Claude
The cachet artwork, designed by Artmaster, features a detailed blue and gold illustration of the U.S. Capitol building with an eagle perched on a decorative shield, commemorating the 200th Anniversary of the United States Senate (1789-1989). The stamp (USA 25¢) depicts a gold eagle and mace on a dark background with a red 'Bicentennial United States Senate' banner. Two cancellations appear: a circular pictorial cancel reading 'Senate of the United States' with the Senate seal, and a standard machine cancel dated April 6, 1989, from Washington, DC 20510, noting 'Bicentennial of Congress, United States Senate.' The cover is in excellent condition with clean white envelope and crisp printing.
Mistral
This First Day Cover celebrates the 200th Anniversary of the United States Senate (1789-1989). The cachet features a detailed blue and gold illustration of the U.S. Capitol dome with an eagle perched on a shield and a decorative ribbon. The 25¢ stamp depicts a gold eagle and mace on a dark background. The cover bears two postmarks: a pictorial cancellation with the Senate seal and a machine cancellation dated April 6, 1989, from Washington, DC. The envelope is in excellent condition.
(The automatic summaries sometimes misidentify the postmark as part of the cachet artwork.)
