Stanford White Architect - 1981 Architecture Series
A Tudor House cachet featuring a detailed red-ink portrait of Stanford White in a bowler hat with mustache, accompanied by a sculptural inset sketch and building engraving with his life dates (1853-1906). The 18-cent stamp depicts the NYU Library, a neoclassical domed building designed by White. Machine postmark from Washington, DC, August 28, 1981.
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The Tudor House cachet features a detailed red-ink portrait illustration of Stanford White wearing a bowler hat with a mustache, alongside a smaller inset sketch of a sculptural face. A small engraving of the NYU Library building appears at the bottom with the name 'Stanford White' and dates '1853-1906' in red text. The 18-cent Architecture USA stamp depicts the NYU Library in New York, showing a neoclassical domed building, and is accompanied by a Mr. ZIP tab in the selvage. The postmark is a standard machine cancellation from Washington, DC dated August 28, 1981.
The cachet features a detailed red-ink portrait of architect Stanford White wearing a bowler hat and mustache, with a small inset photograph and an engraving of a domed building below. The stamp depicts the NYU Library, designed by White, with a neoclassical dome and columns. The postmark is a circular machine cancellation from Washington, DC, dated August 28, 1981. The cover is in good condition with clear artwork and stamp details.
(The automatic summaries sometimes misidentify the postmark as part of the cachet artwork.)