Alaska Highway 50th Anniversary Fort Greely Station
A Second Day of Issue cover featuring the 29-cent Alaska Highway commemorative stamp (Scott 2635) depicting a vehicle on a winding mountain road. The unofficial cachet on the left displays a circular design commemorating the Fiftieth Anniversary of Fort Greely, Alaska (1942–1992), with crossed American flags, an Alaska map, and the fort's location marked. Canceled at Fort Greely Station, APO AP 96508, on May 31, 1992.
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The cachet on the left side features a circular black rubber stamp design commemorating the 'Fiftieth Anniversary' of Fort Greely, Alaska (1942-1992), depicting two crossed American flags flanking a map of Alaska with a star marking the fort's location and a banner reading 'Fort Greely, Alaska.' The stamp is the USA 29-cent Alaska Highway 1942 commemorative, showing a vehicle traveling a winding road through a scenic mountain landscape with purple peaks and green valleys. The cancellation is a typed/machine-style postmark reading 'Fort Greely Station, Second Day of Issue, May 31, 1992, APO AP 96508.' The cover is unaddressed and in good condition with minor aging.
This cover features a circular cachet on the left side commemorating the 50th anniversary of Fort Greely, Alaska (1942–1992). The cachet includes crossed American flags in dark blue, a map of Alaska, and a star marking the location of Fort Greely. The stamp, Scott #2635, depicts a vintage military vehicle on a winding mountain road with snow-capped peaks in the background. The postmark is a crisp, circular cancellation from Fort Greely Station, APO AP 96508, dated May 31, 1992. The cover is clean and well-preserved, with clear text and artwork.
(The automatic summaries sometimes misidentify the postmark as part of the cachet artwork.)