Claude
The cachet features a line-drawn hummingbird in flight rendered in simple black ink on white envelope stock, with wavy lines suggesting motion or air currents. Extensive typeset technical information fills the left portion of the cachet, detailing production specifications for the stamp issue. The stamp depicts a Broad-billed Hummingbird (USA 29¢) in vibrant colors showing the bird feeding from red flowers. The machine cancellation reads 'June 15, 1992, Washington, DC 20066' with 'FIRST DAY OF ISSUE' text alongside wavy cancellation lines.
Mistral
This First Day Cover features a Technical Cachets design with a black line drawing of a hummingbird in flight, accented by motion lines. The 29¢ Broad-billed Hummingbird stamp (Scott #2643) shows the bird feeding from red flowers, printed in vibrant colors using photogravure. The cover is machine-cancelled with a clear 'First Day of Issue' postmark from Washington, D.C., dated June 15, 1992. The text on the cachet provides detailed technical information about the stamp's design, printing process, and dimensions.
(The automatic summaries sometimes misidentify the postmark as part of the cachet artwork.)
