Claude
The cachet features a black ink illustration of roses with leaves and buds, rendered in a detailed pen-and-ink style by JN Cachets (Jean Nicklin). The stamp is a USA 29-cent self-adhesive stamp depicting a red rose on a green stem against a light background. The postmark is a machine cancel from Houston, TX dated August 19, 1993, with ZIP code 77201, and includes a 'FIRST DAY OF ISSUE' slug. The cover is unaddressed and in excellent condition.
Mistral
This First Day Cover features a detailed black pen-and-ink cachet of a rose with leaves and buds on the left side, created by Jean Nicklin. The stamp is a 1993 29-cent self-adhesive issue depicting a red rose. The postmark is a machine cancel from Houston, TX, dated August 19, 1993, with a 'FIRST DAY OF ISSUE' slug. The cover is in excellent condition and is unaddressed.
(The automatic summaries sometimes misidentify the postmark as part of the cachet artwork.)
