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Viewing catalog entries 191 through 200 of your historical ledger database.

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10/01/2025

The Tree of Postcards & Airmail Journey: 6th World Postcard Day (College Station, TX)

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The Tree of Postcards & Airmail Journey

Continuing the 6th World Postcard Day series on a #10 commercial cover, this ornate design features a symbolic tree of correspondence framed by cherubs and an airmail hot air balloon journey across global landmarks.

Philatelic Design Notes

  • Cachet Artwork: Features an intricate circular medallion on the left enclosing a symbolic tree whose branches bear postcards and whose trunk incorporates a globe and a stamp design, flanked by cherubs and framed by gilded scrollwork and a banner reading “World Postcard Day”. The center features a hot air balloon carrying a mail sack above a ribbon path decorated with landmarks and floating correspondence, accompanied by a flying angel and a banner reading “World Postcard Day”. Includes the TSL maker’s mark in the lower-right corner.
  • Pictorial Cancellation: The official pictorial cancellation features a decorative stamp-edge circular design reading “World Postcard Day / Connecting the World Through Postcards / Oct 1, 2025 / Station / * Wish You Were Here *” with “College Station, TX 77841” alongside a flag cancel block.
  • Franking: Franked with a U.S. “Forever/USA” Appalachian Trail commemorative stamp.
  • Production Credits: Created as part of the TSL series (Bayamón, PR).

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Size: C10
10/01/2025

Grüss Aus Paris & Hot Air Balloon: 6th World Postcard Day (College Station, TX)

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Grüss Aus Paris & Hot Air Balloon

Continuing the 6th World Postcard Day series on a #10 commercial cover, this romantic design features an ornate medallion celebrating Parisian postcard history alongside a hot air balloon carrying mail across the globe.

Philatelic Design Notes

  • Cachet Artwork: Features an ornate circular medallion on the left with scrolling filigree framing a vintage “Grüss Aus Paris” multi-view illustration of the Eiffel Tower and Parisian cityscape, accompanied by banners and a plaque reading “156 Years / 1869 - 2025”. The center and right display a decorative hot air balloon marked with a “6”, floating above a globe with orbiting postcards and paper airplanes, with text reading “World Postcard Day”, “October 1, 2025”, and “Sending Smiles, Mile by Magical Mile”. Includes the TSL maker’s mark in the lower-right corner.
  • Pictorial Cancellation: The official pictorial cancellation features a decorative stamp-edge circular design reading “World Postcard Day / Connecting the World Through Postcards / Oct 1, 2025 / Station / * Wish You Were Here *” with “College Station, TX 77841” alongside a flag cancel block.
  • Franking: Franked with a U.S. “Forever/USA” Appalachian Trail commemorative stamp.
  • Production Credits: Created as part of the TSL series (Bayamón, PR).

🔬 Design Lab & Process History

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Size: C10
10/01/2025

The White Border Era & The Revolving Postcard Rack: 6th World Postcard Day (College Station, TX)

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The White Border Era & The Revolving Postcard Rack

Continuing the 6th World Postcard Day series on a #10 commercial cover, this educational design explores the mechanical and retail innovations of postcard production, featuring a printing press and a revolving rack.

Philatelic Design Notes

  • Cachet Artwork: Features two detailed illustrations. The left panel shows a printing press producing sheets under banners reading “The White Border Era - 1913-1930s”, “A Margin of Error - Making Postcards Cheaper to Produce.”, and “Celebrating a Century of Images”. The right panel depicts a multi-tiered display stand with the caption “E. I. Dail - 1908 Michigan / The Revolving Postcard Rack / Bringing Postcards to the People”. Includes the TSL maker’s mark in the lower-right corner.
  • Pictorial Cancellation: The official pictorial cancellation features a decorative stamp-edge circular design reading “World Postcard Day / Connecting the World Through Postcards / Oct 1, 2025 / Station / * Wish You Were Here *” with “College Station, TX 77841” alongside a flag cancel block.
  • Franking: Franked with a U.S. “Forever/USA” Appalachian Trail commemorative stamp.
  • Production Credits: Created as part of the TSL series (Bayamón, PR).

🔬 Design Lab & Process History

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Size: C10
10/01/2025

Messages of Friendship, Six Years in Flight: 6th World Postcard Day (College Station, TX)

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Messages of Friendship, Six Years in Flight

Continuing the 6th World Postcard Day series on a #10 commercial cover, this commemorative design features a detailed circular medallion celebrating philately and postcard history alongside a globe graphic marked with the number six and flying postcards.

Philatelic Design Notes

  • Cachet Artwork: Features a circular medallion on the left with a laurel wreath frame enclosing a hand holding a magnifying glass over vintage postcards, a stack of letters, stamp tongs, and banners reading “156 Years of the Postcard”, “Philately, History & the Collector’s Journey”, and “1869-2025”, accompanied by a Postcrossing global echo seal. The center and right display a globe encircled by small postcards and paper airplanes, prominently featuring a decorative number “6” and a wax seal, with text reading “World Postcard Day”, “October 1, 2025 / Messages of Friendship, Six Years in Flight”, and a “Celebrate WPD” box. Includes the TSL maker’s mark in the lower-right corner.
  • Pictorial Cancellation: The official pictorial cancellation features a decorative stamp-edge circular design reading “World Postcard Day / Connecting the World Through Postcards / Oct 1, 2025 / Station / * Wish You Were Here *” with “College Station, TX 77841” alongside a flag cancel block.
  • Franking: Franked with a U.S. “Forever/USA” Appalachian Trail commemorative stamp.
  • Production Credits: Created as part of the TSL series (Bayamón, PR).

🔬 Design Lab & Process History

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Size: C10
10/01/2025

Miniature Art, World Window & Expressions: 6th World Postcard Day (College Station, TX)

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Miniature Art, World Window & Expressions

Continuing the 6th World Postcard Day series on a #10 commercial cover, this commemorative design features a detailed circular medallion celebrating 156 years of postcards alongside an open mailbox and global flight path graphic.

Philatelic Design Notes

  • Cachet Artwork: Features a circular medallion on the left with a laurel wreath frame enclosing vintage postcards, a painter’s palette, and banners reading “156 Years of the Postcard”, “Miniature Art, World Window & Expressions”, and “1869-2025”, accompanied by a Postcrossing global reach seal. The center and right display an open mailbox overflowing with letters, a globe surrounded by dotted flight paths and paper airplanes, and text reading “World Postcard Day”, “October 1, 2025 / Six Years of Connecting Hearts, Miles Apart”, and a “Celebrate WPD 2020-2025” cancel box. Includes the TSL maker’s mark in the lower-right corner.
  • Pictorial Cancellation: The official pictorial cancellation features a decorative stamp-edge circular design reading “World Postcard Day / Connecting the World Through Postcards / Oct 1, 2025 / Station / * Wish You Were Here *” with “College Station, TX 77841” alongside a flag cancel block.
  • Franking: Franked with a U.S. “Forever/USA” Appalachian Trail commemorative stamp.
  • Production Credits: Created as part of the TSL series (Bayamón, PR).

🔬 Design Lab & Process History

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Size: C10
10/01/2025

Global Tribute to the Joy of Postcards: 6th World Postcard Day (College Station, TX)

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Global Tribute to the Joy of Postcards

Continuing the 6th World Postcard Day series on a #10 commercial cover, this rich design features a winged allegorical figure soaring over a globe, alongside artwork celebrating the UPU headquarters in Bern and the worldwide postcard celebration.

Philatelic Design Notes

  • Cachet Artwork: Features a central graphic of a winged figure holding a torch above a globe with flying paper airplanes and hearts, framed by the text “World Postcard Day 6” and a banner reading “October 1, 2025 - Connecting Continents, Cultivating Community, Six Years of Shared Smiles”. The left side showcases colorful children’s postcard art labeled “150 Years of Postcards - 2019 Worldwide Celebration” and an illustration of the UPU Headquarters in Bern, Switzerland, with text reading “A Global Tribute to the Joy of Postcards”. Includes the TSL maker’s mark in the lower-right corner.
  • Pictorial Cancellation: The official pictorial cancellation features a decorative stamp-edge circular design reading “World Postcard Day / Connecting the World Through Postcards / Oct 1, 2025 / Station / * Wish You Were Here *” with “College Station, TX 77841” alongside a flag cancel block.
  • Franking: Franked with a U.S. “Forever/USA” Appalachian Trail commemorative stamp.
  • Production Credits: Created as part of the TSL series (Bayamón, PR).

🔬 Design Lab & Process History

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Size: C10
10/01/2025

World's Columbian Exposition: 6th World Postcard Day (College Station, TX)

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World’s Columbian Exposition

Continuing the 6th World Postcard Day series on a #10 commercial cover, this elegant design highlights the architectural grandeur of the Chicago World’s Fair as a milestone in early visual communication.

Philatelic Design Notes

  • Cachet Artwork: Features an engraved architectural illustration of the World’s Columbian Exposition building under the text “6th World Postcard Day”, with the headline “CELEBRATING A CENTURY OF IMAGES” and a banner reading “World’s Columbian Exposition - 1993 Chicago”. Includes the TSL maker’s mark in the lower-right corner.
  • Pictorial Cancellation: The official pictorial cancellation features a decorative stamp-edge circular design reading “World Postcard Day / Connecting the World Through Postcards / Oct 1, 2025 / Station / * Wish You Were Here *” with “College Station, TX 77841” alongside a flag cancel block.
  • Franking: Franked with a U.S. “Forever/USA” Appalachian Trail commemorative stamp.
  • Production Credits: Created as part of the TSL series (Bayamón, PR).

🔬 Design Lab & Process History

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Size: C10
10/01/2025

The Golden Era of Postcards: 6th World Postcard Day (College Station, TX)

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The Golden Era of Postcards

Continuing the 6th World Postcard Day series on a #10 commercial cover, this nostalgic design celebrates the historical peak of postal correspondence and the vintage illustrated postcard craze.

Philatelic Design Notes

  • Cachet Artwork: Features a vintage collage depicting historical scenes and figures from “The Golden Era of Postcards 1900-1915”, accompanied by a “Postcard Influenza” sack emblem and descriptive typography reading “The illustrated postcard craze… it will be like the letting out of waters. - Standard, 1889”, “THE ‘TEXT MESSAGES’ OF THEIR TIME”, and “CELEBRATING A CENTURY OF IMAGES”. Includes the TSL maker’s mark in the lower-right corner.
  • Pictorial Cancellation: The official pictorial cancellation features a decorative stamp-edge circular design reading “World Postcard Day / Connecting the World Through Postcards / Oct 1, 2025 / Station / * Wish You Were Here *” with “College Station, TX 77841” alongside a flag cancel block.
  • Franking: Franked with a U.S. “Forever/USA” Appalachian Trail commemorative stamp.
  • Production Credits: Created as part of the TSL series (Bayamón, PR).

🔬 Design Lab & Process History

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Size: C10
10/01/2025

Connecting the World, One Postcard at a Time: 6th World Postcard Day (College Station, TX)

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Connecting the World, One Postcard at a Time

Commemorating the 6th World Postcard Day on a #10 commercial cover, this intricate design features a dual-panel layout celebrating Postcrossing, global connection, and postal correspondence.

Philatelic Design Notes

  • Cachet Artwork: Features two detailed panels. The left panel includes a globe graphic, Postcrossing logo, founding details, and the text “Connecting the World, One Postcard at a Time” alongside a quote by Paulo Magalhães. The right panel illustrates hands holding a magnifying glass over a world map, examining a mailbox overflowing with postcards and letters, framed by floral motifs and banners reading “6th World Postcard Day” and “October 1, 2025 - Connecting Hearts & Minds”. Includes the TSL maker’s mark in the lower-right corner.
  • Pictorial Cancellation: The official pictorial cancellation features a decorative stamp-edge circular design reading “World Postcard Day / Connecting the World Through Postcards / Oct 1, 2025 / Station / * Wish You Were Here *” with “College Station, TX 77841” alongside a flag cancel block.
  • Franking: Franked with a U.S. “Forever/USA” Appalachian Trail commemorative stamp.
  • Production Credits: Created as part of the TSL series (Bayamón, PR).

🔬 Design Lab & Process History

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Size: C10
08/25/2025

Tropical Chess & Coastal Sunset Medallions: Federación de Ajedrez de Puerto Rico (San Juan, PR)

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Tropical Chess & Coastal Sunset Medallions

Concluding the chess federation anniversary series on a #10 commercial cover, this picturesque design features two intricate circular medallions combining tropical motifs, a chess knight on a checkered blue field, and a scenic coastal sunset overlooking historic ramparts.

Philatelic Design Notes

  • Cachet Artwork: Features two side-by-side circular medallions. The left medallion displays a gold chess knight against a blue checkered field, framed by tropical foliage, hibiscus flowers, and text reading “90 ANIVERSARIO / FEDERACIÓN DE AJEDREZ DE PUERTO RICO / 1935 - 2025 / Noventa Años de Estrategia y Pasión”. The right medallion illustrates a chessboard on a balcony overlooking the sea and historic fortifications at sunset, topped with a ribbon reading “90 Aniversario”. Includes the TSL maker’s mark in the lower-left corner.
  • Pictorial Cancellation: The official pictorial cancellation features a chess federation emblem with a knight and board, surrounded by text reading “Plaza de Armas Station • Calle Fortaleza, Viejo San Juan • Puerto Rico 00901” and “90 ANIVERSARIO 1935-2025 / AUGUST 25, 2025”.
  • Franking: Franked with a U.S. “Forever/USA” Betty White commemorative stamp.
  • Production Credits: Created as part of the TSL series (Bayamón, PR).

🔬 Design Lab & Process History

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