Maxicard Typical Ohio farm landscape (2003)

Country: USA

Issue: Ohio Statehood Bicentennial
Date of Issue: March 01, 2003

Postmark: Circular Date Stamp (CDS) with First Day of Issue text – CHILLICOTHE, OH – MAR 10, 2003 – 45601

Postcard: Color photograph of a rural Ohio landscape at sunset, featuring rolling green fields, a red barn, silos, and farmhouses surrounded by white fences. The warm light of the setting sun casts a golden hue over the scene, emphasizing the agricultural character of the state. The caption “OHIO” appears faintly in large letters across the background, reinforcing the state identity. (Edition Penrod/Hiawatha)

Justification of Maximum Concordance:
Strong thematic and geographic concordance. The stamp is part of the Greetings from America series dedicated to Ohio, and the postcard illustrates a typical Ohio farm landscape, echoing the rural theme of the stamp. The First Day of Issue cancellation from Chillicothe, OH, on the official date of release ensures full temporal and geographic alignment, meeting all requirements for a true maximum card.

Yvert & Tellier: US 3465

Chicago Skyline – The Windy City (2002)

 

Issue: Greetings from America – Illinois

Date of Issue: April 4, 2002

Postmark: Circular Date Stamp (CDS) – Chicago, Illinois – Jun 18 2002

Postcard: Chicago’s skyline from the lakefront, with the Willis Tower (formerly Sears Tower). (Edition Penrod/Hiawatha)

Justification of Maximum Concordance: This maximum card exhibits perfect thematic, geographic, and temporal concordance. The stamp celebrates Illinois with a image of Chicago, and the postcard shows Chicago. The postmark is a CDS from Chicago ensures complete geographic and temporal alignment

Yvert & Tellier: US 3272