A First Day Cover bearing two examples of the 13-cent Puppy and Kitten stamp, issued November 3, 1982, in Danvers, Massachusetts, for use on holiday postcards. Wildlife artist Chuck Ripper designed the stamp, which shows a kitten and puppy playing in snow. The sepia GAMM cachet, signed Jim Pearl, places a puppy and a green-bow-wearing kitten indoors beside a window with decorated trees and prints “Postal Card Rate 13¢.”
Claude
The cachet features a warm sepia-toned illustration by Jim Pearl (designed by GAMM) depicting a large hound dog puppy and a white kitten wearing a green bow tie, standing together indoors with a Christmas tree visible through a curtained window in the background. Text reads 'Postal Card Rate 13¢' and 'First Day of Issue.' Two identical USA 13¢ stamps are affixed, each showing a gray kitten and golden puppy playing together in snow with a stick. The postmark is a machine cancel from Danvers, MA dated November 3, 1982, with 'FIRST DAY OF ISSUE' printed to the right of the cancel.
Mistral
The cachet artwork features a sepia-toned illustration of a puppy and a white kitten with a green bow tie sitting indoors near a Christmas tree, reflecting a cozy holiday scene. The stamp depicts two playful puppies in the snow, with a denomination of 13 cents and the text 'USA 13c.' The postmark is a circular machine cancel from Danvers, MA, dated November 3, 1982, with the text 'First Day of Issue' prominently displayed. The cover is in excellent condition with clear and legible text.
(The automatic summaries sometimes misidentify the postmark as part of the cachet artwork.)
