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First Day Covers - It's all about the cachet - Webmaster - 16-02-2021
Yes, First Day Covers are a "manufactured item" and don't necessarily appeal to purists, but the artistic attraction of a good cachet is hard to deny.
Some collectors like a particular stamp and collect all the available cachets they can find for just that issue (the Iwo Jima stamp of 1945 is a popular one for this). Others collect everything (because that's the way they are!), while still others collect only those FDCs that appeal to them from an artistic, historical or other standpoint -- that's me.
One of my favourite artists for US FDCs is Day Lowry, whose work appeared mostly on Aristocrat Cachets during the 1940s and 1950s
Here are a few samples
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Roy
RE: First Day Covers - It's all about the cachet - rweigand - 19-02-2021
Roy - This was a gifted cache artist! Well done, appreciated this presentation. Richard Weigand
RE: First Day Covers - It's all about the cachet - RICHARD - 27-09-2025
(16-02-2021, 05:43 PM)Webmaster Wrote: Yes, First Day Covers are a "manufactured item" and don't necessarily appeal to purists, but the artistic attraction of a good cachet is hard to deny.
Some collectors like a particular stamp and collect all the available cachets they can find for just that issue (the Iwo Jima stamp of 1945 is a popular one for this). Others collect everything (because that's the way they are!), while still others collect only those FDCs that appeal to them from an artistic, historical or other standpoint -- that's me.
One of my favourite artists for US FDCs is Day Lowry, whose work appeared mostly on Aristocrat Cachets during the 1940s and 1950s
Here are a few samples
(You can click on any of the above images to see a larger version).
Want to see more of this kind of post? Add your comments and give me some feedback.
Have a favourite FDC of your own? Show us!
Roy
Nice covers Roy. Ill add my Mash 4077 autographed covers. If you liked the Show you will like the covers enjoy.
RE: First Day Covers - It's all about the cachet - RICHARD - 27-09-2025
RE: First Day Covers - It's all about the cachet - RICHARD - 27-09-2025
Kenny Rogers
RE: First Day Covers - It's all about the cachet - RICHARD - 27-09-2025
George Burns
RE: First Day Covers - It's all about the cachet - RICHARD - 27-09-2025
Air Mail
RE: First Day Covers - It's all about the cachet - RICHARD - 27-09-2025
Ships
RE: First Day Covers - It's all about the cachet - RICHARD - 27-09-2025
over run series reverse colors 915b Stamp Smarter - OverRun Country - France
RE: First Day Covers - It's all about the cachet - RICHARD - 06-10-2025
U.S. Scott 917c over run series with reverse colors with APS certificate. I collect the reverse color covers and the Cachet is amazing. Stamp Smarter - OverRun Country - Intro Id like to add to this, The entire over run series has reverse color type stamps of each number and lots of print errors to collect.