Marianne Moore & Emily Dickinson Combo with Rita Hand-Drawn Cachet
This 1990 First Day Cover celebrates two American poets with a 25-cent Marianne Moore stamp and 8-cent Emily Dickinson stamp, both issued as commemoratives. The cover features a vibrant hand-drawn cachet by Ralph Achgill (RKA Cachets) depicting Moore with red hair and colorful clothing alongside a blue book labeled 'MOORE,' making it a striking tribute to women in American literature. Postmarked Brooklyn, NY on April 18, 1990 with 'Collected Poems' visible in the cancellation text.
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Hand-drawn cachet by Rita (signed 'RITA') depicting Marianne Moore in colorful marker/crayon style with red hair, pink top, blue jacket, and red flowers, alongside a blue book labeled 'MOORE' with a yellow spine. The cover features two stamps: a 25-cent Marianne Moore commemorative (dark blue, showing her portrait) and an 8-cent Emily Dickinson stamp (green/tan). The postmark is a circular machine cancel from Brooklyn, NY dated April 18, 1990, with 'COLLECTED POEMS' visible in the cancellation text. The cover is in good condition.
This First Day Cover features a hand-drawn cachet by Rita Achgill (RKA Cachets) with a vibrant portrait of Marianne Moore in red hair and colorful clothing, accompanied by a blue book labeled 'MOORE.' The cover includes two stamps: a 25-cent Marianne Moore stamp (Scott #2449) and an 8-cent Emily Dickinson stamp (Scott #1436). The postmark is a pictorial cancellation from Brooklyn, NY, dated April 18, 1990, with the text 'COLLECTED POEMS' visible. The cover is in excellent condition, with clear and legible artwork, stamps, and postmark.
(The automatic summaries sometimes misidentify the postmark as part of the cachet artwork.)