Claude
The cachet features a detailed pencil-style portrait of Walter Gropius (1883-1969), the renowned German-American architect and founder of the Bauhaus school, on the left side, alongside a pink/red rendering of the Gropius House in Lincoln, MA. The stamp is a 20-cent Architecture USA issue depicting the Gropius House in black and white engraving, with text reading 'Walter Gropius 1883-1969 Gropius House Lincoln MA.' The postmark is a machine cancel from Washington, DC dated September 30, 1982, with ZIP code 20066. The cover is unaddressed and in excellent condition.
Mistral
This First Day Cover features a detailed pencil-style portrait of Walter Gropius, founder of the Bauhaus, alongside a colorful rendering of the Gropius House in Lincoln, Massachusetts. The cachet artwork is signed 'harmo 82' and depicts the building in shades of red and white with surrounding greenery. The 20-cent stamp shows a similar illustration of the Gropius House with the text 'Walter Gropius 1883-1969 Gropius House Lincoln MA' and 'Architecture USA 20c.' The postmark is a circular machine cancellation dated September 30, 1982, from Washington, DC. The cover is in excellent condition with clear, legible text and artwork.
(The automatic summaries sometimes misidentify the postmark as part of the cachet artwork.)
