Claude
The cachet features a black-and-white portrait illustration of Stephen Foster holding a violin, with a riverboat steamship, log cabin, and sheet music visible in the background. The cover commemorates Kentucky's Bicentennial (1792-1992) with text reading 'The Great Stephen Foster made this Kentucky Home into a famous song.' The stamp is the 29-cent Kentucky statehood stamp depicting My Old Kentucky Home State Park mansion. Two cancellations appear: an unofficial pictorial cancel from Bardstown, KY referencing 'My Old Kentucky Home' dated June 1, 1992, and an official USPS circular cancellation from Danville, KY 40422 also dated June 1, 1992.
Mistral
This First Day Cover features a black-and-white cachet with a detailed portrait of Stephen Foster holding a violin, surrounded by 19th-century imagery including a log cabin, steamboat, and sheet music, celebrating his musical legacy. The stamp depicts the Federal-style mansion at My Old Kentucky Home State Park in vibrant colors. The cover bears two postmarks: a circular red USPS cancellation from Danville, KY, dated June 1, 1992, and a pictorial cancellation from Bardstown, KY with the words 'My Old Kentucky Home' and the same date. The condition appears to be excellent, with clear and undamaged artwork and postmarks.
(The automatic summaries sometimes misidentify the postmark as part of the cachet artwork.)
