JeffS
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What I collect: Oranges Philately, US Slogan Cancels, Cape of Good Hope Triangulars, and Texas poster stamps and cinderellas
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Post by JeffS on Oct 29, 2021 15:18:10 GMT
In 1960 the USPOD began its series of "American Credo" stamps which reproduced quotations from American statesmen -
I've been accumulating / collecting covers with these stamps for nearly 25 years,
and the results fill 6 3-ring binders of both FDCs and commercial mailings.
The Francis Scott Key needs to be split into 2 volumes.
I rarely pick up anything of interest as most covers which I find are single uses
for domestic mail, pairs for airmail and pairs for international surface mail.
This month I won two covers franked for 25 cents per half ounce airmail postage to Africa.
This rate was established in 1946 which replaced individual country rates, and continued into 1971, an amazingly long period of 25 years.
This rate also applied to other locations - Asia, Oceana, Australia, also the USSR beginning in 1961.
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hdm1950
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What I collect: I collect world wide up to 1965 with several specialty albums added due to volume of material I have acquired. At this point I am focused on Canada and British America. I am always on the lookout for stamps and covers with postmarks from communities in Queens County, Nova Scotia. I do list various goods including stamps occasionally on eBay as hdm50
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Post by hdm1950 on Oct 29, 2021 16:42:23 GMT
This month I won two covers franked for 25 cents per half ounce airmail postage to Africa.
This rate was established in 1946 which replaced individual country rates, and continued into 1971, an amazingly long period of 25 years.
This rate also applied to other locations - Asia, Oceana, Australia, also the USSR beginning in 1961.
Interesting that the cover to Kenya mailed from Princeton, NJ was from Canadian Stamps located there. |
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JeffS
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What I collect: Oranges Philately, US Slogan Cancels, Cape of Good Hope Triangulars, and Texas poster stamps and cinderellas
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Post by JeffS on Mar 9, 2022 23:02:29 GMT
I don't often come across a cachet I need for my Credo collections, but last week I did well. These two FDC cachets are by Eric Lewis who prepared but a handful of each design; often not more than 10 and as few as 3 for each issue. His printing process is said to be by silkscreen. Most if not all are addressed to him. in his hand, in pencil. If you are a US FDC fan you might give Mr Google a tickle. 
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JeffS
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What I collect: Oranges Philately, US Slogan Cancels, Cape of Good Hope Triangulars, and Texas poster stamps and cinderellas
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Post by JeffS on Mar 9, 2022 23:15:18 GMT
As I was putting the Jefferson Credo FDC away, I came across this unusual fabrication -
someone used a pristine example of the 1-cent Jefferson card of 1897 as the "cachet" for the FDC. |
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swvl
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What I collect: FDCs, plus some US modern and new issues. Topical interests include music, art, literature, baseball, space...
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Post by swvl on Mar 9, 2022 23:58:36 GMT
These are great, thanks for posting JeffS . The use of existing postal stationery for a new FDC, as somewhere in between a cachet and additional postage, reminds me of this Moby Dick combo I posted a while back. (Your example has a more impressive gap in dates of issue!) |
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JeffS
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What I collect: Oranges Philately, US Slogan Cancels, Cape of Good Hope Triangulars, and Texas poster stamps and cinderellas
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Post by JeffS on Jul 6, 2022 23:09:56 GMT
Two additions received today:
Top: "Imperial" cachet for 4-cent Franklin Bottom: Maximum card for 4-cent Francis Scott Key, PPC of field cannon and powder magazine at Fort McHenry National Monument
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JeffS
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What I collect: Oranges Philately, US Slogan Cancels, Cape of Good Hope Triangulars, and Texas poster stamps and cinderellas
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Post by JeffS on Jul 13, 2022 21:29:32 GMT
Thomas Jefferson, Credo First Day Maximum Cards:
I added the right card this week. Both reproduced from a portrait from American artist Rembrandt Peale.
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JeffS
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What I collect: Oranges Philately, US Slogan Cancels, Cape of Good Hope Triangulars, and Texas poster stamps and cinderellas
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Post by JeffS on Apr 23, 2023 15:36:56 GMT
In the thread "Whatcha been stamping" I previously mentioned being on the trail of an item I had looked for for 20+ years. I was successful in my snipe bid and this is the item:
I have similar for the other 5 credos (I think) but this Francis Scott Key had eluded me. It is one of the early unofficial Souvenir Pages listed in Scott, this item number SP16. It is priced in my 2010 Scott Specialized at $75 and I suspect the price is about the same in the current catalog which I don't have. I paid nearly that and mention price as angore made a few comments about pricing in his opening remarks of his thread U.S. Souvenir Pages about these: These are souvenir pages issued by the USPS postal service that evolved from first day cancellations of Post Office posters for new issues. The name of the product has changed over time. Scott Number SP305. Catalog Value" $80 (ha). I have seen these listed on ebay but ebay shows no history of any sold at any price. I have had the souvenir pages of the other 5 stamps for quite some time and don't recall paying a quarter of CV at the time. But, if I didn't have a definite "need" (a highly overly-justified want) I certainly would not have sprung at the selling price. ... Closing at nearly the same time was this Plate Number block showing a severe perforation shift:
The Credo series apparently had trouble with the L-perforator, named for its L-shaped configuration. I have a few singles and pairs showing this shifting from various positions on the pane, but this plate number block is certainly an eye-catcher. I had hoped to dedicate the remainder of the year to my oranges, but the Greater Houston Stamp Show is but 5 months away. That leaves me about a month a frame to complete. The oranges are going to have to wait a bit. Besides I plan on living forever, so what's the rush? |
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JeffS
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What I collect: Oranges Philately, US Slogan Cancels, Cape of Good Hope Triangulars, and Texas poster stamps and cinderellas
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Post by JeffS on Sept 6, 2024 19:44:07 GMT
Here's a page from my Jefferson Credo FDC exhibit currently under production  exhibit project, |
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JeffS
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What I collect: Oranges Philately, US Slogan Cancels, Cape of Good Hope Triangulars, and Texas poster stamps and cinderellas
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Post by JeffS on Sept 15, 2024 23:44:20 GMT
I have recently begun in earnest the preparation of a First Day Cover exhibit about the 4-cent Jefferson Credo stamp.
Here is an example of a Ralph Dyer hand drawn/hand painted cachet for that stamp.
I found a set of 6 covers with blocks of 4 franking listed on eBay. While Dyer is not in the same high league as Dorothy Knapp, his renderings are much better than most others of this period.
When I received this cover I was perplexed at the rendering of the person as I couldn't match it to any portrait of Jefferson that I recalled. Then the Red coat and distinct profile kicked in and I figured this had to be King George III.
Jefferson's credo quotation on the stamp has been abbreviated from the original which should read "I have sworn upon the altar of God eternal hostility against every form of tyranny over the mind of man."
Note that the reproduced quotation eliminates the wording "upon the altar of God." Perhaps for lack of space. Interesting however is that most cachets for this stamp follow suit with the elimination of these worde.
The illustration purports to show King George reading these words as written on a piece of paper. It is doubtful that this event ever happended as the quotation is "excerpted from a (private) letter to a Dr. Benjamin Rush, September 23, 1800" per Mr. Google. |
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JeffS
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What I collect: Oranges Philately, US Slogan Cancels, Cape of Good Hope Triangulars, and Texas poster stamps and cinderellas
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Post by JeffS on Sept 30, 2024 16:19:55 GMT
The past days gave me some time to continue with my pending Jefferson Credo FDC exhibit. Here are 5 pages of commercial/personal international mail franked with this stamp. If any overseas members has any of these and no interest, please let me know. Domestic mail will follow next time.
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JeffS
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What I collect: Oranges Philately, US Slogan Cancels, Cape of Good Hope Triangulars, and Texas poster stamps and cinderellas
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Post by JeffS on Oct 5, 2024 19:20:47 GMT
I guess I should change the name of this thread to Credo covers and stamps.
From my exhibit in progress |
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sumap
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Post by sumap on Oct 8, 2024 2:49:45 GMT
Had a great time scrolling through your posts. Such a great collection!
Suma
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JeffS
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What I collect: Oranges Philately, US Slogan Cancels, Cape of Good Hope Triangulars, and Texas poster stamps and cinderellas
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Post by JeffS on Oct 8, 2024 9:23:39 GMT
Had a great time scrolling through your posts. Such a great collection! Suma Thank you for taking the time to comment. |
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