Claude
The cachet, produced by GAMM Cachets (Gerry Adlman), features a detailed purple ink portrait of Dr. Theodore von Karman alongside a rocket launch amid orange-tinted clouds and a red sun/planet, rendered in a two-color (purple and orange) illustration style. Biographical text in purple explains von Karman's contributions to aerodynamics, rocketry, the Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Aerojet-General Corporation, and the U.S. space program, noting his dates 1881–1963 and that he received the first National Science Medal from President Kennedy in 1963. The stamp is the USA 29-cent Theodore von Karman Aerospace Scientist commemorative, depicting his portrait with a rocket launch in the background. The postmark is a circular machine cancel from Washington, DC 20066, dated August 31, 1992, with a 'FIRST DAY OF ISSUE' slug cancellation.
Mistral
This First Day Cover features a two-color cachet with a purple portrait of Dr. Theodore von Karman and an orange rocket launch, accompanied by biographical text highlighting his contributions to aerodynamics and the U.S. space program. The 1992 29-cent commemorative stamp depicts von Karman with a rocket launch background, canceled with a Washington, DC machine postmark dated August 31, 1992. The cover is in excellent condition with clear, legible text and artwork.
(The automatic summaries sometimes misidentify the postmark as part of the cachet artwork.)
