Claude
The cachet features a black ink illustration of an anti-aircraft gun crew in silhouette, with soldiers manning a large artillery piece, printed by Technical Cachets. Bold text reads 'World War Two 1939-1945' at the bottom. The 29-cent USA stamp depicts B-24 Liberator bombers over a fiery background, with the caption 'B-24s hit Ploesti refineries, August 1943.' The postmark is a circular hand cancel from Washington, DC dated May 31, 1993, with ZIP code 20066, accompanied by a 'First Day of Issue' machine cancel.
Mistral
This First Day Cover commemorates the B-24 Liberator bombers and their role in World War II, particularly the Ploesti raid of August 1943. The cachet features a black silhouette of an anti-aircraft gun crew in action, complementing the stamp, which depicts a B-24 in flight. The postmark is a circular cancellation from Washington, DC, dated May 31, 1993. The cover is in good condition with clear printing and cancellation.
(The automatic summaries sometimes misidentify the postmark as part of the cachet artwork.)
