Claude
The cachet features a black-and-white illustration of a giant panda sitting and eating bamboo, with the handwritten-style text 'Wild Animals' beside it and 'TECHNICAL' printed below the panda. The stamp is a USA 29-cent issue depicting a White Bengal Tiger on a green background, labeled 'White Bengal Tiger.' The pictorial cancellation includes outline drawings of a giraffe, panda, flamingo, and foliage, with 'FIRST DAY OF ISSUE' text, dated Oct. 1, 1992, from New Orleans, LA 70113. The cover is in clean, unaddressed condition.
Mistral
This First Day Cover features a 29-cent stamp depicting a White Bengal Tiger on a green background, part of the 1992 Wild Animals series. The cachet artwork by Technical Cachets includes a black-and-white illustration of a giant panda eating bamboo on the lower left. The pictorial postmark, centered above the cachet, shows a giraffe, flamingo, and panda with the text 'FIRST DAY OF ISSUE Oct 1, 1992 New Orleans, LA 70113.' The envelope is in good condition with clear printing and a legible postmark.
(The automatic summaries sometimes misidentify the postmark as part of the cachet artwork.)
