Claude
The cachet artwork depicts a hand-drawn reproduction of the Honolulu Star-Bulletin 'EXTRA' newspaper front page with the headline 'JAPANESE AT MIDWAY SMASHED,' including a map and article text. Descriptive text below explains the American victory at Midway on June 4, 1942. The stamp is a 29-cent USA stamp depicting a pilot and aircraft commemorating the U.S. win at the Battle of the Coral Sea, May 1942. The postmark is a circular bullseye cancellation from Indianapolis, IN dated August 17, 1992.
Mistral
This First Day Cover features a detailed cachet depicting the Honolulu Star-Bulletin's 'EXTRA' edition headline 'Japanese Smashed at Midway' with accompanying text and a map of the Midway Islands. The stamp, Scott #2697, shows a pilot and aircraft commemorating the Battle of the Coral Sea. The postmark, circular and pictorial, is from Indianapolis, Indiana, dated August 17, 1992. The cover is in excellent condition with clear, legible text and artwork.
(The automatic summaries sometimes misidentify the postmark as part of the cachet artwork.)
