Claude
The cachet features a blue silhouette of a cross-country skier in motion with poles, printed in a single blue color on the left side of the envelope, with '1984 OLYMPICS' text below in blue. The stamp block consists of four 20-cent USA 'Olympics 84' stamps arranged in a 2x2 block, depicting figure skating (pair), downhill skiing, cross-country skiing, and ice hockey. The circular hand-cancel postmark reads 'LAKE PLACID, NY / JAN 6 1984 / 12946' with a 'FIRST DAY OF ISSUE' machine cancel slug. The cover is in excellent condition with the cachet maker initials 'J.N.' in the lower left corner.
Mistral
This First Day Cover features a blue cachet depicting a cross-country skier in a dynamic pose, with the text '1984 OLYMPICS' printed below. The cover includes a se-tenant block of four 20-cent 'Olympics 84' stamps showcasing figure skating, downhill skiing, cross-country skiing, and ice hockey. The circular postmark reads 'LAKE PLACID, NY JAN 6 1984' with the text 'FIRST DAY OF ISSUE' clearly visible. The cover is in excellent condition with a crisp machine postmark.
(The automatic summaries sometimes misidentify the postmark as part of the cachet artwork.)
