Broad-billed Hummingbird First Day Cover, June 15, 1992

The cachet features two detailed illustrations of hummingbirds rendered in blue ink with selective color highlighting — the upper bird displays a red throat patch and the lower bird shows green and red coloring on its body, suggesting different hummingbird species. The artwork style uses fine line …
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This elegant first day cover features a finely engraved cachet by Technical Cachets depicting two hummingbird species in blue ink with selective color highlighting, showcasing the delicate artistry of these tiny birds. The cover is franked with the 29-cent Broad-billed Hummingbird stamp from the 1992 Hummingbirds booklet series, which displays a green and white bird perched near vibrant tropical flowers. Postmarked June 15, 1992 in Washington, DC, with a small hummingbird design in the machine cancel, this cover celebrates America's fascination with these remarkable creatures.

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June 15, 1992 Washington, DC, US (20066)

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The cachet features two detailed illustrations of hummingbirds rendered in blue ink with selective color highlighting — the upper bird displays a red throat patch and the lower bird shows green and red coloring on its body, suggesting different hummingbird species. The artwork style uses fine line engraving with crosshatching details. The stamp is a USA 29-cent 'Broad-billed Hummingbird' stamp showing a green and white hummingbird perched near orange-red tropical flowers against a brown background. The machine cancel postmark includes a small outline hummingbird design flanked by wavy lines, dated June 15, 1992, from Washington, DC 20066, with 'FIRST DAY OF ISSUE' text.

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