First Day Cover Pair – 1980 Saskatchewan 75th Anniversary (Regina Cancel) + 1976 Andorra FDC for the Montreal Olympics

Two first day covers, sold as a pair. The first is close to home: Canada Post's official cover for the 75th anniversary of Saskatchewan's provincehood, issued August 27, 1980 and first-day cancelled at Regina. The stamp shows a combine working a golden wheat field under a big prairie sky, and the cachet maps how the province was carved out in 1905 — the old Districts of Saskatchewan, Athabasca, Assiniboia, Mackenzie, Keewatin and Alberta beside Manitoba. The second is the oddball: an Andorra first day cover for the 1976 Montreal Olympics — the little Pyrenees principality marking Canada's Games in Spanish, with a kayak slalom stamp and a downhill skiing stamp, two pictorial "Primer Dia de Circulacion" cancels from Andorra la Vella dated July 9, 1976, and a kayaker cachet under the Montreal Olympic rings. One cover is pure Saskatchewan; the other is a quirky piece of Montreal '76 memorabilia from about as far away as a cover can come from.

Details
Cover 1: Canada 17¢ "Saskatchewan 1905–1980" stamp (Scott #863), showing a combine harvester in a wheat field. Canada Post Office official first day cover; cachet is a map of the 1905 territorial districts (Saskatchewan, Athabasca, Assiniboia, Mackenzie, Keewatin, Alberta, Manitoba). Cancel: "Day of Issue / Jour d'Émission — Regina, Canada — 80-08-27" with the Saskatchewan 75th anniversary emblem. Unaddressed; back plain.
Cover 2: Andorra (Spanish postal administration, Correos) first day cover, "Juegos Olimpicos — Montreal 1976." Two stamps: 15 PTA kayak slalom and 7 PTA downhill skier, both inscribed "Juegos Olimpicos Montreal 1976." Cachet: kayaker illustration, Montreal Olympic rings, "ANDORRA — Primer Dia de Circulacion," imprint "S.F.C. – F.19." Two pictorial first day cancels, Andorra la Vella, 9.JUL.76. Unaddressed; back plain.
Quantity: 2 first day covers
Included: Both covers shown (fronts and backs pictured)

Condition
Very good condition overall. Both covers are unaddressed with clean, sharp cancels and bright stamps and cachets. The Saskatchewan cover is clean front and back with only light handling toning. The Andorra cover is clean on the front; its back is plain with a few small dark specks near the flap. No writing, tears, or major creases on either cover. Please review all photos, front and back, for the exact condition of each cover.

Pickup and Shipping Information
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