Claude
Blue monochrome ArtCraft cachet depicting Columbus's fleet of tall ships (including the Santa María) sailing on rough seas, with a small vignette of Columbus's portrait and a globe in the lower left. The cover bears two stamps: a 29-cent World Columbian Stamp Expo '92 stamp and a U.S. Postage stamp showing a historical scene. The pictorial cancellation features the Olympic rings, a bald eagle head, and reads 'WORLD COLUMBIAN STAMP EXPO '92 / OLYMPIC GAMES DAY / MAY 23, 1992' with ZIP 60607.
Mistral
This First Day Cover features a blue monochrome cachet by ArtCraft depicting Christopher Columbus's fleet of tall ships, including the Santa María, sailing on rough seas. The cachet also includes a vignette of Columbus's portrait and a globe, with the text 'Olympic Sports Day' and 'Official Cachet Authorized by World Columbian Stamp Expo '92'. The cover bears two stamps: a 29-cent World Columbian Stamp Expo '92 commemorative stamp and a 1987 10-cent USA postage stamp with a historical theme. The pictorial postmark from Chicago, dated May 23, 1992, features Olympic rings, a bald eagle, and text celebrating 'Olympic Games Day' during the expo. The cover is in excellent condition with clear artwork and postmark details.
(The automatic summaries sometimes misidentify the postmark as part of the cachet artwork.)
