Show Boat - Broadway Musicals (1993)
This First Day Cover features the 29-cent Show Boat stamp from the 1993 Broadway Musicals commemorative series. The Technical Cachets cachet displays an elegant black-and-white line drawing of a dancing couple in period costume, framing the musical's imagery. Postmarked July 14, 1993, from New York, NY, this cover celebrates one of America's most iconic theatrical productions.
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The cachet features a black-and-white line drawing of a dancing couple in period costume, framed by two horizontal black bars, with 'Broadway Musicals' printed above and 'TECHNICAL Cachets' below. The stamp is a 29-cent USA issue depicting a scene from Show Boat, showing figures in colorful period dress with a cotton bale visible. The postmark is a circular hand-cancellation from New York, NY dated July 14, 1993, with ZIP code 10199. A printed 'FIRST DAY OF ISSUE' slug appears to the right of the postmark.
This First Day Cover features a 29-cent stamp commemorating the musical 'Show Boat,' part of the 1993 Broadway Musicals series. The cachet artwork by Technical Cachets depicts a stylized black-and-white line drawing of a man and woman in elegant period attire, with the man holding the woman's hand as she appears to dance or pose gracefully. The postmark is a circular cancellation with 'NEW YORK, NY' and the date 'JUL 14 1993,' accompanied by the text 'FIRST DAY OF ISSUE.' The envelope is in clean condition with no visible damage.
(The automatic summaries sometimes misidentify the postmark as part of the cachet artwork.)