Claude
The cachet features a blue-toned engraving-style illustration of Christopher Columbus planting a flag upon arriving in the New World, surrounded by crew members, with text reading 'The Voyages of Columbus' at top and 'Claiming a New World' at bottom. The stamp is a USA 29-cent Eagle and Shield definitive (coil or booklet issue) in full color positioned in the upper right corner. The pictorial cancellation features two five-pointed stars and stylized script reading 'Discover Columbus in the District of Columbia / Columbus Day Station Oct. 12, 1992 Washington, DC 20066'. The cover is unaddressed and appears to be in excellent condition with no visible flaws.
Mistral
The cachet artwork is an engraving-style illustration depicting Christopher Columbus planting a flag in the New World, surrounded by his crew. The text on the cachet reads 'The Voyages of Columbus' at the top and 'Claiming a New World' at the bottom. The stamp is a 29-cent definitive featuring an eagle and shield in orange and black. The postmark is a pictorial cancellation with three stars and the text 'Discover Columbus in the District of Columbia,' dated October 12, 1992, from Washington, DC. The cover appears to be in excellent condition.
(The automatic summaries sometimes misidentify the postmark as part of the cachet artwork.)
