Claude
The ArtCraft cachet features detailed black-and-white engraved artwork depicting various coral reef species including Elkhorn Coral (Florida), Chalice Coral (American Samoa), Finger Coral (Hawaii), and Brain Coral (Virgin Islands), with tropical fish and a sunken shipwreck in the background. The stamp is the 15-cent 'Brain Coral: U.S. Virgin Islands' issue from the 1980 Coral Reefs series, showing a colorful underwater scene with green and orange corals and a small yellow and blue fish. The postmark is a circular machine cancel dated August 26, 1980 from Charlotte Amalie, VI 00801, with a machine slogan reading 'FIRST DAY OF ISSUE'. The cover is unaddressed and in excellent condition.
Mistral
This First Day Cover features a 15-cent stamp from the 1980 Coral Reefs series, depicting Brain Coral from the U.S. Virgin Islands in shades of green and orange. The cachet artwork by ArtCraft showcases detailed engravings of four coral species—Elkhorn Coral (Florida), Chalice Coral (American Samoa), Finger Coral (Hawaii), and Brain Coral (Virgin Islands)—alongside tropical fish and a partially submerged shipwreck. The postmark is a circular machine cancellation dated August 26, 1980, from Charlotte Amalie, VI. The cover is in excellent condition with clear, vivid artwork and postmark.
(The automatic summaries sometimes misidentify the postmark as part of the cachet artwork.)
