Claude
The cachet features two detailed hand-drawn hummingbirds in blue ink with red throat patches, positioned in the upper-left and lower-left areas of the envelope, depicting different hummingbird species in flight. The stamp is the 1992 USA 29-cent Costa's Hummingbird stamp, showing a brown and white hummingbird hovering near red tubular flowers. The machine cancellation postmark includes a simple line-art hummingbird in profile with wavy cancel lines, dated June 15, 1992, Washington DC 20066, with 'FIRST DAY OF ISSUE' text. The envelope is in excellent condition with clean white stock.
Mistral
This First Day Cover features a 29-cent Costa's Hummingbird stamp from the 1992 Hummingbirds commemorative series, depicting a brown and white hummingbird hovering near red flowers. The cachet by Technical Cachets includes two blue hummingbirds with red throat patches in flight, complementing the stamp's design. The postmark is a pictorial cancellation with a line-art hummingbird design and 'FIRST DAY OF ISSUE' text, clearly legible with the date and location. The cover is in excellent condition.
(The automatic summaries sometimes misidentify the postmark as part of the cachet artwork.)
