Claude
The cachet features a black-and-white illustration of two soccer players competing for the ball, with bold text reading '1992 Summer Olympic Games, Barcelona, Spain' and the Artcraft logo. Five colorful Canadian 42-cent stamps depict various Olympic sports including swimming, cycling, track and field, and other athletic events rendered in an expressive, painterly style. Three pictorial cancellations featuring the Olympic rings are applied across the strip of stamps, dated 92-06-15 from Ottawa, ON, Canada. The cover is unaddressed and in excellent condition.
Mistral
The cachet artwork depicts a black-and-white illustration of two male soccer players in action, competing for the ball. The setenant strip of five stamps features vibrant, abstract designs showcasing various Olympic sports, including swimming, cycling, kayaking, track and field, and gymnastics. Each stamp is marked with 'JOUR D'ÉMISSION DAY OF ISSUE,' and the postmark includes the Olympic rings with the date '92-06-15' from Ottawa, ON, Canada. The text on the cachet reads '1992 Summer Olympic Games Barcelona, Spain,' and the strip includes the Canadian flag and denomination '42¢' on each stamp. The overall condition appears clean and well-preserved.
(The automatic summaries sometimes misidentify the postmark as part of the cachet artwork.)
