This First Day Cover features a block of four 17.5-cent 'Racing Car 1911' stamps (Scott 2262) postmarked September 25, 1987 in Indianapolis, IN. The cover includes both standard coil stamps and ZIP+4 Presort variants, making it a notable philatelic piece. The cachet, created by the Indiana Stamp Club, displays a bold red illustration of a 1911 racing car numbered 32, commemorating American automotive heritage.
Claude
The cachet features a bold red illustration of a 1911 racing car (number 32) on the left side of the cover, printed in red ink. The cover bears a block of four USA 17.5-cent 'Racing Car 1911' stamps in two pairs: the top pair are standard coil stamps while the bottom pair are ZIP+4 Presort variants with red 'ZIP+4 Presort' text. The postmark is a circular machine cancel from Indianapolis, IN dated September 25, 1987, ZIP 46206, with 'FIRST DAY OF ISSUE' printed in a label strip between the stamp pairs. The cover is in excellent condition with crisp printing.
Mistral
This First Day Cover features a vivid red cachet artwork of a 1911 racing car numbered 32, commemorating early American automotive heritage. The cover includes a block of four 17.5-cent 'Racing Car 1911' stamps, with both standard coil and ZIP+4 Presort variants. The postmark is a circular machine cancellation from Indianapolis, IN, dated September 25, 1987. The text 'Official First Day Cover' and 'Indiana Stamp Club, Inc.' is printed in red below the artwork.
(The automatic summaries sometimes misidentify the postmark as part of the cachet artwork.)
