Claude
The cachet features a black-and-white portrait illustration of a man wearing a Foreign Legion kepi hat, representing the character Beau Geste, printed within a simple rectangular border with the title 'BEAU GESTE' printed vertically along the left edge. The 25-cent USA stamp depicts a colorized movie poster-style image of a man in Foreign Legion uniform against a yellow/desert background with red 'BEAU GESTE' title text. The postmark is a standard circular machine cancel from Hollywood, CA dated March 23, 1990, with ZIP code 90028, accompanied by a 'FIRST DAY OF ISSUE' machine slogan cancel. The cover is in excellent condition with crisp printing and clean white envelope.
Mistral
This First Day Cover features a stamp commemorating the classic film 'Beau Geste,' depicting a colorized image of a man in a Foreign Legion uniform with the title 'Beau Geste' in bold yellow letters. The cachet, designed by Shannon Cachets, includes a black-and-white portrait illustration of the character in a rectangular border, wearing a Foreign Legion kepi hat. The postmark is a circular machine cancellation from Hollywood, CA, dated March 23, 1990, with a 'First Day of Issue' slogan cancel in black ink. The envelope is in good condition with clear, legible text and artwork.
(The automatic summaries sometimes misidentify the postmark as part of the cachet artwork.)
