Claude
The GAMM cachet features vivid blue artwork depicting a Space Shuttle launching against a starry background with a satellite, Saturn, and celestial bodies, with 'SPACE Achievement' in bold white and yellow script and 'BENEFITING MANKIND' at the bottom. The stamps consist of a full plate block of eight 18-cent Space Achievement stamps arranged in a 2x4 grid, showing scenes including 'Exploring the Moon,' 'Probing the Planets,' 'Benefiting Mankind,' 'Understanding the Sun,' and 'Comprehending the Universe,' featuring imagery of shuttles, spacecraft, Earth, and the Sun. A circular machine cancellation from Kennedy Space Center, FL dated May 21, 1981 is applied, with a printed 'FIRST DAY OF ISSUE' slug across the stamps. The cover is in excellent condition with the plate block margin tab visible at the lower right showing color registration bars.
Mistral
This First Day Cover features a vibrant cachet depicting a Space Shuttle launching against a starry background with colorful planets and satellites, designed by Gerry Adlman (GAMM Cachets). The stamp block includes eight 18-cent stamps with five distinct designs: 'Exploring the Moon,' 'Probing the Planets,' 'Benefiting Mankind,' 'Understanding the Sun,' and 'Comprehending the Universe.' The cover is cancelled with a circular postmark from the Kennedy Space Center, FL, dated May 21, 1981, with a 'First Day of Issue' inscription. The cover is in excellent condition with clear imagery and legible text.
(The automatic summaries sometimes misidentify the postmark as part of the cachet artwork.)
