Claude
The cachet features hand-drawn artwork by RKA (Ralph Achgill) depicting an Olympic torch on a pole and an Olympic flag with the five-ring symbol in blue, yellow, black, green, and red on a white envelope. The text 'PAST OLYMPIC HEROES' is printed in bold yellow letters outlined in black. Five USA 25-cent 'Olympian' stamps are affixed, featuring Jesse Owens (1936), Ray Ewry (1900-1908), Hazel Wightman (1924), Eddie Eagan (1920-1932), and Helene Madison (1932). The postmark is a standard circular machine cancel from Minneapolis, MN dated July 6, 1990.
Mistral
This First Day Cover features a hand-drawn cachet with an Olympic theme, including a torch and the Olympic flag with interlocking rings in full color. The cover includes five 25-cent stamps from the 1990 Olympians series, each depicting a different American Olympic hero: Jesse Owens (track and field), Ray Ewry (track and field), Hazel Wightman (tennis), Eddie Eagan (boxing), and Helene Madison (swimming). The postmark is circular and clearly legible, dated July 6, 1990, from Minneapolis, MN. The text 'FIRST DAY OF ISSUE' and 'OLYMPIAN' are prominently printed on the cover.
(The automatic summaries sometimes misidentify the postmark as part of the cachet artwork.)
