Armagh Bicentennial & Marion Center 135th Anniversary Appalachian Wagon Train
Postal card featuring a shamrock-and-seal cachet for Armagh, Pennsylvania's 1792–1992 bicentennial, cancelled June 27, 1992. The reverse carries a hand-drawn mail carrier illustration with a Marion Center, PA 135th Anniversary station cancel (June 21, 1992) and special 'Carried Onboard Received—Appalachian Wagon Train' rubber stamp in green ink, documenting the card's transit on the historic wagon train event. Uses the 19-cent American flag pre-printed stamp.
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This is a postal card (pre-stamped) featuring the USA 19-cent American flag stamp imprinted in the upper right corner. The front cachet consists of a rubber-stamped design depicting a shamrock/clover within a circular seal reading 'Armagh Pennsylvania Bicentennial 1792-1992,' with a special station cancel dated June 27, 1992, from Armagh PA 15920 commemorating the town's bicentennial. The reverse (Image 2) shows a hand-drawn mail carrier illustration with a special station cancel for Marion Center, PA 135th Anniversary Station dated June 21, 1992, along with a green diamond-shaped rubber stamp reading 'Carried Onboard Received - Appalachian Wagon Train,' indicating the card was carried on the Appalachian Wagon Train event.
This postal card features a black and white cachet with a shamrock and seal design commemorating Armagh, Pennsylvania's bicentennial (1792–1992). The text 'Armagh Bicentennial Station 1792–1992 June 27 1992 Armagh PA 15920' is printed on the front. A 19-cent pre-printed American flag stamp is included in the upper right corner. The reverse side features a hand-drawn illustration of a mail carrier with a hand-stamped postmark for Marion Center, PA (June 21, 1992) and a green 'Carried Onboard Received—Appalachian Wagon Train' rubber stamp. The card is in good condition with clear postmarks and legible text.
(The automatic summaries sometimes misidentify the postmark as part of the cachet artwork.)