Claude
The cachet features a black vinyl record illustration on the left side with 'Elvis Presley' text above it and 'TECHNICAL•FDOI' below, printed on plain white envelope. The center cachet artwork depicts Graceland's famous music gate rendered in black line art with brick pillars and decorative musical notes. The 29-cent Elvis Presley stamp shows a colorful portrait of Elvis holding a microphone against a pink/magenta background, inscribed 'ROCK & ROLL SINGER, 1935-1977'. The pictorial cancellation cancel reads 'FIRST DAY OF ISSUE / January 8, 1993 • Memphis, TN 38101' with the gate artwork incorporated into the cancel design.
Mistral
This First Day Cover features a 29-cent Elvis Presley stamp (Scott 2721) with a black-and-white cachet depicting Graceland's music gate and a vinyl record. The postmark is a pictorial cancellation incorporating the gate design and musical notes. The text includes 'Elvis Presley,' 'FIRST DAY OF ISSUE,' 'January 8, 1993,' 'Memphis, TN 38101,' and 'TECHNICAL FDOI.' The cover is in good condition with clear artwork and legible text.
(The automatic summaries sometimes misidentify the postmark as part of the cachet artwork.)
