Statue of Liberty 29¢ Stamp with GEnie Computer Service Cachet
First Day Cover featuring the 29-cent Statue of Liberty self-adhesive stamp (Scott 2599) with a colorful blue rubber stamp cachet depicting Liberty's face and crown, promoting GEnie, a pioneering online computer service. The cover bears a machine cancel from Haines City, FL dated June 24, 1994, with 'FIRST DAY OF ISSUE' killer bars, capturing a moment when early internet services were actively promoting themselves through philatelic collectibles.
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The cachet features a blue rubber stamp illustration of the Statue of Liberty's face and crown with the word 'LIBERTY' above it in a square frame. Below the Liberty image is the GEnie online service logo with the tagline 'The Most Philatelic Fun You Can Have With Your Computer On!' printed in blue ink. The stamp is a USA 29-cent Statue of Liberty self-adhesive issue showing the full statue against a colorful orange/red/blue gradient background. The postmark is a standard machine cancel from Haines City, FL dated June 24, 1994, with 'FIRST DAY OF ISSUE' printed in the killer bars.
The cachet artwork features a blue rubber stamp depiction of the Statue of Liberty's face and crown, with the word 'LIBERTY' boldly printed above. Below the artwork, the text 'GEnie: The Most Philatelic Fun You Can Have With Your Computer On!' promotes the GEnie online service in blue ink. The 29-cent stamp depicts the Statue of Liberty in a vibrant color gradient of orange, yellow, blue, and pink. The postmark is a circular machine cancel from Haines City, FL, dated June 24, 1994, with 'FIRST DAY OF ISSUE' killer bars. The cover is in clean, unused condition.
(The automatic summaries sometimes misidentify the postmark as part of the cachet artwork.)