Artcraft-created cachet featuring a black-and-white EVA illustration with Earth and satellite, commemorating the historic joint space cooperation initiative between the United States and Russia. Block of four 29-cent stamps (Scott 2631-2634) depicts space scenes including astronauts, the Space Shuttle, Mir space station, and Earth from orbit. First Day cancellation from May 29, 1992, with dual postmark referencing Chicago, IL and Moscow, Russia.
Claude
The cachet features a black-and-white illustration of two NASA astronauts in spacesuits performing an EVA (extravehicular activity) with Earth and a satellite visible in the background, with 'Co-operation in SPACE' text and subtitle 'A Joint Issue Between The United States and Russia.' The stamps form a colorful block of four 29-cent USA stamps from 1992 depicting space cooperation scenes including astronauts floating in space, the Space Shuttle, a Mir-style space station, and Earth from orbit. The postmark is a dual-city cancellation referencing both Chicago, IL and Moscow, Russia, dated May 29, 1992. Text on the cover reads 'Official First Day Of Issue' and 'First Day Of Issue.'
Mistral
This First Day Cover features a black-and-white cachet artwork depicting two astronauts performing an extravehicular activity (EVA) with Earth and a satellite in the background. The stamp block includes four 29-cent stamps with colorful illustrations of astronauts, the Space Shuttle, Mir space station, and a view of Earth from orbit. A dual pictorial postmark is visible, referencing Chicago, IL and Moscow, Russia, dated May 29, 1992.
(The automatic summaries sometimes misidentify the postmark as part of the cachet artwork.)
