1992 Olympics Baseball - Cachet Craft

First Day Cover for the 1992 Olympic Summer Games baseball issue, cancelled April 3, 1992 in Atlanta, GA. The hand-drawn cachet features a pitcher in mid-windup against a yellow diamond background, while the 29-cent stamp depicts a sliding play at home base with Olympic rings. Cachet by Bev Dodd of Cachet Craft with pictorial postmark showing baseball glove, bat, and ball.

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Claude

The cachet features a hand-drawn illustration of a baseball pitcher in mid-windup, wearing a light gray uniform, set against a yellow diamond-shaped background. Text reads 'First Day Cover', 'Olympic Summer Games', '1992 Barcelona Spain' in bold orange and black lettering. The 29-cent USA stamp depicts an action scene of a baseball player sliding into base with a catcher attempting a tag, rendered in vivid colors with the Olympic rings visible. The pictorial postmark shows a baseball glove, ball, and bat with Olympic rings, cancelled at Atlanta, GA 30304 on April 3, 1992.

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This First Day Cover features a detailed cachet with a dynamic illustration of a baseball pitcher in mid-windup, wearing a white uniform with a blue cap, against a yellow diamond background. The text '1992 BARCELONA SPAIN' is printed below the artwork. The stamp depicts a baseball player sliding into home plate with Olympic rings in the background, and a denomination of 29 cents. The pictorial postmark includes a baseball glove, bat, and ball, with the text 'ATLANTA GA 30304' and 'APRIL 3, 1992'. The cover is in excellent condition, with clear and vivid artwork and cancellation.

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