Claude
The cachet features a pixelated/cross-stitch style black and white illustration of a decorated Christmas tree with ornaments, a star topper, and wrapped gifts beneath it, with 'Happy Holidays' printed in bold black text at the bottom. The cover bears a block of four 29-cent 'Greetings' stamps depicting antique toys (horse and rider, locomotive, fire engine, and steamboat) cancelled in Kansas City, MO, along with a separate 29-cent Christmas stamp showing Bellini's 1490 Madonna and Child from the National Gallery, cancelled in Washington, DC. Both cancellations are hand-applied circular date stamps dated October 22, 1992. The cover is in excellent condition with clean, crisp cancellations.
Mistral
This First Day Cover features a black and white cachet with a cross-stitch style illustration of a decorated Christmas tree with ornaments and wrapped gifts below it. The text 'Happy Holidays' is printed at the bottom. The cover includes two sets of stamps: a block of four 29-cent 'Greetings' stamps depicting antique toys (a horse and rider, train, fire engine, and steamboat) and a single 29-cent stamp featuring Bellini's 'Madonna and Child.' The stamps are cancelled with hand-applied circular postmarks from Kansas City, MO, and Washington, DC, both dated October 22, 1992.
(The automatic summaries sometimes misidentify the postmark as part of the cachet artwork.)
