Claude
The cachet features a pixelated/dot-matrix style black and white artwork depicting wildflowers, created by Technical Cachets. The stamp is the USA 29-cent 'Shooting Star' wildflower stamp from the 1992 Wildflowers of America series, depicting pink-magenta shooting star flowers against a black background. The pictorial cancellation features a sailing ship (likely the Santa Maria, referencing Columbus) in a circular design, with 'July 24, 1992 / Columbus / Ohio 43216 / A.F.D.C.S. Convention Station' text, used as an unofficial first day cancel at the AFDCS convention. Below the cachet artwork, the text reads 'Wildflowers of America' and 'TECHNICAL•FDOI•9206'.
Mistral
This First Day Cover features a black and white cachet with a dot-matrix design depicting stylized wildflowers, complementing the 29-cent 'Shooting Star' stamp from the 1992 Wildflowers of America series. The stamp showcases vibrant pink-magenta shooting star flowers with green foliage on a black background. The postmark is a pictorial cancellation with a sailing ship design, dated July 24, 1992, from Columbus, Ohio, and includes the text 'A.F.D.C.S. Convention Station.' The cover is in good condition with clear printing and cancellation.
(The automatic summaries sometimes misidentify the postmark as part of the cachet artwork.)
