Claude
The cachet features a large black-and-white reproduction of the Elvis Presley 29-cent stamp design (young Elvis version, labeled 'Rock & Roll Singer, 1935-1977') with an 'Official Ballot' diagonal banner and 'Ashley Cachet D-23' notation. The center artwork depicts a stylized brick wall with musical notes and silhouettes of Elvis performing, rendered in pen-and-ink style. The actual affixed stamp is the colorized young Elvis 29-cent issue in pink and gold. The postmark is a pictorial First Day of Issue cancellation dated January 8, 1993, from Memphis, TN 38101, showing a figure playing guitar against a brick wall motif. Text on the cover lists Elvis song titles along the right edge and explains the public voting process for the two stamp designs, noting 851,200 votes for design A and 277,723 for design B.
Mistral
This First Day Cover features a black-and-white cachet with a brick wall and musical motif, including a microphone and guitar, designed by Ashley. The 29-cent stamp (Scott #2721) depicts a young Elvis Presley in black-and-white, while a colorful pictorial postmark shows a similar Elvis image. Text on the cover includes song titles like 'Hound Dog' and 'Blue Suede Shoes,' and details about a public vote for the stamp design. The cover is in good condition with clear postmark and text.
(The automatic summaries sometimes misidentify the postmark as part of the cachet artwork.)
