Flag Day Francis Hopkinson Postal Card, Bordentown 1992
A Flag Day postal card from Bordentown, New Jersey (June 14, 1992) featuring a black ink cachet depicting Francis Hopkinson, a Founding Father credited with designing the American flag, shown in profile holding a quill pen beside an early American flag. The preprinted 19-cent Flag stamp (UX152) displays a stylized American flag in red, white, and blue. The circular pictorial cancel commemorates Flag Day at the Francis Hopkinson Station with complete address information.
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This postal card features a black ink cachet depicting Francis Hopkinson, a Founding Father credited as designer of the American flag, shown in profile holding a quill pen against a backdrop of an early American flag with stars and stripes. Text beneath reads 'Fra. Hopkinson, Father of the STARS AND STRIPES.' The preprinted stamp in the upper right is a USA 19-cent Flag stamp showing a stylized American flag in red, white, and blue. The circular pictorial cancel reads 'FLAG DAY FRANCIS HOPKINSON STATION / JUNE 14 1992 / BORDENTOWN, NJ 08505.' The card is in excellent condition with crisp printing.
This First Day Cover features a black ink cachet depicting Francis Hopkinson, a Founding Father, in profile holding a quill pen beside an early American flag with 13 stars. The stamp is a preprinted 19-cent issue displaying a stylized American flag in red, white, and blue. The circular pictorial postmark commemorates Flag Day at the Francis Hopkinson Station in Bordentown, NJ, with the date June 14, 1992. The cover is in good condition with clear, legible text and artwork.
(The automatic summaries sometimes misidentify the postmark as part of the cachet artwork.)