Claude
The cachet features a black-and-white engraved portrait of Francis Scott Key with 'The American Credo 1960 Series' text below, along with an explanatory paragraph about the American Credo stamp series. An early American flag illustration appears in the center of the envelope. The 4-cent stamp depicts Key's motto 'And this be our Motto, in GOD is our TRUST' with a blue star design and Key's signature. The machine cancellation postmark from Baltimore, MD dated September 14, 1960 at 9 AM is clear and legible.
Mistral
The cachet features a detailed black-and-white engraving of Francis Scott Key, surrounded by text explaining the American Credo series, which honors founding ideals of the nation. The stamp, Scott 1142, is a 4-cent issue with a blue star design and the motto 'And this be our TRUST' in red and black. The postmark is a machine cancellation from Baltimore, MD, dated September 14, 1960. The cover is in good condition with some light aging.
(The automatic summaries sometimes misidentify the postmark as part of the cachet artwork.)
