Claude
This cover features a German Deutsche Bundespost stamp (70 pfennig) depicting a red dragonfly (Sympetrum sanguineum, Heidelibelle) from the 'Heimische Libellen' (Native Dragonflies) series, printed on a tan/beige background. The cachet area bears a purple 'Sammler Service / Deutsche Bundespost POSTDIENST' header with a small floral vignette, indicating this was a German postal collector service cover. The circular pictorial cancellation in purple commemorates the World Columbian Stamp Expo '92 in Chicago, featuring an image of a stamp-within-a-stamp design with a globe motif, dated 22-31.5.1992.
Mistral
This First Day Cover features a 70 pfennig German stamp depicting a red dragonfly (Sympetrum sanguineum) from the 'Heimische Libellen' series. The stamp is cancelled with a purple pictorial postmark from the World Columbian Stamp Expo '92 held in Chicago, dated May 22–31, 1992, featuring a globe and a stamp-within-stamp design. The cachet includes the text 'Sammler Service Deutsche Bundespost POSTDIENST' in blue, but no additional artwork is present. The cover is in excellent condition.
(The automatic summaries sometimes misidentify the postmark as part of the cachet artwork.)
