National Postal Museum Opening, 1993—Good Humor Ice Cream Station Cachet

First Day Cover for the 29¢ National Postal Museum commemorative stamp (Scott #2782), postmarked July 30, 1993 in Washington, DC. The blue cachet artwork by Technical Cachets features an illustrated block of Good Humor ice cream, referencing the Ice Cream Station at Washington, DC 20066. The cover displays multiple historical postmarks and a meter label from Anchorage, AK, documenting the museum's opening date.

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The cachet artwork, printed in blue ink by Technical Cachets, features a large illustrated block of ice cream with the text 'Good Humor Ice Cream' prominently displayed, referencing the Ice Cream Station at Washington DC 20066. The stamp is the 29¢ National Postal Museum commemorative (Scott #2779-2782 block or single), depicting a postal worker figure with historical imagery including a portrait cameo. Multiple postmarks appear on the left side including Washington DC Sep 14 1992, Meadville PA Feb 28 1957, Charlotte & Kingstree HPO Jun 1 1964, plus a meter strip from Anchorage AK dated Jan 24 1993. The text 'National Postal Museum Opening • July 30, 1993' and 'Ice Cream Station • Washington, DC 20066' are printed in blue on the cover face.

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This First Day Cover features a blue cachet with artwork depicting a block of Good Humor ice cream, referencing the Ice Cream Station in Washington, DC. The stamp is a 29¢ commemorative issue for the National Postal Museum (Scott #2782), depicting a postal worker and historical imagery. The cover includes multiple postmarks: a pictorial cancellation for the National Postal Museum opening on July 30, 1993, in Washington, DC, and additional circular postmarks from Washington, DC (1992), Meadville, PA (1957), and Charlotte & King Street, PA (1964). A meter label from Anchorage, AK, is also affixed, dated June 24, 1993. The cover is in excellent condition, with clear and legible markings.

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