This First Day Cover features a four-stamp se-tenant block of Italian 500-lire stamps from the 1992 Celebrazioni Colombiane series, each depicting scenes from Columbus's voyage: petitioning Queen Isabella, crossing the Atlantic, sighting land, and arrival in the New World. The cachet, designed by Gerry Adlman of GAMM Cachets, showcases a detailed pen-and-ink portrait of Columbus with telescope and a red-sailed caravel, with text reading 'The Great Enterprise' and a quote from Columbus's letter to King Ferdinand. Postmarked in Genova on October 12, 1992, this cover commemorates the 500th anniversary of Columbus's first voyage.
Claude
The cachet features a pen-and-ink illustration of Christopher Columbus in profile wearing a tricorn hat, looking through a telescope, with a red-sailed caravel in the background. Red and black text reads 'The Great Enterprise / The First Voyage of Columbus' with a quote from Columbus's letter to King Ferdinand. Four Italian 500-lire stamps form a se-tenant block depicting scenes from the Celebrazioni Colombiane series: Columbus petitioning Queen Isabella, ships crossing the Atlantic, sighting land, and arrival in the New World. The postmark appears to be from Genova, Italy, 1992.
Mistral
The cachet features a detailed pen-and-ink illustration of Christopher Columbus holding a telescope, with a red-sailed caravel ship in the background. The text on the cachet reads 'The Great Enterprise' and includes a quote from Columbus's letter to King Ferdinand. The four Italian 500-lire stamps depict scenes from Columbus's voyage: petitioning Queen Isabella, crossing the Atlantic, sighting land, and arrival in the New World. The postmark is a pictorial cancellation featuring a ship and the text 'GENOVA 12.10.1992.' The cover is in excellent condition.
(The automatic summaries sometimes misidentify the postmark as part of the cachet artwork.)
