Claude
The cachet features a pencil-sketch portrait of Ludwig Mies van der Rohe on the left, with a red/magenta rendering of the Illinois Institute of Technology Crown Hall building in the center-right of the cachet. The name 'Ludwig Mies van der Rohe' is printed in red below the artwork. The stamp is the 20-cent Architecture USA issue depicting the Illinois Institute of Technology building in black and white engraving, inscribed 'Mies van der Rohe 1886-1969 Illinois Inst Tech Chicago.' The postmark is a machine cancel from Washington, DC dated September 30, 1982.
Mistral
This First Day Cover features a detailed cachet with a pencil-sketch portrait of Ludwig Mies van der Rohe on the left and a red illustration of Crown Hall, a notable building designed by him, on the right. The stamp depicts the same building in black and gray tones, labeled 'Mies van der Rohe 1886-1969 Illinois Instit Tech Chicago,' with 'Architecture USA 20c' and 'First Day of Issue' printed on it. The postmark is a circular machine cancellation from Washington, DC, dated September 30, 1982. The cover is in good condition with clear and vibrant artwork.
(The automatic summaries sometimes misidentify the postmark as part of the cachet artwork.)
