Claude
Hand-colored cachet by Ralph Achgill (RKA) featuring a close-up artistic rendering of the American flag with bold red stripes, white stars on a blue canton, and diagonal composition. The cover bears two stamps: a 25-cent Flag stamp and a nondenominated 'F' stamp (For U.S. Addresses Only), both depicting flag designs in red, white, and blue. The postmark is a machine cancel from Washington, DC dated January 22, 1991. Red text in the upper left reads ''F' STAMP FIRST DAY OF ISSUE' with a 'FIRST DAY OF ISSUE' designation printed on the cover face.
Mistral
This First Day Cover features a vibrant hand-colored cachet of the American flag with bold red stripes and a blue star field in a diagonal composition. The cover bears two flag-themed stamps: a nondenominated 'F' rate stamp and a 25-cent Flag definitive, both cancelled with a Washington, DC machine postmark. The text 'F STAMP FIRST DAY OF ISSUE' is prominently displayed in red, complementing the patriotic theme.
(The automatic summaries sometimes misidentify the postmark as part of the cachet artwork.)
