Dwight D. Eisenhower Centennial 1890-1990

An ArtCraft cachet First Day Cover featuring a grayscale portrait of Eisenhower alongside an illustration of his birthplace home in Abilene, Kansas, with the inscription 'Birthplace of the President.' The cover bears a USA 25-cent Eisenhower definitive stamp (Scott 2513) showing a color portrait in blue suit with five-star insignia and military figures. Machine canceled October 13, 1990, from Abilene, KS, with First Day of Issue slug. The cover includes selvage with biographical text and remains in excellent unaddressed condition.

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The ArtCraft cachet features a grayscale portrait of Dwight D. Eisenhower in civilian attire alongside an illustration of his birthplace home in Abilene, Kansas, with the text 'Birthplace of the President' and 'Dwight D. Eisenhower Centennial of His Birth 1890-1990.' The stamp is a USA 25-cent Dwight David Eisenhower definitive issue showing a color portrait of Eisenhower in a blue suit against a brown background with five-star insignia and military figures. The postmark is a standard machine cancellation from Abilene, KS 67410 dated October 13, 1990, with a 'FIRST DAY OF ISSUE' slug. The cover is unaddressed and in excellent condition with attached selvage bearing descriptive text about Eisenhower's life.

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This First Day Cover features a grayscale cachet with a portrait of Dwight D. Eisenhower and an illustration of his birthplace home in Abilene, Kansas. The stamp is a 25-cent definitive with a color portrait of Eisenhower in a blue suit, accompanied by a five-star insignia and military figures. The postmark is a circular machine cancellation dated October 13, 1990, from Abilene, KS. The cover includes selvage with biographical text and is in excellent unaddressed condition.

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