This First Day Cover honors Dinah Washington (1924–1993), a legendary Rhythm & Blues singer, from the 1993 Celebrations series. The Technical Cachets cachet features a bold blue graphic illustration of Washington performing at a microphone, complemented by an acoustic guitar drawing. Postmarked June 16, 1993, in Santa Monica, California.
Claude
The cachet features a blue ink illustration of a female singer performing with a microphone, rendered in a bold graphic style within a square border. The stamp depicts Dinah Washington, a Rhythm & Blues singer (1924-1993), shown singing with an expressive pose against a blue background, valued at 29 cents USA. The postmark is a circular hand cancel reading 'Rock & Roll Rhythm & Blues' dated June 16, 1993. The cachet maker's imprint 'Technical Cachets' appears at bottom left, with handwritten text 'Rock and Roll & Rhythm and Blues Musicians.' The cachet also includes a drawn acoustic guitar illustration near the 'Celebrations' first day of issue text.
Mistral
This First Day Cover features a bold blue cachet illustration of a singer at a microphone on the left side, with the text 'Rock and Roll & Rhythm and Blues Musicians' and 'TECHNICAL Cachets' printed below. The stamp on the upper right depicts Dinah Washington with the text 'DINAH WASHINGTON' and 'FIRST DAY OF ISSUE'. The circular postmark reads 'ROCK & ROLL RHYTHM & BLUES JUN 16 1993' and is positioned between the cachet and stamp. Additional text on the right includes 'CELEBRATIONS', an acoustic guitar illustration, and addresses for Cleveland, OH and Santa Monica, CA.
(The automatic summaries sometimes misidentify the postmark as part of the cachet artwork.)
