Love Stamp on Moloka'i Mail by Mule Cover
First Day Cover featuring the 1992 29-cent Love stamp (Scott #2618) showing an open envelope with red heart on green background. The cover bears a pictorial cancellation from Makanalua Mule Station in Kalaupapa, Hawai'i, depicting a mule holding a quill pen within a speech bubble reading 'Moloka'i Mail by Mule.' Postmarked April 8, 1992.
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This cover features no traditional cachet artwork on the left side; instead, a pictorial cancellation serves as the primary decorative element. The cancellation depicts a mule holding a quill pen within a speech bubble reading 'Moloka'i Mail by Mule,' framed by a rectangular border with the text 'Makanalua Mule Station, Kalaupapa, Hawai'i 96742' and dated April 8, 1992. The stamp is the 1992 USA 29-cent Love stamp (Scott #2618) depicting an open envelope with a red heart on a green background with the word 'LOVE' at top. The cover is in good condition with minor toning spots on the left portion.
This First Day Cover features a vibrant Love stamp (Scott #2618) with a green background and a red heart emerging from an open envelope. The cachet artwork depicts a whimsical mule holding a quill pen within a speech bubble reading 'Moloka'i Mail by Mule.' The cover bears a pictorial cancellation from Makanalua Mule Station in Kalaupapa, Hawai'i, dated April 8, 1992. The artwork is simple and playful, emphasizing the unique mail delivery method by mule. The cover is in excellent condition with clear and legible postmark and text.
(The automatic summaries sometimes misidentify the postmark as part of the cachet artwork.)