Claude
The cachet features a blue line-art illustration of the Statue of Liberty's face and crown framed in a rectangular border, with red year dates '1886' and '1986' flanking the top. Text below reads 'STATUE OF LIBERTY' with blue stars, and 'FRENCH GIFT TO AMERICA CENTENNIAL' in red. The cover bears two stamps: a USA 22-cent blue stamp and a French République Française 2.20-franc blue stamp, both depicting the Statue of Liberty and inscribed 'Liberty/Liberté 1886-1986.' Two postmarks are present: a circular machine cancel from Liberty Island, NY dated July 4, 1986 with 'FIRST DAY OF ISSUE' slug, and a pictorial circular cancel from Paris dated 4 Juil 1986 featuring the Statue of Liberty against a New York skyline reading 'Liberté 1886-1986 1er JOUR.' The cover is in excellent condition with the HFB maker logo visible.
Mistral
This First Day Cover commemorates the centennial of the Statue of Liberty, featuring a blue line-art cachet of Liberty's face framed by the years 1886 and 1986. The cover includes a USA 22-cent stamp and a French 2.20-franc stamp, both depicting the Statue of Liberty. The stamps are canceled with dual postmarks: a machine cancel from Liberty Island, NY, and a pictorial cancel from Paris showcasing Liberty against a New York skyline. The cover is in excellent condition.
(The automatic summaries sometimes misidentify the postmark as part of the cachet artwork.)
