Claude
The cachet artwork by GAMM (Gerry Adlman) depicts a panoramic day-to-night scene in blue tones showing a jet aircraft in flight over a coastline, transitioning from a daytime sky with sun and clouds on the left to a nighttime sky with crescent moon and stars on the right. The stamp is the USA $9.35 Express Mail Eagle and Moon issue, featuring a bold bald eagle head against a full moon on a dark blue background with red and white lettering. The postmark is a circular date stamp from Kennedy Space Center, FL 32815, dated August 12, 1983, with machine wavy lines and 'FIRST DAY OF ISSUE' slug. The cachet text reads 'EXPRESS MAIL / $9.35 / 2 Pound Rate / Booklet 3 / First Day of Issue' in navy blue on white.
Mistral
This First Day Cover features a $9.35 Express Mail stamp with an eagle head in profile against a full moon on a blue background. The stamp is cancelled with a circular postmark from Kennedy Space Center, FL, dated August 12, 1983. The cachet artwork by GAMM depicts a panoramic day-to-night scene with a jet aircraft flying over a coastline, transitioning from daylight with a sun and clouds to nighttime with a crescent moon and stars. The cover is in excellent condition, with clear and vivid artwork and postmark.
(The automatic summaries sometimes misidentify the postmark as part of the cachet artwork.)
