1992 Olympic Baseball - Atlanta Tryouts Cachet
This First Day Cover features the 29-cent 1992 Olympic Baseball stamp (Scott 2619) with a vibrant design showing a baserunner sliding into home plate. The hand-drawn cachet by artist Pohl depicts a baseball player carrying multiple bats near stadium bleachers with a 'TRYOUTS TODAY!' banner. The pictorial first day cancellation from Atlanta, Georgia (April 3, 1992) displays crossed bats, a glove, ball, and Olympic rings.
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The cachet features a hand-drawn black ink illustration by 'Pohl' depicting a baseball player carrying multiple bats over his shoulder near stadium bleachers and a light tower, with a banner reading 'TRYOUTS TODAY!' The 29-cent USA Olympic Baseball stamp shows a colorful scene of a baserunner sliding into home plate with a catcher attempting a tag, featuring the Olympic rings. The pictorial first day cancellation depicts crossed baseball bats, a glove, and ball with Olympic rings, postmarked Atlanta, GA 30304, April 3, 1992.
The cachet artwork features a black-and-white hand-drawn illustration of a baseball player carrying multiple bats while walking near stadium bleachers. A banner on the bleachers reads 'TRYOUTS TODAY!' The stamp, issued for the 1992 Olympics, depicts a colorful scene of a baserunner sliding into home plate. The postmark is a pictorial cancellation with crossed bats, a glove, ball, and Olympic rings, clearly legible with 'ATLANTA GA 30304' and the date 'APRIL 3, 1992'. The cover is in excellent condition with no visible damage.
(The automatic summaries sometimes misidentify the postmark as part of the cachet artwork.)