National Postal Museum 29¢ block, Washington DC, July 30, 1993

The cachet artwork features four vignettes illustrating 'The Power of Communication': a steam locomotive, a blue steamship on a decorative plate, a female allegorical figure with lightning (labeled 'THE POWER OF COMMUNICATION'), and two men operating a printing press. Text in red script commemorates the opening of the National Postal Museum in Washington, D.C., July 30, 1993, with a note that it was sponsored by the R.C. Graebner Chapter No. 17 AFDCS. The stamps are a se-tenant block of four 29-cent USA National Postal Museum stamps depicting Benjamin Franklin, a mail sorter with historical transportation modes, an early aviator with a railway mail car, and a letter with vintage stamps. The postmark is a machine cancel reading 'WASHINGTON DC / JUL 30 / 1993 / 20066' with 'FIRST DAY OF ISSUE' slug. Condition appears excellent with clean envelope and well-centered stamps.

This First Day Cover commemorates the opening of the National Postal Museum on July 30, 1993. The cachet artwork, sponsored by the R.C. Graebner Chapter No. 17 AFDCS, features four vignettes in gray and green tones representing 'The Power of Communication': a steam locomotive, a steamship, an allegorical female figure with lightning bolts, and an early printing press. The se-tenant block of four 29-cent stamps depicts Benjamin Franklin, a mail sorter with various transportation modes, an early aviator, and a collection of vintage stamps. The cover has a machine postmark from Washington, D.C., with the date 'JUL 30 1993.' The condition of the cover appears to be excellent, with clear and vibrant artwork and stamps.