Claude
The cachet features a detailed black-and-white woodcut-style engraving of roses, including a large fully-opened bloom and budding roses with foliage, signed 'JN Cachet' at lower left. The title 'Flowers: Mother Nature's Gift' appears in decorative blackletter/gothic type above the artwork. The stamp depicts a colorful lily in red, pink, orange, and green on a light background, denominated USA 18c. The postmark is a circular machine cancel from Fort Valley, GA dated April 23, 1981, with ZIP 31030, accompanied by a 'FIRST DAY OF ISSUE' slogan cancel.
Mistral
This First Day Cover features a black-and-white woodcut-style cachet of roses in various bloom stages, with the title 'Flowers: Mother Nature's Gift' in gothic lettering. The stamp is an 18¢ Lily issue from 1981, with a vivid botanical illustration of a lily. The postmark is circular with 'Fort Valley, GA' and the date April 23, 1981. The cover is unaddressed and in excellent condition.
(The automatic summaries sometimes misidentify the postmark as part of the cachet artwork.)
