Last Day Cover, Indianapolis & Evansville Highway Post Office, 1970

The cachet features a red star border surrounding a blue illustration of a U.S. Mail highway post office bus, with a shield bearing 'U.S. MAIL' in blue and red text, and 'HIGHWAY POST OFFICE' in red lettering. The stamp is a 6-cent American Bald Eagle issue depicting a bald eagle perched in a nest …
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This cover commemorates the final day of mail service on the Indianapolis to Evansville Highway Post Office route on June 26, 1970. The attractive cachet features a red-starred border with a blue illustration of a U.S. Mail highway post office bus and shield. It carries a 6-cent American Bald Eagle stamp (Scott 1387), canceled with the dual postmark from the Highway Post Office route.

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Claude

The cachet features a red star border surrounding a blue illustration of a U.S. Mail highway post office bus, with a shield bearing 'U.S. MAIL' in blue and red text, and 'HIGHWAY POST OFFICE' in red lettering. The stamp is a 6-cent American Bald Eagle issue depicting a bald eagle perched in a nest on a golden-brown background. Two circular postmarks from 'INDPLS & EVANS TR 6 JUN 26 1970 H.P.O.' appear on the cover, one canceling the stamp and one below. The cover is addressed to Dale E. Graves at 3130 Halifax Drive, Indianapolis 22, IND., via a typed label.

Mistral

This cover features a blue and red cachet with a U.S. Mail shield logo, red star border, and an illustration of a blue highway post office bus. The stamp is a 6-cent American Bald Eagle (Scott 1387), canceled with a dual circular postmark from the Indianapolis & Evansville Highway Post Office. The postmark is dated June 26, 1970, and the cover is addressed to Dale E. Graves in Indianapolis, Indiana. The condition appears to be excellent, with clear and intact artwork, stamp, and postmark.

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