Claude
The cachet, designed by Doris Gold (signed and dated 1985), features a colorful illustrated portrait of Jerome Kern set against a yellow oval, with round glasses and a brown suit. Below the portrait is a drawing of a showboat with a marquee reading 'SHOW BOAT,' referencing one of Kern's most famous musicals. The stamp is a 22-cent Performing Arts USA issue depicting Jerome Kern with musical notation in the background. The machine cancellation postmark reads New York, NY 10001, January 23, 1985, with 'FIRST DAY OF ISSUE' printed to the right of the stamp.
Mistral
This First Day Cover features a 22-cent Jerome Kern Performing Arts stamp (Scott 2110) with a circular postmark from New York, NY, dated January 23, 1985. The cachet, designed by Doris Gold, showcases an illustrated portrait of Jerome Kern with round glasses against a yellow oval background. Below the portrait is a detailed drawing of a showboat with a marquee, referencing Kern's famous musical 'Show Boat.' The envelope is in excellent condition with clear, legible text and artwork.
(The automatic summaries sometimes misidentify the postmark as part of the cachet artwork.)
