Claude
The cachet features a detailed brown/gold illustration of a large seashell (appears to be a clam or oyster shell) rendered in an etching-like style, with the word 'SEASHELLS' printed vertically in gold block letters on the left side. The stamp pane consists of 10 USA 22-cent Seashells stamps arranged in a booklet pane format, depicting five different shells: Frilled Dogwinkle, Reticulated Helmet, New England Neptune, Calico Scallop, and Lightning Whelk, printed in red-pink tones. Two circular hand-applied postmarks from Boston, MA dated April 4, 1985 cancel the pane, with 'FIRST DAY OF ISSUE' printed in the selvage. The cover is in excellent condition with clean white envelope stock.
Mistral
This First Day Cover features a complete booklet pane of five 1985 USA 22-cent Seashells stamps, each depicting a different seashell: Frilled Dogwinkle, Reticulated Helmet, New England Neptune, Calico Scallop, and Lightning Whelk in red-pink tones. The cachet, created by Jean Nicklin (JN Cachets), showcases a detailed brown and gold etching-style illustration of a seashell with 'SEASHELLS' lettering. The cover bears two Boston, MA postmarks dated April 4, 1985, the first day of issue, and is in excellent condition.
(The automatic summaries sometimes misidentify the postmark as part of the cachet artwork.)
