1992 World Columbian Stamp Expo Cover,'Olympic Sports Day' 5/23/1992
# AC221 - 1992 World Columbian Stamp Expo Cover - 'Olympic Sports Day' 5/23/1992
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Cover Commemorates Olympic Games Day at 1992 Stamp Expo
The World Columbian Stamp Expo '92 was held in Chicago. This cover features an official cachet authorized by the stamp exposition. It pictures the three boats used during Christopher Columbus's voyage to the new world. The postmark highlights the theme for May 23 - Olympic Games Day. The central image on the posmark is remeniscent of teh 1991 Priority Mail stamp with the Olympic rings (US #2540).
The stamp included on this cover is US #2616, produced to promote the Expo. It features a portion of the 15¢ pictorial design of 1869. The original design for the 1869 stamp was taken from John Vanderlyn's painting "The Landing of Columbus," which hangs in the rotunda of the Capitol.
Cover Commemorates Olympic Games Day at 1992 Stamp Expo
The World Columbian Stamp Expo '92 was held in Chicago. This cover features an official cachet authorized by the stamp exposition. It pictures the three boats used during Christopher Columbus's voyage to the new world. The postmark highlights the theme for May 23 - Olympic Games Day. The central image on the posmark is remeniscent of teh 1991 Priority Mail stamp with the Olympic rings (US #2540).
The stamp included on this cover is US #2616, produced to promote the Expo. It features a portion of the 15¢ pictorial design of 1869. The original design for the 1869 stamp was taken from John Vanderlyn's painting "The Landing of Columbus," which hangs in the rotunda of the Capitol.