Claude
The cachet features a black-and-white illustration of 'Mr. Zip,' the USPS mascot cartoon character, shown running while carrying a mail bag labeled 'U.S. Mail' and holding an envelope. The cachet promotes 'ZIP+4 Tomorrow's Address' and notes 'Regular Postage 21.1¢ Coil.' The stamp is a colorful 21.1-cent coil stamp depicting stylized envelopes in yellow, green, blue, pink, and red on a black background. The postmark is a circular hand-cancel from Washington, DC dated October 22, 1985, with ZIP code 20066.
Mistral
This First Day Cover features a black-and-white cachet with Mr. Zip, the USPS mascot, running while holding a mailbag and an envelope labeled 'Regular Postage 21.1¢ Coil.' The stamp depicts colorful envelopes in yellow, green, blue, pink, and red on a black background, promoting the ZIP+4 postal code system. The cover is hand-cancelled with a circular postmark from Washington, DC, dated October 22, 1985. The text 'ZIP+4 Tomorrow's Address' and 'First Day of Issue' are prominently displayed.
(The automatic summaries sometimes misidentify the postmark as part of the cachet artwork.)
