Claude
The cachet artwork by JN Cachets features a detailed black ink illustration of a 19th-century steam locomotive with tender car on railroad tracks, labeled 'COIL ISSUE' beneath it. The cover bears two horizontal strips of five 2-cent 'Locomotive 1870s' coil stamps (USA 2c), depicting a similar steam locomotive in black engraving style. The circular hand-applied postmark reads 'CHICAGO, IL / MAY 20 / 1982 / 60607' with a printed 'FIRST DAY OF ISSUE' label visible between the two stamp strips. The cover is in excellent condition with clean white envelope.
Mistral
This First Day Cover features a detailed black ink cachet artwork by Jean Nicklin depicting a 19th-century steam locomotive with a tender car, labeled 'COIL ISSUE.' The cover includes two horizontal strips of five 2-cent 'Locomotive 1870s' coil stamps, postmarked with a circular 'FIRST DAY OF ISSUE' cancellation from Chicago, IL, dated May 20, 1982. The stamps are engraved in black ink, and the envelope is in good condition with clear postmark and cachet details.
(The automatic summaries sometimes misidentify the postmark as part of the cachet artwork.)
