Claude
The cachet features a blue ink illustration of a singer performing at a microphone, rendered in a bold graphic style against a blue rectangular background. Below the artwork, handwritten text reads 'Rock and Roll & Rhythm and Blues Musicians' with 'TECHNICAL Cachets' printed beneath. The stamp depicts Ritchie Valens (Rock & Roll Singer, 1941-1959) performing at a microphone against an orange/yellow background, denominated 29 cents USA. The postmark is a circular pictorial cancellation reading 'ROCK & ROLL • RHYTHM & BLUES' dated JUN 16 1993, with a 'FIRST DAY OF ISSUE CELEBRATIONS' machine slogan cancel showing a guitar illustration, listing Cleveland, OH 44101 and Santa Monica, CA 90401.
Mistral
The cachet features a bold blue graphic illustration of a performer singing into a microphone, with the text 'Rock and Roll & Rhythm and Blues Musicians' and 'TECHNICAL Cachets' printed in blue. The stamp depicts Ritchie Valens, a pioneering rock and roll singer, with the text 'RITCHIE VALENS' and 'ROCK & ROLL SINGER, 1941-1959'. The postmark includes a pictorial cancellation with a guitar and the text 'ROCK & ROLL - RHYTHM & BLUES JUN 16 1993', along with 'CELEBRATIONS' and locations 'CLEVELAND, OH 44101' and 'SANTA MONICA, CA 90401'. The cover is in good condition with clear and vibrant printing.
(The automatic summaries sometimes misidentify the postmark as part of the cachet artwork.)
