Claude
The cachet features a black silhouette illustration of soldiers operating a large artillery cannon, printed in stark black ink on white envelope stock. Bold text reads 'World War Two' with the dates '1939-1945' beneath, and 'Technical Cachets' is handwritten in the upper left. The 29-cent USA stamp depicts Marines assaulting Tarawa in November 1943, showing soldiers in combat amid fire and smoke. The circular postmark is from Washington, DC dated May 31, 1993.
Mistral
This First Day Cover features a cachet with a black silhouette of soldiers operating artillery, commemorating World War II (1939-1945). The stamp depicts Marines assaulting Tarawa in November 1943, with vivid orange and green hues. The postmark is a circular cancellation from Washington, DC, dated May 31, 1993, with the text 'FIRST DAY OF ISSUE' printed next to the stamp. The envelope is in good condition with clear, legible text and artwork.
(The automatic summaries sometimes misidentify the postmark as part of the cachet artwork.)
