Broad-billed Hummingbird 29¢ Stamp, Technical Cachets #9, June 15, 1992

This First Day Cover features a striking Technical Cachets cachet (#9 of 10 in the series) designed by Chuck Ripper, showcasing a minimalist black line-drawn hummingbird with motion lines. The vibrant 29¢ Broad-billed Hummingbird stamp (Scott #2643) depicts the bird feeding from red flowers, printed by photogravure as part of the 1992 Hummingbirds booklet series. The cover is machine-cancelled June 15, 1992 from Washington, DC with the official 'First Day of Issue' marking.

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The cachet features a line-drawn hummingbird in flight rendered in simple black ink on white envelope stock, with wavy lines suggesting motion or air currents. Extensive typeset technical information fills the left portion of the cachet, detailing production specifications for the stamp issue. The stamp depicts a Broad-billed Hummingbird (USA 29¢) in vibrant colors showing the bird feeding from red flowers. The machine cancellation reads 'June 15, 1992, Washington, DC 20066' with 'FIRST DAY OF ISSUE' text alongside wavy cancellation lines.

(The automatic summaries sometimes misidentify the postmark as part of the cachet artwork.)