US Flag Stamp with Express Mail Slogan Cancel
A 1992 cover from San Diego, California featuring a US Flag stamp cancelled by a machine slogan reading 'IT'S LATE... USE EXPRESS MAIL' in a rectangular frame. The circular postmark is dated July 17, 1992. This unaddressed cover demonstrates postal advertising for expedited mail services during the early 1990s.
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Plain white envelope with no cachet artwork. Features a US Flag stamp partially obscured by a machine slogan cancel reading 'IT'S LATE... USE EXPRESS MAIL' in a rectangular frame. The postmark is a circular machine cancel from San Diego, CA dated 17 JUL 1992, PM. The cover is unaddressed and in good condition with minor wrinkling.
This cover features a U.S. flag stamp in the upper right corner, cancelled with a machine slogan cancel that reads 'IT'S LATE... USE EXPRESS MAIL' in a rectangular frame. The circular postmark is dated July 17, 1992, from San Diego, California. The envelope is plain white with no cachet artwork, and the text 'FDOLUS' is faintly visible in the lower right corner, which is not part of the original cover. The condition appears to be very fine, with no visible damage.
(The automatic summaries sometimes misidentify the postmark as part of the cachet artwork.)