El Dorado Post Office Grand Opening — Mount Rushmore
First Day Cover commemorating the El Dorado, CA post office grand opening on June 12, 1992. The cover features a minimalist text-only cachet with 'GRAND OPENING' and 'EXPRESSING OUR THANKS!' in bold lettering, paired with a 29-cent Mount Rushmore stamp from the Flag over Various Scenes series. Machine postmark from El Dorado, CA 95623.
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This cover features a minimal or plain white cachet with printed text reading 'Grand Opening' and '"EXPRESSING" OUR THANKS!' in bold black lettering, serving as the cachet design itself with no illustrated artwork. The stamp affixed is a 29-cent USA definitive featuring Mount Rushmore with an American flag graphic, part of the Flag over various scenes series. The postmark is a machine cancellation from El Dorado, CA dated June 12, 1992, with ZIP code 95623-9998, celebrating a post office grand opening. The cover is in good condition with minor toning/staining on the lower front.
This First Day Cover commemorates the grand opening of the El Dorado, CA post office on June 12, 1992. The cachet features bold, patriotic text in black and red, with 'GRAND OPENING!' and 'EXPRESSING OUR THANKS!' prominently displayed. The stamp is a 29-cent issue depicting Mount Rushmore with the American flag, part of the Flag over Various Scenes series. The postmark is a circular machine cancel with the date and location, accompanied by a pictorial slogan cancel featuring a train and the text 'EL DORADO WESTERN RAILROAD 17 JUN 1992.' The cover is in good condition with clear impressions.
(The automatic summaries sometimes misidentify the postmark as part of the cachet artwork.)