This First Day Cover honors the 1992 Space Accomplishments joint issue between the United States and Russia, featuring a 29-cent stamp (Scott 2631) depicting an astronaut in an NASA spacesuit floating in orbit with Earth and a spacecraft visible against a dark starry background, printed in vibrant color via gravure. The Technical Cachets cachet displays a line-drawn Space Shuttle with technical specifications for the commemorative block, and is numbered #2 of 10. The pictorial cancellation, postmarked May 29, 1992 in Chicago, IL 60607, features a globe with both Chicago and Moscow, Russia, symbolizing the historic space cooperation between the two nations.
Claude
The cachet features a line-drawn illustration of the Space Shuttle on the right side, with 'FIRST DAY OF ISSUE' text beside it. The left side contains detailed technical text about the $0.29 Space Block Joint Issue. The stamp depicts an astronaut in an NASA spacesuit floating in space against a dark background with Earth and a rocket/shuttle visible, printed in magenta, yellow, cyan, and black via gravure. The pictorial cancellation shows a globe with 'CHICAGO, IL 60607' and 'MOSCOW, RUSSIA' in a circular design, dated May 29, 1992.
Mistral
This First Day Cover features a cachet with a line-drawn Space Shuttle in black ink and technical text about the stamp issue, including designers' names and production details. The 29-cent stamp depicts an astronaut in a NASA spacesuit floating in orbit with Earth and a spacecraft in the background, printed in magenta, yellow, cyan, and black. The pictorial postmark includes a globe with 'Chicago' and 'Moscow, Russia' and is dated May 29, 1992. The cover is in good condition with clear printing and cancellation.
(The automatic summaries sometimes misidentify the postmark as part of the cachet artwork.)
