Claude
The cachet features a black-and-white pen-and-ink illustration of the McDowell House and Apothecary Shop, a two-story historic building with an attached lower structure. Printed text identifies the address as 125 S. 2nd St., Danville, Kentucky, and commemorates Kentucky's Bicentennial 1792-1992, noting Ephraim McDowell served as Postmaster in 1799. The stamp is the 29-cent Kentucky statehood commemorative (Scott #2636) depicting 'My Old Kentucky Home State Park' in full color. The postmark is a hand-applied circular date stamp from Danville, KY, ZIP 40422, dated June 1, 1992, accompanied by a machine 'FIRST DAY OF ISSUE' slug cancellation.
Mistral
This First Day Cover celebrates Kentucky's bicentennial (1792–1992) with a black-and-white pen-and-ink illustration of the McDowell House and Apothecary Shop on the cachet. The stamp features a color illustration of 'My Old Kentucky Home State Park' with a yellow house and green trees. The postmark is a hand-cancelled black ink circular marking with 'DANVILLE, KY' and the date 'JUN 1 1992.' Additional text notes Ephraim McDowell as Postmaster in 1799. The cover is in excellent condition with clear artwork and postmark.
(The automatic summaries sometimes misidentify the postmark as part of the cachet artwork.)
