This handsome FDC features Gerry Adlman's pen-and-ink cachet artwork depicting Christopher Columbus holding a telescope with a red-sailed caravel, accompanied by 'The Great Enterprise' and a quote from Columbus's letter to King Ferdinand. The 29-cent stamp from the First Voyage of Christopher Columbus series shows Columbus and crew coming ashore, part of a joint international issue with Italy, Spain, and Portugal commemorating the 500th anniversary of the voyage. Postmarked April 24, 1992, in Christiansted, Virgin Islands.
Claude
The cachet artwork by Gerry Adlman (GAMM Cachets) features a pen-and-ink illustration of Christopher Columbus in period attire holding a telescope, overlaid with a red-sailed caravel ship. Red text proclaims 'The Great Enterprise' and 'The First Voyage of Columbus,' with a quote from Columbus's letter to King Ferdinand. The 29-cent stamp depicts Columbus and crew 'Coming Ashore' from the First Voyage of Christopher Columbus series, a joint issue with Italy, Spain, and Portugal. The machine cancel reads 'Christiansted, VI / APR 24 1992 / 00820' accompanied by a 'FIRST DAY OF ISSUE' slug cancel.
Mistral
This First Day Cover features a detailed pen-and-ink cachet artwork depicting Christopher Columbus holding a telescope, with a red-sailed caravel in the background, and a quote from Columbus's letter to King Ferdinand. The stamp is a 29-cent issue showing Columbus and his crew coming ashore, part of a joint international series commemorating the 500th anniversary of his first voyage. The cover is postmarked with a circular cancellation from Christiansted, Virgin Islands, and is in excellent condition.
(The automatic summaries sometimes misidentify the postmark as part of the cachet artwork.)
