Show Boat Broadway Musicals - Technical Cachets

This First Day Cover features a Technical Cachets cachet with a striking black-and-white line drawing of a formal dancing couple in tuxedo and gown. The 29-cent Show Boat stamp depicts a scene from the classic Broadway musical with period-costumed figures. Postmarked July 14, 1993, in New York on the official First Day of Issue for the Broadway Musicals series (Scott 2770).

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Claude

The cachet features a black-and-white line drawing of a dancing couple in formal attire, with the man in a tuxedo and the woman in an elegant gown, framed by horizontal black bars. Text reads 'Broadway Musicals' above and 'TECHNICAL Cachets' below the illustration. The stamp is a 29-cent USA issue depicting a scene from Show Boat with figures in period costume, labeled 'SHOW BOAT.' The circular postmark reads 'NEW YORK, NY / JUL 14 1993 / 10199' with a 'FIRST DAY OF ISSUE' slug cancellation in black ink.

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This First Day Cover features a black-and-white line drawing cachet of a elegantly dressed couple dancing, with the man in a tuxedo and the woman in a flowing gown. The stamp depicts a colorful scene from the musical 'Show Boat,' featuring three figures in period costumes, including a man playing a banjo. The postmark is a circular cancellation with 'New York, NY' and the date 'Jul 14 1993.' The cover is in good condition, with clear and legible text reading 'Broadway Musicals' and 'Technical Cachets.'

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