Claude
This is a postal card (not an envelope) featuring a cachet on the left side with a purple ink outline map of Indiana, with text arching above reading 'Merom Bluff Chautauqua' and inside reading '175 / Merom, Indiana / Septimquinquecentennial / Anniversary / 1992.' The pre-printed stamp in the upper right is the USA 19-cent Flag stamp (showing an American flag with stars and stripes in red, white, and blue). The machine cancellation reads 'Anniversary Station / Merom, IN 47861 / June 7, 1992' with parallel wavy lines. The lower left bears a '© USPS 1991' copyright notice indicating this is a USPS pre-stamped postal card.
Mistral
This First Day Cover features a purple cachet with an outline map of Indiana, commemorating the 175th anniversary (Septimquinquecentennial) of Merom, Indiana. The text 'Merom Bluff Chautauqua' is prominently displayed above the map, with '175' inside a box and additional text noting the anniversary and date. The stamp is a 19-cent Flag definitive (Scott #UX170), machine-canceled with a pictorial postmark that reads 'Anniversary Station Merom, IN 47861 June 7, 1992'. The cover is in good condition with clear printing.
(The automatic summaries sometimes misidentify the postmark as part of the cachet artwork.)
