Claude
The cachet features hand-drawn black ink artwork depicting ducks in flight above cattails and marsh vegetation, with a duck swimming in the foreground water. Two larger ducks are shown in flight to the right, with handwritten text noting '50th Anniversary 1934-1984.' The stamp is the USA 20c 'Preserving Wetlands' commemorative (1984) showing ducks in a blue-toned design. The postmark is a manuscript/handwritten station cancel reading 'Duck Festival Sta. Gueydan LA 70542 Sept 8, 1984.'
Mistral
This First Day Cover commemorates the 50th Anniversary (1934-1984) of the Duck Festival in Gueydan, Louisiana. The cachet features black ink artwork of ducks in flight over cattails and marshland, with one duck swimming in the foreground. The stamp is a 20-cent 'Preserving Wetlands' issue, and the postmark is a hand-drawn manuscript cancellation reading 'Duck Festival Sta, Gueydan, LA 70542, Sept 8, 1984.' The cover is in excellent condition with clear and legible text.
(The automatic summaries sometimes misidentify the postmark as part of the cachet artwork.)
