Claude
The cachet features a brown illustration of a bull elk with doe and fawn, accompanied by the circular blue logo of the Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks, New York State Elks Association. Text reads 'Commemorating 1912 - 75th Anniversary - 1987' and 'Concord Hotel - May 15, 1987.' Two stamps are affixed: a 6-cent 'Support Our Youth' stamp (showing children) and a 16-cent Statue of Liberty stamp. Cancellations include a machine cancel from Kiamesha Lake, NY dated May 15, 1987, a blue circular pictorial cancel from the Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks, and a blue rectangular 'N.Y. State Elks Convention Station' cancel with 'Concord Hotel May 15, 1987.'
Mistral
The cachet features brown artwork of a bull elk with a doe and fawn in a natural setting, along with the blue BPOE emblem and commemorative text for the 75th anniversary of the New York State Elks Association (1912-1987). The cover includes a 6-cent 'Support Our Youth' stamp and a 16-cent Statue of Liberty definitive stamp. There are three cancellations: a machine postmark from Kiamesha Lake, a blue circular BPOE pictorial cancel, and a blue rectangular convention station cancel. The text on the cover includes 'Concord Hotel – May 15, 1987' and 'N.Y. State Elks Convention Station.'
(The automatic summaries sometimes misidentify the postmark as part of the cachet artwork.)
