First Day Cover from Bloomtown Station, Muskogee, Oklahoma (March 22, 1992) featuring the 29-cent USA Tulip definitive stamp (Scott #2527). The cover displays no traditional cachet; instead, the pictorial station cancellation in green ink serves as the sole decoration, depicting a four-petaled dogwood flower with text integrated into the design. This example showcases the artistry of station machine cancellations, which were an important form of postal marketing in the mid-20th century.
Claude
This cover features no traditional cachet artwork on the left panel; instead, the pictorial cancellation itself serves as the visual element. The cancellation is printed in green ink and depicts a dogwood flower (four-petaled bloom) containing the text 'BLOOMTOWN STA.' at top, 'MAR 22 1992' in the center, and 'MUSKOGEE OK. 74401' below the flower. The stamp is the 29-cent USA Tulip definitive, showing a red tulip with green stem on a yellow background. The envelope is plain white with some minor toning spots.
Mistral
This First Day Cover features a 29-cent USA Tulip definitive stamp (Scott #2527) with a vivid red tulip against a yellow background. The cover has a green pictorial postmark from Bloomtown Station, depicting a stylized dogwood flower with the text 'BLOOMTOWN STA. MAR 22 1992' integrated into the design. There is no traditional cachet artwork on the envelope. The postmark is a machine cancellation with artistic elements, and the cover is in clean condition with no visible damage.
(The automatic summaries sometimes misidentify the postmark as part of the cachet artwork.)
