Claude
The cachet features a detailed black-and-white stipple/dot engraving of a large circus elephant standing in profile, with the text 'The CIRCUS' printed below in bold mixed-case lettering. The stamp depicts a performing circus elephant in colorful illustration style against a blue and yellow background, wearing a decorative headdress and raising its trunk, labeled 'CIRCUS' and denominated 29 cents USA. The postmark is a standard circular date stamp from Washington, DC dated April 6, 1993, with ZIP code 20066, accompanied by a 'FIRST DAY OF ISSUE' printed slug.
(The automatic summaries sometimes misidentify the postmark as part of the cachet artwork.)
