Claude
The cachet features a life preserver ring design in rope border containing the text 'In Memoriam / USS Indianapolis / CA 35' in black ink, with a detailed illustration of the heavy cruiser USS Indianapolis below. The lower right portion of the cachet contains a historical narrative paragraph describing the ship's sinking on July 30, 1945, after being torpedoed by Japanese submarine I-58. The stamp is a 29-cent White House commemorative (1792-1992 bicentennial) showing the White House with an American flag. The postmark is a rectangular station cancel reading 'U.S.C.S. Convention Station / Indianapolis IN 46241' with a circular date cancel 'July 18 1993.' The cachet artist is signed 'S. Kovacs' near the ship illustration.
Mistral
This First Day Cover features a detailed cachet honoring the USS Indianapolis CA-35, with a black-and-white illustration of the ship within a life preserver ring, accompanied by historical text describing its sinking in 1945. The stamp is a 29-cent White House commemorative (Scott #2609), and the postmark is a pictorial cancellation depicting the USS Indianapolis, dated July 18, 1993, from Indianapolis, IN. The cover is in excellent condition with clear artwork, text, and postmark details.
(The automatic summaries sometimes misidentify the postmark as part of the cachet artwork.)
