Claude
The cachet features a black-and-white pixelated/dot-matrix style artwork of a wildflower plant on a dark background, with the text 'Wildflowers of America' in script below and 'TECHNICAL•FDOI•9206' in block letters. The stamp is a USA 29-cent 'Rosebud Orchid' from the Wildflowers of America series, depicting a purple and orange orchid with green tendrils on a black background. The postmark is a circular hand cancellation from Columbus, OH dated July 24, 1992, with ZIP code 43216, accompanied by a machine cancel reading 'FIRST DAY OF ISSUE'. The cover is in excellent condition with clean white envelope.
Mistral
This First Day Cover features a striking 29-cent stamp depicting a purple and orange Rosebud Orchid against a black background, part of the Wildflowers of America series. The cachet showcases a pixelated dot-matrix style illustration of a wildflower in black and white, designed by Technical FDOI. The postmark is a circular cancellation from Columbus, OH, dated July 24, 1992, with the text 'First Day of Issue' printed alongside. The cover is in pristine condition, with clear and legible details.
(The automatic summaries sometimes misidentify the postmark as part of the cachet artwork.)
