Claude
The ArtCraft cachet features a dark green engraved illustration of Columbus's fleet (three sailing ships) on the left, accompanied by a small vignette showing a portrait bust and globe, with 'International Peace Day' in elegant script lettering. Two stamps are affixed: a 29-cent World Columbian Stamp Expo '92 stamp (orange/yellow design) and what appears to be a U.S. Postage stamp depicting a historical scene with figures in period costume. The pictorial hand cancel is shaped like a perforated stamp outline containing a dove and olive branch above a globe, with 'WORLD COLUMBIAN STAMP EXPO '92 STA.' running vertically and 'INTERNATIONAL PEACE DAY / MAY 28, 1992' below. The cover is unaddressed and in excellent condition.
Mistral
This First Day Cover features a dark green engraved cachet by ArtCraft, depicting Christopher Columbus's three ships sailing on the ocean, with a portrait bust vignette and the words 'International Peace Day' in elegant script. The cover bears two stamps: a 29-cent World Columbian Stamp Expo '92 stamp (Scott #2616) and a historical commemorative stamp depicting Columbus and his crew. The stamps are canceled with a pictorial postmark featuring a dove, olive branch, and globe, with the text 'World Columbian Stamp Expo '92' and the date 'May 28, 1992.' The cover is unaddressed and in excellent condition.
(The automatic summaries sometimes misidentify the postmark as part of the cachet artwork.)
