Claude
The cachet features a black-and-white photographic artwork of U.S. Navy dive bombers (likely SBD Dauntlesses) in aerial combat, with American star insignia visible on the wings, set against a cloudy sky. The cover includes a full souvenir sheet of ten 29-cent stamps depicting key events of 1942 in World War II, centered around a color world map titled '1942: Into the Battle' showing Allied and Axis positions. The stamps are arranged in two rows of five above and below the map, covering topics such as the Doolittle Raid, Battle of Midway, Guadalcanal, and women in the war effort. Multiple machine cancellations read 'INDIANAPOLIS / AUG 17 / 1992 / 46206' with 'FIRST DAY OF ISSUE' slug.
Mistral
The cachet artwork features a black-and-white photograph of U.S. Navy SBD Dauntless dive bombers in aerial combat, with one plane prominently displaying the number '89' and U.S. Navy insignia. The souvenir sheet includes ten 29-cent stamps depicting major events from 1942, such as the Doolittle Raid, Battle of Midway, Guadalcanal, and women in the war effort, arranged around a colorful world map highlighting key battles and events. The postmark is a standard circular type with 'Indianapolis, IN' and the date 'Aug 17, 1992'. The condition of the cover appears to be excellent, with clear and undamaged artwork and postmark.
(The automatic summaries sometimes misidentify the postmark as part of the cachet artwork.)
