1992 Love Stamp FDC with Hand-Drawn Heart Cachet

This charming First Day Cover features the 1992 USA 29-cent Love stamp (Scott #2618), which depicts a red heart nestled inside an open envelope with a dove—a powerful symbol of affection and communication. The cachet showcases a hand-drawn red heart outlined in crayon on a pink crosshatched background, complementing the romantic theme. Canceled in Loveland, Colorado on February 6, 1992, with a beautiful pictorial postmark featuring heart-decorated envelopes, this numbered cover (#2/3) bears the artist signature of Patrick Judson and adds a personal, artistic touch to this iconic Valentine's Day tribute.

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The cachet features a hand-drawn heart outline colored in red/pink crayon on a pink crosshatched background, occupying the left portion of the envelope. The stamp is the 1992 USA 29-cent LOVE issue depicting a red heart inside an open envelope with a dove, on a green and blue background. The pictorial cancellation shows a row of heart-decorated envelopes with a dove, reading 'FIRST DAY OF ISSUE / LOVELAND, CO 80538 FEB 6, 1992'. A handwritten notation at lower left reads 'Patrick Judson PTC #2/3'.

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