World Columbian Stamp Expo '92 - Postal Administration Day

Plain white envelope with no cachet bearing the 29¢ World Columbian Stamp Expo '92 commemorative (Scott 2630), featuring Columbus imagery from an 1893 Columbian Exposition stamp. The pictorial cancellation from Chicago, IL dated May 25, 1992 depicts a magnifying glass over a perforated stamp border with 'POSTAL ADMINISTRATION DAY' text.

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Claude

This is a plain white envelope with no cachet artwork (NoCachet). The stamp is the 29-cent World Columbian Stamp Expo '92 commemorative, featuring an image reproducing the detail of the U.S. 1893 Columbian Exposition stamp showing Columbus and his crew, with 'U.S. POSTAGE' in ornate lettering. The pictorial cancellation reads 'World Columbian Stamp Expo '92' vertically on the left, with 'POSTAL ADMINISTRATION DAY / MAY 25, 1992' below a design depicting a stamp magnifier and perforated stamp border. The cover is in good condition with a minor stain on the left side.

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This First Day Cover features a plain white envelope with no cachet artwork. The stamp is a 29¢ commemorative issued for the World Columbian Stamp Expo '92, depicting Christopher Columbus and his crew on shore, based on imagery from an 1893 Columbian Exposition stamp. The pictorial postmark from Chicago, IL, dated May 25, 1992, includes a magnifying glass over a perforated stamp border with the text 'POSTAL ADMINISTRATION DAY.' The envelope is in clean condition with no visible damage.

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