Claude
The black-and-white cachet features a dramatic collage of wildlife including a white tiger, giraffe, penguins, panda bear, and tropical foliage, with text reading 'Do Something WILD!' and 'Collect Stamps' on a banner, along with 'October is National Stamp Collecting Month.' The stamp is a 29-cent USA issue depicting a White Bengal Tiger against a green background. The pictorial cancellation features a magnifying glass design with '92' inside, dated October 1, 1992, from Washington DC 20260, with bold text reading 'NATIONAL STAMP COLLECTING MONTH.' This is noted as the twelfth in a series, with cachet and cancellation by the Council of Philatelic Organizations and United States Postal Service.
Mistral
The cachet artwork features a black-and-white illustration of a tiger, giraffe, panda, and penguin in a jungle setting, with the text 'Do Something WILD! Collect Stamps' prominently displayed. The 29-cent White Bengal Tiger stamp is affixed to the upper right, depicting a vivid green background with a white tiger. The postmark includes a pictorial cancellation with a magnifying glass design and the text 'National Stamp Collecting Month,' dated October 1, 1992, from Washington, DC. The cover is in clean condition with no visible damage.
(The automatic summaries sometimes misidentify the postmark as part of the cachet artwork.)
