Bonnie Blair - Olympic Speed Skater, St. Vincent 1992

This First Day Cover honors American Olympic speed skater Bonnie Blair with a $2 St. Vincent stamp issued May 25, 1992. The cover features an AFDCS (American First Day Cover Society) cachet with a circular blue design commemorating the society's founding in 1955, paired with the pictorial cancellation from Kingstown, St. Vincent. The stamp depicts Blair in action, wearing her characteristic blue top and orange pants against a motion-blurred background.

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The cachet features a blue circular design for the American First Day Cover Society (AFDCS), with a line drawing of an ice skater in the center and text commemorating the founding of the society on October 15, 1955. The $2 St. Vincent stamp depicts speed skater Bonnie Blair in action, wearing a blue top and orange/red pants against a motion-blurred background. The pictorial cancellation reads 'BONNIE BLAIR FIRST DAY OF ISSUE' with 'KINGSTOWN, ST. VINCENT, W.I. 25 MAY 1992'. The cover is in excellent condition with no visible flaws.

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This First Day Cover features a cachet commemorating the founding of the American First Day Cover Society (AFDCS) in 1955, with a blue circular design depicting an envelope and the society's name. The stamp, valued at $2, showcases Olympic speed skater Bonnie Blair in action, wearing a blue top and orange pants against a blurred background. The postmark is pictorial, featuring an illustration of a speed skater and the text 'BONNIE BLAIR FIRST DAY OF ISSUE' along with the date and location 'KINGSTOWN, ST. VINCENT, W.I.' The cover is in good condition with clear imagery and text.

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