Claude
The cachet on this plain white cover consists entirely of printed technical text (no artwork illustration on the left side) detailing philatelic specifications for the $0.29 Space Block Joint Issue stamp. The right side features a pictorial cancellation showing a globe with 'CHICAGO, IL 60607 / MOSCOW, RUSSIA' and a line-drawn Space Shuttle illustration with 'FIRST DAY OF ISSUE' text. The stamp depicted is a USA 29-cent space-themed stamp showing spacecraft/satellites in orbit with vivid magenta, yellow, cyan, and black colors. The cover is numbered #3 of 10 and notes designers Vladimir Beilin and Robert McCall.
Mistral
This First Day Cover features a detailed technical cachet with black text on a white background, listing specifications of the $0.29 Space Block Joint Issue stamp, including designers, printing process, colors, size, and plate number details. The stamp, designed by Vladimir Beilin and Robert McCall, depicts spacecraft and satellites in orbit with vibrant magenta, yellow, cyan, and black colors. The postmark is a pictorial cancellation showing a globe connecting Chicago and Moscow with a Space Shuttle illustration, commemorating the joint issue between the United States and Russia. The cover is in good condition, with clear and legible text and artwork.
(The automatic summaries sometimes misidentify the postmark as part of the cachet artwork.)
