World Columbian Stamp Expo '92 - Montreal Cancel

This First Day Cover features the 29-cent World Columbian Stamp Expo '92 stamp (Scott #2616), which depicts a detail from an 1869 U.S. stamp showing colonial figures. The cover bears a striking pictorial cancellation showing a sailing ship over a globe with 'Canada 92' banner, postmarked March 25, 1992 in Montreal. The envelope has a plain left side with no cachet artwork.

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Claude

This cover features no cachet artwork on the left side, leaving it plain white. The stamp is the 29-cent World Columbian Stamp Expo '92 issue (Scott #2616), depicting a detail of a U.S. 1869 stamp showing a group of figures in colonial dress, with 'U.S. POSTAGE' banner in brown and the expo details in yellow/gold at top. The pictorial cancellation features a sailing ship over a globe with a banner reading 'CANADA 92,' inscribed 'MONTREAL, CANADA' at top and 'U.S. POSTAL SERVICE' at bottom, dated MAR 25, 1992. The cover is in clean condition with only a minor light stain visible on the lower left.

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This First Day Cover features the 29-cent World Columbian Stamp Expo '92 stamp (Scott #2616), depicting colonial figures in blue. The cover bears a pictorial cancellation with a sailing ship over a globe and a 'Canada 92' banner, postmarked March 25, 1992, in Montreal. The envelope has no cachet artwork on the left side and is in clean condition.

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