Claude
The cachet features a black ink illustration on white with a teal/green background accent, depicting Rodrigo de Triana in a crow's nest barrel atop a ship's mast, pointing outward as he spots land. The text reads 'Land Ho!' in teal and describes the historical moment: 'On October 12, 1492, Rodrigo de Triana, the Pinta's lookout, made the first sighting of land.' Three vertically arranged Columbian Exposition reprint stamps are affixed: a 1-cent blue 'Columbus in Sight of Land,' a 4-cent blue 'Fleet of Columbus,' and a $1 red 'Isabella Pledging Her Jewels.' The pictorial cancellation features a silhouette of Columbus with a walking staff and reads 'First Day of Issue / MAY 22 / Chicago, IL 60607.'
Mistral
This First Day Cover features a detailed cachet illustration in black and teal of Rodrigo de Triana in the crow's nest of a ship, spotting land. The cachet includes the text 'Land Ho!' and a historical note about de Triana's sighting on October 12, 1492. The cover bears three 1992 Columbian Exposition reprint stamps: a 1c stamp depicting 'Columbus in Sight of Land,' a 4c stamp showing the 'Fleet of Columbus,' and a $1 stamp illustrating 'Isabella Pledging Her Jewels.' The pictorial postmark features an outline of Christopher Columbus with a staff, marking the first day of issue in Chicago, IL. The cover is in excellent condition, with clear and vibrant artwork and postmark details.
(The automatic summaries sometimes misidentify the postmark as part of the cachet artwork.)
