20th Universal Postal Congress & World Stamp Expo 1989

The cachet features a hand-drawn illustration of a blue early 20th-century U.S. Mail delivery truck with red wheels, rendered in a naive/folk art style and signed 'RMA' by artist Ralph Achgill. Three stamps are affixed: a reproduced 20-cent Special Delivery stamp depicting a postal vehicle at a post office, a 25-cent USA stamp showing a mail carrier with an early automobile (20th Universal Postal Congress issue), and a 25-cent World Stamp Expo 1989 stamp. The primary postmark is a circular Washington, DC machine cancel dated November 19, 1989, ZIP 20066, with a second cancel on the World Stamp Expo stamp reading 'November 17-December 3, 1989, Washington DC, 20066'. Cover is in excellent condition with clear text reading 'FIRST DAY OF ISSUE' and '20th Universal Postal Congress, Washington, DC, 1989'.

This First Day Cover features a hand-drawn cachet by Ralph Achgill (RKA Cachets) depicting a whimsical blue mail delivery truck with red wheels and 'U.S. Mail' written on the side. The cover includes three stamps: a 20-cent Special Delivery stamp with an image of a vintage mail truck, a 25-cent stamp commemorating the 20th Universal Postal Congress with a mail carrier and early automobile, and a 25-cent 'World Stamp' stamp with a pictorial cancellation. The postmark is a circular machine cancel from Washington, DC, dated November 19, 1989. The text on the cover reads 'Classic Mail Transportation From the Past' and '20th Universal Postal Congress Washington, DC, 1989', with additional text indicating the event dates.