Claude
The cachet features a hand-drawn illustration of the Honolulu Star-Bulletin 'EXTRA' newspaper front page with the headline 'JAPANESE AT MIDWAY SMASHED,' including subheadings about enemy damage and U.S. injuries. Below the newspaper image is explanatory text about the June 4, 1942 Battle of Midway and its significance as a turning point in the Pacific naval war. The 29-cent stamp depicts Marines landing on Guadalcanal on August 7, 1942, with a colorful selvage band visible. The postmark is a round date cancel from Indianapolis, IN dated August 17, 1992.
Mistral
The cachet artwork features a detailed hand-drawn black-and-white illustration of the Honolulu Star-Bulletin 'EXTRA' newspaper front page with the headline 'JAPANESE AT MIDWAY SMASHED.' It includes a map of the Midway Islands and a brief article excerpt about the battle. The 29-cent stamp depicts U.S. Marines landing on Guadalcanal in full color. The postmark is a circular, machine-applied cancellation with wavy lines and the text 'AUG 17 1992' and 'INDIANAPOLIS IN 46260.' Additional printed text on the cachet provides historical context about the Battle of Midway. The cover is in excellent condition, clean and undamaged.
(The automatic summaries sometimes misidentify the postmark as part of the cachet artwork.)
