Claude
The cachet features a black ink portrait illustration of Elvis Presley in his younger years, showing his iconic hairstyle and facial features, with 'Elvis' written below in Gothic/Old English lettering, signed with 'jn' (Jean Nicklin). The stamp is the 1993 29-cent USA Elvis Presley commemorative depicting a young Elvis performing with a microphone against a pink/purple background, labeled 'ROCK & ROLL SINGER 1935-1977'. The postmark is a machine cancel from Indianapolis, IN 46206, dated January 8, 1993. The cover is unaddressed and in good condition.
Mistral
This First Day Cover features a 1993 29-cent USA Elvis Presley commemorative stamp (Scott 2721) depicting a young Elvis as a rock and roll singer. The cachet artwork, designed by Jean Nicklin, includes a black ink portrait of Elvis with his iconic hairstyle and the name 'Elvis' in Gothic lettering, signed 'jn'. The cover is machine-canceled in Indianapolis, IN, with a circular postmark dated January 8, 1993. The envelope is in clean condition with no visible damage.
(The automatic summaries sometimes misidentify the postmark as part of the cachet artwork.)
