Claude
The cachet artwork depicts a B-25 Mitchell bomber taking off from the deck of USS Hornet (CV-8) during the famous Doolittle Raid, rendered in detailed color illustration showing the aircraft carrier deck, island superstructure, and choppy ocean waters. The 50-cent Marshall Islands stamp mirrors the same subject matter showing an aerial view of the carrier with aircraft on deck. The circular pictorial postmark features a line-art illustration of a B-25 taking off from a carrier and reads 'REPUBLIC OF THE MARSHALL ISLANDS · FIRST DAY OF ISSUE · APR 18 1992 · Majuro'. Caption text below the cachet reads 'Doolittle Raid on Tokyo / April 18, 1942'.
Mistral
This 1992 First Day Cover commemorates the 50th anniversary of the Doolittle Raid on Tokyo (April 18, 1942). The cachet features a detailed, colorful illustration of a B-25 Mitchell bomber taking off from the deck of the USS Hornet (CV-8), with the carrier's island superstructure and choppy Pacific waters depicted in shades of blue and gray. The 50-cent Marshall Islands stamp shows an aerial view of the carrier with aircraft on deck in muted tones. The pictorial postmark from Majuro includes a line-art depiction of the B-25 launch and the text 'Doolittle Raid on Tokyo 1942.' The cover is in excellent condition with clear, legible text and imagery.
(The automatic summaries sometimes misidentify the postmark as part of the cachet artwork.)
