Fleetwood cachet FDC celebrating Fort Harrod's 1774 founding, featuring brown/sepia artwork depicting the log fort structure, a portrait of Captain James Harrod, and a riverside scene referencing George Rogers Clark's 1775 military expeditions. The cover bears four commemorative stamps: the 10¢ First Kentucky Settlement stamp (Scott 1542), plus three 3¢ stamps honoring the Nebraska Centennial, Lewis and Clark Expedition, and Kentucky Sesquicentennial. Postmarked June 15, 1974, from Harrodsburg, Kentucky.
Claude
The Fleetwood cachet features brown/sepia artwork depicting Fort Harrod's log fort structure, a portrait of Captain James Harrod, and a riverside scene with text noting George Rogers Clark's military expeditions from Fort Harrod in 1775. The cover bears four stamps: a 3¢ Nebraska Centennial 'Guardian of the Pioneer' (1948), a 10¢ First Kentucky Settlement stamp showing a covered wagon and log fort, a 3¢ Lewis and Clark Expedition stamp (1954), and a 3¢ Kentucky Sesquicentennial stamp (1942). The circular postmark from Harrodsburg, KY is dated June 15, 1974. Condition appears excellent with clean envelope and vivid cachet artwork.
Mistral
This First Day Cover features a Fleetwood cachet with detailed sepia-toned artwork commemorating the 1974 bicentennial of Fort Harrod. The cachet depicts the log fort structure, a portrait of Captain James Harrod, and a riverside scene highlighting George Rogers Clark's military expeditions. The cover includes four stamps: a 10¢ stamp honoring the First Kentucky Settlement, and three 3¢ stamps commemorating Fort Kearny, the Lewis and Clark Expedition, and the 1792 establishment of Kentucky. The postmark is a circular machine cancellation from Harrodsburg, KY, dated June 15, 1974. The cover is in good condition with clear artwork and legible postmark.
(The automatic summaries sometimes misidentify the postmark as part of the cachet artwork.)
