Evelyn Nesbitt Thaw – Architecture USA 1981 FDC

The cachet features a hand-colored illustration of Evelyn Nesbitt Thaw seated on a decorative red swing adorned with red roses and green foliage, holding a martini glass, wearing a green swimsuit with red fringe. Text reads 'EVELYN NESBITT THAW / "THE GIRL IN THE RED VELVET SWING"'. The stamp is the 1981 Architecture USA 18¢ issue depicting the Stanford White-designed NYU Library in New York, rendered in black engraving. The cancellation is a machine cancel from Washington, DC 20013 dated August 28, 1981, with 'FIRST DAY OF ISSUE' slug lines.

The cachet artwork depicts Evelyn Nesbitt Thaw, known as 'The Girl in the Red Velvet Swing,' seated on a decorative swing adorned with red roses, holding a martini glass. The stamp features a black-and-white illustration of a neoclassical building, identified as part of the 'Architecture USA' series. The postmark is a circular machine cancellation dated August 28, 1981, from Washington, DC. The text 'First Day of Issue' is printed below the stamp, and the cachet is signed with the initials 'HF' for the House of Farnum.