Minerals 1992 Wulfenite - GAMM Azurite Cachet
GAMM (Gerry Adlman) cachet features a teal engraved illustration of Azurite mineral crystals, with the cachet text explaining that rocks forming Earth's crust share minerals as a common feature, specifically highlighting Azurite as a copper source often found with malachite. The 29-cent stamp depicts Wulfenite, an orange-red crystalline mineral specimen, cancelled with a first day of issue machine postmark from Washington, DC on September 17, 1992.
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The GAMM cachet features a teal/blue-green engraved illustration of Azurite mineral crystals on a rocky formation, with 'MINERALS' printed vertically in large teal letters on the left. The cachet text explains that rocks making up the Earth's crust share minerals as a common feature, specifically describing Azurite as a copper source often found with malachite. The stamp depicts Wulfenite, an orange-red crystalline mineral specimen on a dark matrix, denominated 29 cents as part of the USA Minerals series. The postmark is a circular machine cancel from Washington, DC dated September 17, 1992, with ZIP code 20066, accompanied by a 'FIRST DAY OF ISSUE' slug cancel.
The cachet artwork features a detailed teal-colored engraved illustration of azurite mineral crystals, accompanied by text describing azurite as a copper source often found with malachite. The 29-cent stamp depicts wulfenite, an orange-red crystalline mineral specimen, with a first day of issue machine postmark from Washington, DC dated September 17, 1992. The cover is in excellent condition with clear and legible details.
(The automatic summaries sometimes misidentify the postmark as part of the cachet artwork.)