A stamp dealer cover from US
Last week I received this cover along with my order from US stamp dealer. It’s nice that he used real stamps for the postage, but sadly the postmaster had an artistic moment with blue ink pen.
2009 Cover from US
Besides the US lighthouses stamp issue, the cover has several stamps from the 1974 set to commemorate UPU centenary.
1974 US - some stamps from the UPU centenary set
In addition the cover has several postage meter stamps (or so I presume). And no, the date of sale is not the same as shipment date – though this cover shipped staggering 40 days from US to Finland.
US postage meter label
Sad to say, but this happens all the time in American post offices. If I’m sending a large envelope with stamps on it, I always take it to the window and ask the clerk to cancel the stamps by hand.