Bonnie Blair Speed Skating Commemorative - St. Vincent
This First Day Cover features an AFDCS cachet in blue ink commemorating the American First Day Cover Society's founding, paired with a $2 St. Vincent stamp honoring Olympic speed skater Bonnie Blair in her USA uniform. The cover includes a pictorial cancellation depicting a speed skater in action and was postmarked in Kingstown, St. Vincent, with the cachet designed by SMR.
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This First Day Cover features a cachet from the American First Day Cover Society (AFDCS) commemorating the founding of the society on October 15, 1955, rendered in blue ink with an illustration of an early FDC and circular text. The $2 stamp from St. Vincent depicts speed skater Bonnie Blair in her red, white, and blue USA uniform holding ice skates. The pictorial cancellation shows a speed skater in action and reads 'Bonnie Blair First Day of Issue, Kingstown, St. Vincent, W.I.' The cover is in excellent condition with no visible flaws.
This First Day Cover features a blue ink cachet commemorating the founding of the American First Day Cover Society (AFDCS) on October 15, 1955. The cachet includes the AFDCS logo and the text 'First Day of Issue.' The stamp is a $2 denomination from St. Vincent, depicting Olympic speed skater Bonnie Blair in her USA uniform. The postmark is a pictorial cancellation showing a speed skater in action, with the text 'BONNIE BLAIR FIRST DAY' and 'KINGSTOWN, ST. VINCENT, W.I.' The cover is in good condition, with clear and legible text and artwork.
(The automatic summaries sometimes misidentify the postmark as part of the cachet artwork.)