Claude
The cachet features a sepia/brown-toned illustration of Columbus's sailing ships (caravels) on the ocean, with a small vignette portrait of Columbus and a globe at lower left. The text 'Exploration Day' appears in elegant script alongside the ArtCraft logo and the note 'Official Cachet Authorized by World Columbian Stamp Expo '92'. The stamp is the 29-cent World Columbian Stamp Expo '92 issue (Scott #2616) depicting a historic U.S. postage stamp design with figures from the Columbian era. The pictorial cancellation shows a sailing ship and airplane with 'World Columbian Stamp Expo '92' and 'Exploration Day May 26, 1992' text.
Mistral
This First Day Cover features a sepia-toned cachet illustration of Christopher Columbus's three caravels (the Niña, Pinta, and Santa Maria) sailing on the ocean. The cachet also includes a small portrait vignette of Columbus and a globe, with the text 'Exploration Day' prominently displayed. The cover bears a 29-cent U.S. postage stamp (Scott #2616) depicting Columbus and his crew landing in the New World, with a pictorial cancellation showing a sailing ship and an airplane. The cancellation is dated May 26, 1992, and the postmark includes the text 'World Columbian Stamp Expo '92'. The cover is in good condition with no visible damage.
(The automatic summaries sometimes misidentify the postmark as part of the cachet artwork.)
