Alaska Highway 50th Anniversary Joint Issue

This is a joint issue First Day Cover featuring a photographic cachet of the Alaska Highway stretching into the distance with mountains and evergreen trees, issued by Canada Post Corporation. Two stamps are affixed: a 42-cent Canadian stamp commemorating 'The Alaska Highway / La route de l'Alaska 1942-1992' depicting workers, a vehicle, and a map inset, and a 29-cent US stamp showing 'Alaska Highway 1942' with a scenic mountain valley and vehicle. Two cancellations appear: a pictorial Canadian cancel from Dawson Creek, BC, Canada dated 92-05-15 featuring a highway milestone logo, and a circular US machine cancel from Fairbanks, AK dated May 30 1992 with ZIP 99709 and 'FIRST DAY OF ISSUE' slug.

This First Day Cover commemorates the 50th anniversary of the Alaska Highway (1942–1992). The cachet features a photographic image of the Alaska Highway stretching through a rugged landscape with mountains and evergreen trees. The Canada stamp (42 cents) depicts workers and highway infrastructure in brown tones, while the US stamp (29 cents) shows a scenic mountain valley with a vintage car in multicolor tones. The cover has two postmarks: a pictorial cancellation from Dawson Creek, BC, featuring a highway milestone logo, and a machine cancellation from Fairbanks, AK.