Claude
The cachet artwork by Doris Gold features a colorful illustration of Nathaniel Hawthorne's portrait above a historic New England house surrounded by lush green trees, set against a blue sky with white clouds. The name 'Nathaniel Hawthorn' (note missing 'e') is written in red script within a cloud shape at the top. The stamp is a USA 20-cent definitive portraying Hawthorne against a dark background, labeled 'Hawthorne' at the top. The machine cancellation reads 'FIRST DAY OF ISSUE' from Salem, MA, dated July 8, 1983.
Mistral
The cachet features a colorful portrait of Nathaniel Hawthorne in white hair and mustache, set against a blue sky with clouds. Below the portrait is a historic New England house with lush green trees and shrubbery, evoking a serene and picturesque setting. The stamp is a 20-cent definitive issue with a black-and-white portrait of Hawthorne in formal attire, labeled 'Hawthorne' and 'USA 20c'. The postmark is a circular machine cancellation from Salem, MA, dated July 8, 1983, with a '01970' ZIP code. The envelope is in excellent condition, with clear and legible details.
(The automatic summaries sometimes misidentify the postmark as part of the cachet artwork.)
