Claude
The cachet features a hand-drawn illustration of a newspaper front page from the Honolulu Star-Bulletin with the headline 'JAPANESE AT MIDWAY SMASHED' and subheadings about enemy damage and U.S. injuries. Below the artwork is explanatory text describing the American victory at Midway on June 4, 1942, and a bold title 'Midway: Turning point in Pacific naval war.' The stamp depicts food and other commodities being rationed in 1942, part of the WWII series, and the postmark is a hand cancel from Indianapolis, IN.
Mistral
This First Day Cover features a hand-drawn cachet depicting the front page of the Honolulu Star-Bulletin newspaper with the headline 'Japanese Smashed at Midway,' commemorating the American victory in the Battle of Midway during World War II. The stamp, Scott #2697, illustrates food and commodity rationing in 1942, with a vivid image of ration books. The postmark is a circular hand cancel from Indianapolis, IN, dated August 17, 1992. The cover is in good condition, with clear and legible artwork, stamp, and postmark.
(The automatic summaries sometimes misidentify the postmark as part of the cachet artwork.)
