Canal Boat 10¢ Transportation Stamp with Bulk Rate Postal Stationery

First Day Cover featuring a #10 envelope with pre-printed 19.8¢ Bulk Rate postal stationery indicia supplemented by a 10¢ Canal Boat stamp (Scott #2257) from the 1880s Transportation series to achieve first-class postage. The envelope bears a handcancel postmark from Las Vegas, NV dated May 19, 1992 (ZIP 89199) and includes 'FIRST DAY OF ISSUE' printed text. Plain white envelope with no cachet artwork.

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Plain white #10 envelope with no cachet artwork. Features a pre-printed USA 19.8¢ Bulk Rate postal stationery indicia in blue and red showing a star design, supplemented by an additional 10¢ Canal Boat 1880s stamp (blue) to meet the first-class rate. A circular hand cancel postmark from Las Vegas, NV dated May 19, 1992 with ZIP code 89199 is applied. The text 'FIRST DAY OF ISSUE' is printed on the envelope below the indicia.

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This First Day Cover features an envelope with pre-printed 19.8¢ Bulk Rate postal stationery indicia and a 10¢ Canal Boat stamp (Scott #2257) from the 1880s Transportation series, achieving first-class postage. The envelope has no cachet artwork and bears a handcancel postmark from Las Vegas, NV, dated May 19, 1992. The postmark includes the text 'FIRST DAY OF ISSUE' and the ZIP code 89199. The cover is in good condition with clear stamp and postmark details.

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