inscription. The cover is in excellent condition, with clear and vivid artwork, stamps, and cancellation.