Claude
The cachet features blue line-art caricatures of a donkey and an elephant (Democratic and Republican party symbols) appearing to clash or compete, with red text reading 'WENDELL WILLKIE CENTENNIAL 1892-1992' at top and 'REPUBLICAN CANDIDATE FOR PRESIDENT - 1940' at bottom. The 75-cent Wendell Willkie definitive stamp (brown/maroon tones) depicting his portrait is affixed in the upper right, labeled 'Statesman 1892-1944.' The postmark is a circular hand cancel from Bloomington, IN 47401 dated February 16, 1992, with a machine-applied 'FIRST DAY OF ISSUE' slogan cancel in black. The cover is unaddressed and in excellent condition.
Mistral
This First Day Cover commemorates the centennial of Wendell Willkie's birth (1892-1992) and features a 29-cent stamp with his portrait, labeled 'Wendell Willkie 1892-1944 Statesman' (Scott #2192). The cachet artwork depicts a blue line-art caricature of a Democratic donkey and Republican elephant in a political face-off, symbolizing Willkie's 1940 presidential campaign. The postmark is a circular machine cancel from Bloomington, TN, dated February 16, 1992, with a 'First Day of Issue' slogan. The cover is unaddressed and in excellent condition.
(The automatic summaries sometimes misidentify the postmark as part of the cachet artwork.)
