Claude
The cachet features a red single-color illustration of a Republican elephant holding a sign reading 'CONSTITUTION' with a 'GOP' blanket, standing on a pedestal with the campaign slogan 'LIFE BEGINS IN '40' and 'WILLKIE' below. The stamp is a 75-cent Wendell Willkie 'Statesman' issue (1892-1944) showing a portrait of Willkie. The postmark is a circular hand cancel from Bloomington, IN 47401 dated February 16, 1992, with a machine slogan cancel reading 'FIRST DAY OF ISSUE.' The cover is unaddressed and in excellent condition.
Mistral
This First Day Cover features a vivid red cachet with a Republican elephant holding a sign labeled 'CONSTITUTION' and the slogan 'LIFE BEGINS IN '40 WILLKIE,' referencing Wendell Willkie's 1940 presidential campaign. The stamp is a 75-cent denomination from the Great Americans series, depicting Willkie in a maroon portrait with white lettering. The postmark is a circular hand-cancel from Bloomington, IN, dated February 16, 1992. The cover is unaddressed and in excellent condition.
(The automatic summaries sometimes misidentify the postmark as part of the cachet artwork.)
