Rock Island Route of the Rockets – Locomotive & Mail Wagon Coils

The cachet features a black line-art illustration of a streamlined diesel passenger locomotive with 'Rock Island' shield logo and the text 'ROUTE OF THE Rockets' in mixed print and script lettering. Four coil stamps are affixed in two pairs: two USA 2¢ 'Locomotive 1870s' stamps (black engraving) and two USA 9.3¢ 'Mail Wagon 1880s' stamps (dark red/maroon, marked 'Bulk Rate'). The postmark is a circular machine cancel from Milwaukee, WI dated March 6, 1987 with ZIP 53201, accompanied by parallel wavy lines and a 'FIRST DAY OF ISSUE' slug. The cover is unaddressed and in excellent condition.

This First Day Cover features a black line-art cachet of a streamlined diesel locomotive with the Rock Island shield logo and 'Route of the Rockets' text in black. The cover bears four coil stamps: two 2¢ Locomotive 1870s stamps in black and olive-brown and two 9.3¢ Mail Wagon 1880s bulk rate stamps in deep rose. The postmark is a circular machine cancellation from Milwaukee, WI, dated March 6, 1987. The text 'FIRST DAY OF ISSUE' is printed near the stamps. The cover is unaddressed and in good condition.