Claude
The full-color cachet depicts a dramatic baseball scene with players at home plate, including a catcher tagging out a sliding runner, rendered in vivid blues, reds, and purples. The cachet incorporates reproductions of three earlier stamps: the Roberto Clemente 20¢ stamp, the Lou Gehrig 25¢ stamp, and the 1869-1969 Professional Baseball 6¢ United States stamp. The actual affixed stamp is a 29¢ USA Olympic Baseball stamp featuring two players in action, with the Olympic rings visible. The postmark is a red circular hand cancel from Homer, GA dated APR 3 1992.
Mistral
The cachet features a vivid and dynamic baseball scene with a catcher tagging a sliding runner at home plate, rendered in bold blues, reds, and purples. The artwork incorporates reproductions of three classic U.S. baseball stamps: the Roberto Clemente 20¢ (1984), Lou Gehrig 25¢ (1989), and Professional Baseball 6¢ (1969). The affixed stamp is the 1992 Olympic Baseball 29¢ issue (Scott #2619), canceled with a pictorial postmark featuring baseball imagery. The postmark is legible and includes the date and location. The cover is in excellent condition with bright colors and clear details.
(The automatic summaries sometimes misidentify the postmark as part of the cachet artwork.)
