Claude
The Fleetwood cachet features a dramatic full-color illustration of the Statue of Liberty in the foreground with a large close-up of her face and crown in the background, set against a golden starburst design with American flag elements and four blue stars along the bottom. A figure believed to be sculptor Frédéric Auguste Bartholdi appears in the upper background. The cachet is signed by the artist. The stamp is the USA 22-cent Liberty 1886-1986 commemorative (blue engraved profile of Liberty), cancelled with a circular date stamp from Liberty Island, NY/NJ dated July 4, 1986, with a machine cancel reading 'FIRST DAY OF ISSUE' featuring a pictorial torch cancel. The cover text reads 'CENTENNIAL OF THE STATUE OF LIBERTY / July 4, '86' in blue and red lettering.
Mistral
The cachet features a detailed illustration of the Statue of Liberty with a portrait of sculptor Frédéric Auguste Bartholdi in the background, set against a golden starburst design. The stamp is a 22-cent blue issue commemorating 'Liberty 1886-1986' with a pictorial torch cancellation. The postmark is circular with 'LIBERTY ISLAND, NY' and dated July 4, 1986. Text on the cachet includes 'CENTENNIAL OF THE STATUE OF LIBERTY' and 'July 4, '86'. The back of the cover includes descriptive text about the statue and its history.
(The automatic summaries sometimes misidentify the postmark as part of the cachet artwork.)
