Claude
The cachet features a black-and-white pixelated/mosaic-style artwork of a flowering plant against a dark dotted background, framed in a black border, with 'Garden Flowers' and 'TECHNICAL Cachets' printed below. The stamp is the 29-cent USA Hyacinth stamp depicting yellow, pink, and blue hyacinth flowers with green stems. The postmark is a circular hand-applied cancel from Spokane, WA dated May 15, 1993, with ZIP code 99210, and a 'FIRST DAY OF ISSUE' slug line to the right. The cover is in excellent, clean condition.
Mistral
This First Day Cover features a black-and-white pixelated cachet of a flowering plant, reminiscent of a woodcut or mosaic style, designed by Technical Cachets. The stamp is a 29-cent Hyacinth issue from the 1993 Garden Flowers series, showcasing vibrant yellow, blue, and pink hyacinth blooms. The cover is postmarked with a circular cancellation from Spokane, WA, dated May 15, 1993, and includes the text 'First Day of Issue.' The envelope is in clean condition, with the cachet artwork complementing the colorful stamp.
(The automatic summaries sometimes misidentify the postmark as part of the cachet artwork.)
