Claude
The cachet features a black silhouette illustration of soldiers operating an anti-aircraft gun or artillery piece, rendered in a stark, graphic style. The text 'World War Two 1939-1945' appears in bold at the bottom, with 'Technical Cachets' handwritten in the upper left. The stamp depicts a Gold Star Service Flag in a window, commemorating World War II losses in 1943, and is cancelled with a circular hand postmark from Washington, DC dated May 31, 1993, with a 'First Day of Issue' machine slogan cancel in multicolor.
Mistral
The cachet features a bold, black silhouette of soldiers operating an anti-aircraft gun, with the text 'World War Two 1939-1945' in large, block letters. The stamp depicts a service flag with a gold star and the text 'Gold Stars mark World War II losses, 1943.' The postmark is a circular, black cancellation with 'Washington, DC' and the date 'May 31, 1993.' The cover is in good condition with clear, legible text and artwork.
(The automatic summaries sometimes misidentify the postmark as part of the cachet artwork.)
