Claude
The ArtCraft cachet features a detailed black-and-white engraving-style illustration of James Hoban in profile on the left, with a scene of workers constructing the White House in the background. Text reads 'Honoring James Hoban 1762-1831, Irish-American Architect of the White House.' The stamp is a USA 20-cent issue depicting the White House and a portrait of Hoban in green tones, canceled with a machine cancel reading 'FIRST DAY OF ISSUE' alongside a circular Washington DC postmark dated October 13, 1981. The cover is in excellent condition with no visible flaws.
Mistral
This First Day Cover honors James Hoban, the Irish-American architect of the White House. The cachet features a detailed black-and-white engraving-style portrait of Hoban in profile, with a historical scene of the White House under construction in the background. The 20-cent stamp depicts Hoban alongside the White House, with the text 'James Hoban White House Architect' and 'USA 20c'. The postmark is a machine cancellation from Washington, D.C., dated October 13, 1981, confirming the first day of issue. The cover is in excellent condition with clear artwork and legible text.
(The automatic summaries sometimes misidentify the postmark as part of the cachet artwork.)
