Claude
The cachet features a green illustration of the White House with decorative laurel branches, text identifying George W. Bush as the 43rd President of the United States, January 20, 2001, and a blue embossed Presidential Seal. A single USA stamp depicting the Statue of Liberty in blue tones is affixed in the upper right. The circular pictorial cancellation shows the U.S. Capitol building flanked by laurel wreaths, reading 'Presidential Inauguration 2001 Station' with date Jan. 20, 2001, Washington DC 20066. The reverse contains biographical information about Bush and Dick Cheney, along with edition quantities.
Mistral
This First Day Cover commemorates the inauguration of George W. Bush as the 43rd President of the United States on January 20, 2001. The cachet features a green illustration of the White House with a blue embossed Presidential Seal and black text identifying Bush and the date of his inauguration. The stamp, Scott #3476, depicts the Statue of Liberty in blue. The pictorial postmark shows the U.S. Capitol building surrounded by laurels, with the text 'Presidential Inauguration 2001 Station' and the date 'Jan. 20, 2001' clearly visible. The reverse side includes biographical information about George W. Bush and Dick Cheney.
(The automatic summaries sometimes misidentify the postmark as part of the cachet artwork.)
