Claude
Hand-drawn cachet by RKA (Ralph Achgill) features a decorated green Christmas tree with colorful ornaments and a yellow star topper on the left, and a snowman with a gray top hat, carrot nose, stick arms, and black buttons in the center. The cover bears two 25-cent USA 'Greetings' stamps depicting a white Christmas tree on red background, plus an older 8-cent US Christmas stamp showing a decorated tree with ornaments and gifts. The postmark is a circular hand cancel from Evergreen, CO dated October 18, 1990, with 'FIRST DAY OF ISSUE' printed in the cancel area.
Mistral
The cachet artwork features a cheerful snowman with a gray top hat and orange carrot nose decorating a green Christmas tree adorned with multicolored ornaments and a yellow star on top. The scene is hand-drawn in vibrant colors. The cover is franked with two 25-cent 'Greetings' Christmas stamps (Scott #2516) and an 8-cent vintage Christmas stamp (Scott #1508) depicting children around a tree. The postmark is a circular First Day of Issue cancellation from Evergreen, CO, dated October 18, 1990. The text 'CHRISTMAS 1990' is printed in green at the top of the envelope.
(The automatic summaries sometimes misidentify the postmark as part of the cachet artwork.)
