Commemorating the 75th Anniversary of the National Park Service (1916–1991), this cover features a striking geometric diamond-shaped '75' cachet in teal and green, issued from the Abraham Lincoln Birthplace in Hodgenville, Kentucky. The cover bears three stamps honoring Lincoln: a 4-cent Lincoln Memorial stamp, a 3-cent stamp featuring the Gettysburg Address, and a 22-cent flag and Capitol building stamp. Postmarked July 17, 1991, with cachet by Eastern National Park & Monument Association.
Claude
The cachet features the National Park Service 75th Anniversary logo with a large geometric diamond/faceted '75' design in teal and green, flanked by the text 'National Park Service' and the years '1916-1991'. A small illustration of a log cabin (Lincoln's birthplace) appears near the postmark. Three stamps are affixed: a 4-cent blue Lincoln Memorial stamp (Scott 1036), a 3-cent Lincoln stamp featuring the Gettysburg Address quote (Scott 1116 or similar), and a 22-cent USA flag and Capitol building stamp. The machine cancel reads 'Abraham Lincoln Birthplace, Hodgenville, KY 42748, July 17, 1991' with a slogan reading 'Abraham Lincoln Birthplace 75th Anniversary 1916-1991'.
Mistral
This First Day Cover commemorates the 75th anniversary of the National Park Service (1916–1991) with a geometric diamond-shaped '75' cachet in teal and green, featuring a small illustration of Abraham Lincoln's birthplace log cabin at the base. The cover bears three stamps: a 4-cent Lincoln Memorial stamp in ultramarine, a 5-cent stamp with Lincoln's portrait and a quote from the Gettysburg Address, and a 22-cent stamp depicting the U.S. Capitol building and flag. The postmark is a circular machine cancellation from Hodgenville, KY, dated July 17, 1991, with the text 'ABRAHAM LINCOLN BIRTHPLACE STA.' The reverse side includes a detailed history of the National Park Service and its mission. The condition of the cover is clean and well-preserved.
(The automatic summaries sometimes misidentify the postmark as part of the cachet artwork.)
