Claude
The grayscale cachet artwork depicts a collage of iconic American architectural landmarks including the John Hancock Center (Chicago), the Chrysler Building (New York), and what appears to be Eero Saarinen's TWA Terminal at JFK Airport in the foreground. Red text reads 'Official First Day of Issue' and 'Masterworks of Modern American Architecture' with the ArtCraft logo. The stamp (Scott #3910) features a color photograph of the Glass House interior in New Canaan, CT, with a 37-cent denomination. The rectangular machine cancel reads 'First Day of Issue / May 19, 2005 / Masters of Modern American Architecture / Las Vegas, NV 89119'.
Mistral
This First Day Cover features a stamp depicting Philip Johnson's Glass House in New Canaan, Connecticut, with a 37-cent denomination. The cachet artwork showcases a grayscale collage of modern American architectural landmarks, including the Chrysler Building, John Hancock Center, and Eero Saarinen's TWA Terminal. The postmark is a machine cancel dated May 19, 2005, from Las Vegas, Nevada. The printed text identifies this as an 'Official First Day of Issue' cover for the 'Masters of Modern American Architecture' series.
(The automatic summaries sometimes misidentify the postmark as part of the cachet artwork.)
