Claude
This cover features a black ink pictorial cachet enclosed in a rectangular border, depicting a detailed illustration of the Church of Saints Peter and Paul, a Gothic-style church with a prominent steeple topped by a cross. The cachet text commemorates the church's 125th anniversary (1867-1992) in Loretto, Minnesota. The stamp used is the USA 29-cent Love stamp (Scott #2618), featuring a red heart emerging from an open envelope on a green background with the word 'LOVE' at top. The cancellation is a machine/station cancel reading 'SSPP STATION / JUNE 28, 1992 / LORETTO, MN. 55357' with decorative horizontal lines separating it from the commemorative text below.
Mistral
This First Day Cover celebrates the 125th anniversary of the Church of Saints Peter and Paul in Loretto, Minnesota. The cachet features a black ink illustration of the Gothic-style church with its prominent steeple. The cover is franked with a 29-cent 'Love' stamp (Scott #2618) and bears a special pictorial postmark from the SSPP Station in Loretto, dated June 28, 1992. The cover is in good condition, with clear and legible text and artwork.
(The automatic summaries sometimes misidentify the postmark as part of the cachet artwork.)
