Claude
The cachet features a detailed green engraved-style illustration of a bald eagle in flight with wings spread and talons extended, rendered in dark green ink on white envelope stock. Text above reads 'NON-DENOMINATED Postal Rate Increase Stamp February 1, 1985' and below the eagle reads '"D" Stamp SHEET-COIL-BOOKLET'. Two 'D' rate non-denominated Domestic Mail stamps are affixed as a coil pair, printed in green showing a stylized eagle with spread wings. The postmark is a standard circular machine cancel from Los Angeles, CA 90052 dated Feb 1, 1985, with a 'FIRST DAY OF ISSUE' slug.
Mistral
This First Day Cover features a detailed green engraved-style illustration of a bald eagle in flight on the cachet, designed by Gerry Adlman of GAMM Cachets. The stamp is a non-denominated 'D' rate coil pair (Scott 1892) issued for the February 1, 1985 postal rate increase, with the text 'Domestic Mail' and 'US Postage' visible. The postmark is a circular cancellation from Los Angeles, CA, dated February 1, 1985, with a legible ZIP code. The cover is in excellent condition with clear and intact artwork, stamp, and postmark.
(The automatic summaries sometimes misidentify the postmark as part of the cachet artwork.)
