Claude
The cachet features a detailed black-and-white illustration of Stephen Foster holding a violin, surrounded by scenes including a riverboat, log cabin, and sheet music labeled 'My Old Kentucky Home.' The caption reads 'The Great Stephen Foster made this Kentucky Home into a famous song.' The stamp is the 29-cent Kentucky Statehood 1792 commemorative showing My Old Kentucky Home State Park mansion. The postmark is a red bullseye cancellation from Danville, KY dated June 1, 1992, with USPS noted. The right side includes a 'We the People' Constitution preamble excerpt and 'Kentucky Bicentennial Danville, Kentucky 1792-1992' text with a small eagle vignette.
Mistral
This First Day Cover celebrates Kentucky's bicentennial with a detailed cachet illustrating Stephen Foster, a renowned composer, holding a violin and sheet music for 'My Old Kentucky Home.' The artwork includes iconic Kentucky imagery such as a riverboat, log cabin, and industrial smokestacks. The 29-cent stamp features the mansion at My Old Kentucky Home State Park in vibrant colors. A red circular postmark from Danville, KY, dated June 1, 1992, is clearly visible, along with additional text excerpting the U.S. Constitution's preamble and a small eagle vignette. The cover is in good condition with no visible damage.
(The automatic summaries sometimes misidentify the postmark as part of the cachet artwork.)
