1992 Christmas Madonna and Child by Bellini with Pixel Art Cachet

The cachet features a pixel/computer art style Christmas tree decorated with ornaments, topped with a star, and surrounded by wrapped gifts at its base, rendered in black ink on white envelope. The word 'TECHNICAL' appears in the upper left and 'Happy Holidays' in bold pixel-style font at the botto…
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This First Day Cover features a striking pixel art cachet by Technical Cachets depicting a festive Christmas tree adorned with ornaments and gifts, rendered in a bold computer art style. The cover is franked with a plate block of four 29-cent stamps showcasing Bellini's renowned Madonna and Child painting from circa 1490, a National Gallery masterpiece. Hand-cancelled in Washington, DC on October 22, 1992, this cover blends traditional religious holiday imagery with contemporary digital art aesthetics.

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Oct. 22, 1992 Washington, DC, US (20066)

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The cachet features a pixel/computer art style Christmas tree decorated with ornaments, topped with a star, and surrounded by wrapped gifts at its base, rendered in black ink on white envelope. The word 'TECHNICAL' appears in the upper left and 'Happy Holidays' in bold pixel-style font at the bottom. A plate block of four 29-cent USA Christmas stamps depicting the Madonna and Child after Bellini (c.1490, National Gallery) is affixed at upper right, with plate number '3334' and color registration bars visible in the margin. The postmark is a circular hand cancel from Washington, DC dated October 22, 1992.

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