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In philately
Philately

Philately is the study of revenue stamp and postage stamp stamps. This includes the design, production and uses of stamps after they are authorized for issue, usually by government officials such as Postal Authorities....
, a cachet is a printed or stamped design or inscription, other than a cancellation or pre-printed postage, on an envelope
Envelope

An envelope is a packaging product, usually made of flat material such as paper or cardboard, and designed to contain a flat object, which in a postal-service context is usually a letter , card or bills....
, postcard
Postcard

A postcard or post card is a rectangular piece of thick paper or thin Card stock intended for writing and mailing without an envelope and at a lower rate than a letter ....
, or postal card to commemorate a postal or philatelic event. There are official and private cachets; they commemorate everything from the first flight on a particular route, to the Super Bowl
Super Bowl

In professional American football, the Super Bowl is the championship game of the National Football League . The game and its ancillary festivities constitute Super Bowl Sunday....
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Cachet
In philately
Philately

Philately is the study of revenue stamp and postage stamp stamps. This includes the design, production and uses of stamps after they are authorized for issue, usually by government officials such as Postal Authorities....
, a cachet is a printed or stamped design or inscription, other than a cancellation or pre-printed postage, on an envelope
Envelope

An envelope is a packaging product, usually made of flat material such as paper or cardboard, and designed to contain a flat object, which in a postal-service context is usually a letter , card or bills....
, postcard
Postcard

A postcard or post card is a rectangular piece of thick paper or thin Card stock intended for writing and mailing without an envelope and at a lower rate than a letter ....
, or postal card to commemorate a postal or philatelic event. There are official and private cachets; they commemorate everything from the first flight on a particular route, to the Super Bowl
Super Bowl

In professional American football, the Super Bowl is the championship game of the National Football League . The game and its ancillary festivities constitute Super Bowl Sunday....
. Cachets are also frequently made, either by private companies or a government, for First day of issue
First day of issue

The first day of issue is the day on which a postage stamp, postal card or stamped envelope is put on sale, within the country or territory of the Postal administration....
 stamp events or 'Second-Day' stamp events. They are often present on event covers
Event covers

Event covers are decorated, stamped and canceled commemorative envelopes. They are created to celebrate an event or note an anniversary.The design is generally placed on the left side of the envelope ....
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The first cacheted FDC (first day cover) was produced by prominent philatelist and cachetmaker George W. Linn in 1923, for the Harding Memorial stamp issue.

Cachet-making is considered an art form, and cachets may be produced by using any number of methods, including drawing or painting directly onto the envelope, serigraphy, block printing, lithography, engraving, laser printing, attachment of photographs or other paper memorabilia, etc. Frequently flight cachets (which have also been used in space
Outer space

Outer space comprises the relatively empty regions of the universe outside the atmospheres of celestial bodies. Outer space is used to distinguish it from airspace and terrestrial locations....
 and on the moon
Moon

The Moon is Earth's only natural satellite and the List of natural satellites by diameter satellite in the Solar System. The average centre-to-centre distance from the Earth to the Moon is km, about thirty times the diameter of the Earth....
) are rubber-stamped.

The largest and best-known cachet-making companies, which typically produce thousands or tens of thousands of printed cachets for U.S. stamp issues, are Artcraft, Fleetwood, House of Farnam, and Colorano.