Claude
The cachet features a detailed blue ink illustration of a bald eagle perched on a rock, rendered in a classic engraving style. The cover honors Wendell Willkie (1892-1944) as a 'Statesman,' with text in blue above the eagle and a border of blue stars surrounding the entire envelope. The stamp is a 75-cent USA definitive issue depicting Wendell Willkie's portrait in brown/maroon tones, canceled with a machine 'FIRST DAY OF ISSUE' slogan cancel and a circular date stamp from Bloomington, IN dated February 16, 1992.
Mistral
This First Day Cover features a detailed cachet in blue ink with a bald eagle perched on a rock, surrounded by a star border. The stamp is a 75-cent definitive honoring Wendell Willkie, with his portrait and the text 'Wendell L Willkie 1892-1944 Statesman'. The postmark is a circular machine cancellation from Bloomington, IN, dated February 16, 1992, with a 'FIRST DAY OF ISSUE' slogan. The cover is in pristine condition with no visible damage.
(The automatic summaries sometimes misidentify the postmark as part of the cachet artwork.)
