Claude
The cachet features a black-and-white illustration of multiple military service members from different branches and eras, including figures wearing various military caps and helmets. The cover includes a Lincoln quote in blue text: 'To care for him who.... shall have borne the battle...' attributed to 'A. Lincoln' in script. Two identical Veterans Administration 15-cent stamps are affixed, featuring the red and blue VA logo design. The cover bears two cancellations: an official machine cancel from Washington DC dated July 21, 1980, and an unofficial red circular hand cancel from Washington DC Pentagon Branch dated July 21, 1980.
Mistral
This First Day Cover celebrates the 50th anniversary of the Veterans Administration, featuring a detailed black-and-white cachet illustration of military service members from various eras and branches, accompanied by Abraham Lincoln's quote. The cover includes two 15-cent stamps with the red and blue VA logo, cancelled with both an official Washington DC machine postmark and an unofficial Pentagon Branch hand postmark. The envelope is in excellent condition, with clear and legible postmarks and artwork.
(The automatic summaries sometimes misidentify the postmark as part of the cachet artwork.)
