Claude
The cachet features a black ink illustration of the American flag on a flagpole, surrounded by a circular arrangement of outline stars, with the artist initials 'jn' below. The stamp is the USA 25-cent Flag stamp (Scott #2278) depicting the American flag flying against a blue sky with clouds. The postmark is a standard circular date stamp from Boxborough, MA dated May 6, 1988, with ZIP code 01719. The cover is unaddressed and in excellent condition with printed 'FIRST DAY OF ISSUE' text between ruling lines.
Mistral
First Day Cover featuring a 1988 USA 25-cent Flag stamp (Scott #2278) with a black ink cachet illustration of an American flag on a flagpole, surrounded by a circular arrangement of stars. The stamp depicts a waving American flag against a blue sky with white clouds. The cover has a circular postmark from Boxborough, MA, dated May 6, 1988, and is in excellent condition with clear 'FIRST DAY OF ISSUE' text.
(The automatic summaries sometimes misidentify the postmark as part of the cachet artwork.)
