This numbered cover (#4 of 10) features the 29-cent US-Russia Space Joint Issue stamp (Scott 2631) depicting the Soviet Soyuz spacecraft and satellite against a vibrant space backdrop, designed by Vladimir Beilin and Robert McCall. The cover displays a technical cachet by Technical Cachets on the left, while the right side features the first day of issue cancellation from Chicago, IL (ZIP 60607) on May 29, 1992, with a globe illustration showing Chicago and Moscow alongside a Space Shuttle image, commemorating Cold War détente.
Claude
The cachet on this cover is a typed/printed technical information block on plain white envelope with no artwork on the left side. The right side features a pictorial cancellation showing a globe with Chicago and Moscow labeled, accompanied by an illustration of the Space Shuttle, with 'FIRST DAY OF ISSUE' text. The stamp is the USA 29-cent Space Block Joint Issue depicting two spacecraft (Soviet Soyuz and a satellite) against a colorful space background with Earth visible. This is noted as Cover #4 of 10, with detailed technical printing information.
Mistral
This First Day Cover features a vividSpace Block Joint Issue stamp depicting the Soviet Soyuz spacecraft and satellite against a colorful space backdrop. The cachet on the left details technical information about the stamp's design, printing process, and dimensions. The postmark on the right is a pictorial cancellation featuring a globe with Chicago and Moscow highlighted, along with a Space Shuttle image. The cover is in good condition with clear printing and cancellation marks.
(The automatic summaries sometimes misidentify the postmark as part of the cachet artwork.)
