National Postal Museum Opening Ice Cream Station Cachet
First Day Cover for the National Postal Museum Opening, July 30, 1993, featuring a bold blue 'Good ICE CREAM' cachet promoting the Ice Cream Station. The cover bears a 29-cent National Postal Museum stamp (Scott #2779-2782) showcasing classic philatelic designs including an inverted Jenny. Created by Technical Cachets with multiple historical postal markings as technical cachets.
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The cachet features bold blue artwork depicting ice cream bars/blocks with the text 'Good ICE CREAM' in large letters, promoting the Ice Cream Station at the National Postal Museum. The cover bears a 29-cent National Postal Museum stamp (showing classic stamps including an inverted Jenny and a Benjamin Franklin issue). Multiple postmarks appear on the left side including Washington DC Sep 14 1992, Charlotte & Kingstree Jun 1 1964 HPO, and Meadville Feb 28 1957, along with a $0.52 meter impression from Anchorage AK dated Jan 24 1993 — these are philatelic technical cachets simulating historical cancellations. The primary first day cancel reads 'National Postal Museum Opening July 30, 1993' in blue.
This First Day Cover features a bold blue cachet with the text 'Good ICE CREAM' and an illustration of an ice cream bar, promoting the Ice Cream Station at the National Postal Museum opening on July 30, 1993. The cover bears a 29-cent National Postal Museum stamp (Scott #2781) with a design showcasing a classic inverted Jenny. Multiple historical postal markings are present, including circular cancellations from Washington, DC (1992), Bradville, PA (1957), and Charlotte & Kingstree, NC (1964). The condition of the cover is excellent, with clear and legible text and artwork.
(The automatic summaries sometimes misidentify the postmark as part of the cachet artwork.)