Claude
The cachet features a maroon/crimson illustration on white background depicting classic circus acts including acrobats, horses, an elephant, and a clown, with 'SHRINE CIRCUS' in bold text and smaller text listing 'Animals, Aerialists, Acrobats, Clowns' and '3-Ring Circus Production.' A block of four 29-cent US Circus stamps is affixed, showing four different circus performers: a female juggler/aerialist, an elephant, a clown, and a ringmaster, all on a dark blue background with yellow accents. The circular postmark reads 'Washington, DC / APR 6 1993 / 20066' with a 'FIRST DAY OF ISSUE' machine cancel bar across the stamps. This is a plate block with printer's color registration marks visible in the upper right selvage.
Mistral
This First Day Cover features a maroon cachet depicting classic circus acts, including acrobats, horses, an elephant, and a clown, with the text 'Shrine Circus' prominently displayed. The block of four 29-cent stamps showcases different circus performers: a juggler, an elephant, a clown, and a ringmaster, all set against a dark blue background. The cover is postmarked with a machine cancel indicating 'FIRST DAY OF ISSUE' in Washington, DC. The overall condition appears clean and well-preserved, with clear visibility of the artwork, stamps, and postmark.
(The automatic summaries sometimes misidentify the postmark as part of the cachet artwork.)
