1993 Circus Clown Stamp - The Circus Cachet

The cachet features a dot-matrix style illustration of two elephants in black ink on the left side of the envelope, with the text 'The CIRCUS' printed in bold black lettering below. The stamp depicts a colorful clown in mid-stride against a deep blue and yellow background, labeled 'CIRCUS' and deno…
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This First Day Cover celebrates the 1993 Circus commemorative stamp featuring a vibrant clown performer against a bold blue and yellow background. The dot-matrix cachet depicts two elephants alongside 'The CIRCUS' text, evoking the classic performing arts tradition. Cancelled in Washington, DC on April 6, 1993, this cover from Technical Cachets captures the nostalgic charm of the American circus.

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April 6, 1993 Washington, DC, US (20066)

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The cachet features a dot-matrix style illustration of two elephants in black ink on the left side of the envelope, with the text 'The CIRCUS' printed in bold black lettering below. The stamp depicts a colorful clown in mid-stride against a deep blue and yellow background, labeled 'CIRCUS' and denominated at 29 cents. The circular hand cancellation reads 'WASHINGTON, DC / APR 6 / 1993 / 20066' with a 'FIRST DAY OF ISSUE' machine cancel in the meter strip. The cover is in excellent condition with no visible flaws.

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This First Day Cover features a vibrant 29-cent U.S. stamp depicting a colorful clown performer in red and yellow against a blue background, with the word 'CIRCUS' printed below. The cachet artwork on the envelope's left side shows a dot-matrix illustration of an elephant in gray, with 'The CIRCUS' text in bold black letters. The cover is canceled with a circular postmark from Washington, DC, dated April 6, 1993, and bears the text 'FIRST DAY OF ISSUE'. The envelope is in good condition with no visible damage.

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