Masterworks of Modern American Architecture - Chrysler Building 37¢
ArtCraft First Day Cover for the Masterworks of Modern American Architecture stamp series (Scott #3910k), issued May 19, 2005, in Las Vegas, Nevada. The cover features a dramatic grayscale cachet depicting iconic American skyscrapers including the Chrysler Building, John Hancock Center, and TWA Flight Center. The 37¢ stamp showcases the Chrysler Building's distinctive Art Deco eagle gargoyles and upper spire, commemorating this 1930 New York architectural landmark.
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The grayscale cachet artwork depicts a dramatic cityscape collage featuring several iconic American architectural landmarks, including the Chrysler Building, the John Hancock Center (Chicago), and what appears to be Eero Saarinen's TWA Flight Center at JFK Airport in the foreground. Red text reads 'Official First Day of Issue' at top and 'Masterworks of Modern American Architecture' at bottom left, with the ArtCraft logo. The stamp (37¢, Scott #3910k) shows a close-up black-and-white photograph of the Chrysler Building's distinctive Art Deco eagle gargoyles and upper spire, labeled 'Chrysler Building, New York, NY, 1930.' The postmark is a rectangular machine cancel reading 'First Day of Issue, May 19, 2005, Masters of Modern American Architecture, Las Vegas, NV 89119.'
This First Day Cover features a grayscale cachet with a cityscape illustration of iconic American skyscrapers, including the Chrysler Building, John Hancock Center, and TWA Flight Center. The stamp, valued at 37¢, showcases the Chrysler Building with its distinctive Art Deco design. The postmark is a black circular cancellation with the text 'First Day of Issue' and 'Masterworks of Modern American Architecture.' The cover is in excellent condition.
(The automatic summaries sometimes misidentify the postmark as part of the cachet artwork.)