Artmaster Cachet
2009
Collecting souvenirs from the inauguration of presidents of the United States has been a pastime of collectors since the first inauguration of George Washington. Citizens attending inaugurations almost always return with momentos from America’s most lavish celebration.
Inauguration covers are essentially envelopes postmarked on the actual date of presidential inaugurations. One of the reasons for the popularity is no doubt that they are of interest to many different collectors. Philatelists (stamp collectors) collect them for the stamps attached to the envelopes, postal history enthusiasts are intrigued by the postmarks, political memorabilia collectors enjoy the references to history and presidents and people who have an affinity towards a particular president (pro or con) include it in their collections of a particular U.S. president.
In modern times, let’s call that 1957 and later, inaugural covers generally include an attractive graphic or photo on the left side of the envelope (called a cachet), a postage stamp that may or may not relate to the inaugural event (such as a U.S. Flag or White House postage stamp) a postmark which typically includes the words “inauguration day” or “Presidential inauguration all included on an envelope (usually called a “cover”.
The first commonly available U.S. inaugural cover is believed to have been produced for the inaugural of Herbert Hoover in 1929. While the cachets were certainly not ornate by today’s standards, they were specifically produced for the occasion and often contain a cachet which was produced by a rubber stamp and postmarked in either Washington, D.C. or Boundbrook New Jersey.
The so called “modern age” of inaugural covers began in 1933 with covers produced to commemorate the first term of Franklin Delano Roosevelt. This was enhanced by the fact that Roosevelt was a well known stamp collector and a host of cachets were produced for this event. This term was also notable in that it was the last time an inauguration was held on a March 4th date. After that year inaugurations have been held on January 20th unless, as it did in 1957, the 20th fell on a Sunday.
During Roosevelt’s four terms in office literally dozens of different cachets were produced for each inauguration. The second term (1937) and third term (1941) are particularly prized by collectors as fewer covers were produced for these inaugurals. During this time period the type of depth and breadth designs and styles of inaugural covers began to grow. Creativity took hold as cachet makers experimented with different sized envelopes, combinations of postage stamps, postmarks from various cities linked to Roosevelt. For instance, one enterprising cachet maker actually created a series of covers postmarked in Franklin, Delano and Roosevelt Minnesota.
The line between covers commemorating inaugurations and those commemorating the death of a President became blurred in 1945 when Roosevelt died April 12, 1945 and Truman was inaugurated President. Cachet makers produced many different covers that commemorated both events on the same date.
Cachets are generally divided into two categories; those produced by the large commercial cachet makers such as Artcraft, Artmaster and Fleetwood and those produced by individuals or smaller cachet makers. Collectors are often divided on which type is most collectible with proponent of the commercial cachet makers believing those covers to be more authentic and collectors of handmade and limited issue covers are more valuable based on their scarcity.
In the end, the type of cachet, whether the envelope is unaddressed or addressed, or what city the cover was postmarked in, is truly a matter of personal choice and one of those things that makes each collection unique.
Lori Ferber has been selling and collecting inauguration covers and political memorabilia for over 30 years. You can visit her website at www.loriferber.com.
About the Author:
Lori Ferber has been selling and collecting inauguration covers and political memorabilia for over 30 years. You can visit her website at www.loriferber.com.
Article Source: ArticlesBase.com – Have Fun Collecting Historical Presidential Inauguration Covers
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USA, O129A 14c Official, FDC with pair Artmaster cachet $0.99 |
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#2936 32c Lila & DeWitt Wallace FDC Artmaster Cachet $1.00 |
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#2941 55c Justin Morrill FDC Artmaster Cachet $1.00 |
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#1778a PA Toleware Plate Block of FDC Artmaster Cachet $1.39 |
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#2437a Classic Mail Block of 4 FDC Artmaster Cachet $1.39 |
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#1859 19c Sequoyah FDC Artmaster Cachet $1.00 |
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#1860 20c Ralphe Bunche FDC Artmaster Cachet $1.00 |
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#2281 Honeybee Coil FDC Artmaster Cachet $1.19 |
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#3119 Cycling Souvenir Sheet FDC Artmaster Cachet $1.29 |
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1954 FDC 1035a Booklet Pane Cachet by Artmaster CV=5.00 $2.00 |
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Sc #1435 – 8c Lunar Rover FDC – Artmaster cachet $1.25 |
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Sc #1434 – 8c Lunar Module FDC – Artmaster cachet $1.25 |
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UNITED NATIONS – 161-2 FDC – ARTMASTER CACHET – 1966 $1.50 |
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UNITED NATIONS – 221 FDC – ARTMASTER CACHET – 1971 $1.50 |
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UNITED NATIONS – 125 FDC – ARTMASTER CACHET – 1964 $1.50 |
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#1273 John Singleton Copley FDC Artmaster Cachet $1.00 |
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#3452 (34c) Liberty S.A. Coil Pair FDC Artmaster Cachet $1.09 |
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#1905 11c Railroad Caboose Coil FDC Artmaster Cachet $1.00 |
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#2405-09 Steamboats Set of 5 FDCs Artmaster Cachets $4.29 |
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#2698 Dorothy Parker FDC Artmaster Cachet $1.00 |
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#U568 1.8c Volunteer Stamped Env. FDC Artmaster Cachet $1.00 |
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BASEBALL 4in1 COMBO FDC Artmaster cachet of batter $24.99 |
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#3650 John James Audubon FDC Artmaster Cachet $1.09 |
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#3646 60c Coverlet Eagle FDC Artmaster Cachet $1.09 |
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#3871 James Baldwin FDC Artmaster Cachet $1.19 |
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#3897 Ronald Reagan FDC Artmaster Cachet $1.29 |
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#3658 60c Love FDC Artmaster Cachet $1.19 |
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#3491-92 Apple & Orange Set of 2 FDCs Artmaster Cachets $1.89 |
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REDHEAD DECOY – 2141 FDC – ARTMASTER CACHET – 1985 $2.00 |
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#940-ARTMASTER Cachet:1946-VETERANS OF WORLD WAR II $15.30 |
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31 BICENTENNIAL FDC’S STAMP LOT ARTMASTER CACHET $17.50 |
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#2091 St. Lawrence Seaway FDC Artmaster Cachet $1.00 |
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#2102 Crime Prevention FDC Artmaster Cachet $1.00 |
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#2121a Seashells Pane of 10 FDC Artmaster Cachet $1.89 |
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#2558 Numismatics FDC Artmaster Cachet $1.19 |
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#2948 (32c) Love Cherub FDC Artmaster Cachet $1.00 |
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#2948-49 (32c) Love Cherub Combo FDC Artmaster Cachet $1.19 |
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#2949 (32c) Love Cherub Self-Adh. FDC Artmaster Cachet $1.00 |
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#1758 Photography FDC Artmaster Cachet $0.99 |
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#1763a American Owls Block of 4 FDC Artmaster Cachet $0.99 |
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#2468 $1.00 Seaplane Coil Single FDC Artmaster Cachet $1.09 |
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#2441a Love 1990 Pane of 10 FDC Artmaster Cachet $1.99 |
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#C46-3 Hawaii Artmaster cachet addressed $7.49 |
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#U578 2.1c Non-Profit Stamped Env. FDC Artmaster Cachet $1.00 |
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#U579 2.7c Non-Profit Stamped Env. FDC Artmaster Cachet $1.00 |
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#U580 “A” Eagle Stamped Env. FDC Artmaster Cachet $1.00 |
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#3509 Frido Kahlo FDC Artmaster Cachet $1.00 |
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#3503 Diabetes Awareness FDC Artmaster Cachet $1.00 |
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#3445 White House FDC Artmaster Cachet $1.00 |
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#3420 10c General Stillwell FDC Artmaster Cachet $1.00 |
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#3426 33c Sen. Claude Pepper FDC Artmaster Cachet $1.00 |
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#3431 76c Hattie W. Caraway FDC Artmaster Cachet $1.00 |
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#2813 Sunrise Love FDC Artmaster Cachet $1.00 |
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#3438 California Statehood FDC Artmaster Cachet $1.09 |
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#2814C Love & Dove Sheet Stamp FDC Artmaster Cachet $1.00 |
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#2815 52c Love & Doves FDC Artmaster Cachet $1.09 |
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#2816 Dr. Allison Davis FDC Artmaster Cachet $1.19 |
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#3487-90 34c Flowers Block of 4 FDC Artmaster Cachet $1.39 |
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#3491-92 Apple & Orange Pair FDC Artmaster Cachet $1.19 |
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#3215a Folk Singers Block of 4 FDC Artmaster Cachet $1.59 |
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#3501 Roy Wilkins FDC Artmaster Cachet $1.00 |
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#3507 Comic Strip Peanuts FDC Artmaster Cachet $1.00 |
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#3521 Leonard Bernstein FDC Artmaster Cachet $1.00 |
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#3221 Stephen Vincent Benet FDC Artmaster Cachet $1.00 |
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#3522 EID (Islamic Holiday) FDC Artmaster Cachet $1.00 |
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#3225a Tropical Birds Block of 4 FDC Artmaster Cachet $1.49 |
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#3533 Enrico Fermi FDC Artmaster Cachet $1.29 |
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#3534 Porky Pig FDC Artmaster Cachet $1.29 |
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#3551 57c Love Letter FDC Artmaster Cachet $1.19 |
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#U592 “B” Eagle Stamped Env. FDC Artmaster Cachet $1.00 |
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#U602 20c Great Seal Stamped Env. FDC Artmaster Cachet $1.00 |
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#UX101 13c Maryland Postal Card FDC Artmaster Cachet $1.00 |
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#3243 Giving & Sharing FDC Artmaster Cachet $1.00 |
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#2378 25c Love (Rose Bowl Cachet) Artmaster FDC $1.99 |
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#940-ARTMASTER Cachet:1946-VETERANS OF WORLD WAR II-DIS $12.75 |
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#2354a Lacemaking Artmaster cachet unaddressed $2.49 |
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#2354a Lacemaking Artmaster cachet unaddressed $2.49 |
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US #C39a BOOKLET PANE OF 6 – FDC “ARTMASTER CACHET” $19.99 |
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#2417 Lou Gehrig Artmaster cachet unaddressed $2.99 |
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FDC #942 Iowa Artmaster cachet Z_866 $0.99 |
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#1818 “B” Eagle Plate Block of 4 FDC Artmaster Cachet $0.99 |
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FDC #948 CIPEX Artmaster cachet Z_1134 $0.99 |
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1946 Artmaster Cachet FDC George VI Peace Issue 14c 270 $15.00 |
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1946 Artmaster Cachet FDC George VI Peace Issue 10c 269 $7.50 |
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US #UY22 FDC “PAUL REVERE – ARTMASTER CACHET” $1.99 |
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UNITED NATIONS – 212 FDC – ARTMASTER CACHET – 1970 $2.00 |
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#2836 50c World Cup Soccer FDC Artmaster Cachet $1.00 |
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ALBERT GALLATIN – 1279 FDC -ARTMASTER CACHET – 1967 $1.00 |
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#2024 Ponce de Leon FDC Artmaster Cachet $1.00 |
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#1897 1c Omnibus Coil FDC Artmaster Cachet $1.00 |
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#1900 5.2c Sleigh Coil FDC Artmaster Cachet $1.00 |
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#1901 5.9c Bicycle Coil FDC Artmaster Cachet $1.00 |
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#1902 7.4c Baby Buggy Coil FDC Artmaster Cachet $1.00 |
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US #948 STAMP EXPO FDC ARTMASTER CACHET UNADDR H429 $3.99 |
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#3100-03 Songwriters Set of 4 FDCs Artmaster Cachets $3.49 |
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USA, O129A 14c Official, FDC with pair Artmaster cachet $0.99 |
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#2936 32c Lila & DeWitt Wallace FDC Artmaster Cachet $1.00 |
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#2941 55c Justin Morrill FDC Artmaster Cachet $1.00 |
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#1778a PA Toleware Plate Block of FDC Artmaster Cachet $1.39 |
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#2437a Classic Mail Block of 4 FDC Artmaster Cachet $1.39 |
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#1859 19c Sequoyah FDC Artmaster Cachet $1.00 |
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#1860 20c Ralphe Bunche FDC Artmaster Cachet $1.00 |
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#2281 Honeybee Coil FDC Artmaster Cachet $1.19 |
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#3119 Cycling Souvenir Sheet FDC Artmaster Cachet $1.29 |
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1954 FDC 1035a Booklet Pane Cachet by Artmaster CV=5.00 $2.00 |
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Sc #1435 – 8c Lunar Rover FDC – Artmaster cachet $1.25 |
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Sc #1434 – 8c Lunar Module FDC – Artmaster cachet $1.25 |
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UNITED NATIONS – 161-2 FDC – ARTMASTER CACHET – 1966 $1.50 |
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UNITED NATIONS – 221 FDC – ARTMASTER CACHET – 1971 $1.50 |
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UNITED NATIONS – 125 FDC – ARTMASTER CACHET – 1964 $1.50 |
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#1273 John Singleton Copley FDC Artmaster Cachet $1.00 |
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#940-22 Discharge Emblem 1st Artmaster cachet UA $12.49 |
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#3452 (34c) Liberty S.A. Coil Pair FDC Artmaster Cachet $1.09 |
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#1905 11c Railroad Caboose Coil FDC Artmaster Cachet $1.00 |
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#1906 17c Electric Car Coil FDC Artmaster Cachet $1.00 |
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#1907 18c Surrey Coil FDC Artmaster Cachet $1.00 |
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#2381-85 Classic Cars Set of 5 FDCs Artmaster Cachets $4.59 |
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#2405-09 Steamboats Set of 5 FDCs Artmaster Cachets $4.29 |
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#2698 Dorothy Parker FDC Artmaster Cachet $1.00 |
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#U568 1.8c Volunteer Stamped Env. FDC Artmaster Cachet $1.00 |
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BASEBALL 4in1 COMBO FDC Artmaster cachet of batter $24.99 |
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#3650 John James Audubon FDC Artmaster Cachet $1.09 |
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#3646 60c Coverlet Eagle FDC Artmaster Cachet $1.09 |
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#3871 James Baldwin FDC Artmaster Cachet $1.19 |
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#3897 Ronald Reagan FDC Artmaster Cachet $1.29 |
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#961-22 US Canada Artmaster cachet addressed $2.49 |
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#3658 60c Love FDC Artmaster Cachet $1.19 |
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#3491-92 Apple & Orange Set of 2 FDCs Artmaster Cachets $1.89 |
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REDHEAD DECOY – 2141 FDC – ARTMASTER CACHET – 1985 $2.00 |
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#940-ARTMASTER Cachet:1946-VETERANS OF WORLD WAR II $15.30 |
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31 BICENTENNIAL FDC’S STAMP LOT ARTMASTER CACHET $17.50 |
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#2091 St. Lawrence Seaway FDC Artmaster Cachet $1.00 |
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#2102 Crime Prevention FDC Artmaster Cachet $1.00 |
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#2121a Seashells Pane of 10 FDC Artmaster Cachet $1.89 |
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#2558 Numismatics FDC Artmaster Cachet $1.19 |
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#2948 (32c) Love Cherub FDC Artmaster Cachet $1.00 |
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#2948-49 (32c) Love Cherub Combo FDC Artmaster Cachet $1.19 |
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#2949 (32c) Love Cherub Self-Adh. FDC Artmaster Cachet $1.00 |
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#1758 Photography FDC Artmaster Cachet $0.99 |
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#1763a American Owls Block of 4 FDC Artmaster Cachet $0.99 |
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#2468 $1.00 Seaplane Coil Single FDC Artmaster Cachet $1.09 |
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#2441a Love 1990 Pane of 10 FDC Artmaster Cachet $1.99 |
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#C46-3 Hawaii Artmaster cachet addressed $7.49 |
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#U578 2.1c Non-Profit Stamped Env. FDC Artmaster Cachet $1.00 |
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#U579 2.7c Non-Profit Stamped Env. FDC Artmaster Cachet $1.00 |
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#U580 “A” Eagle Stamped Env. FDC Artmaster Cachet $1.00 |
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#3509 Frido Kahlo FDC Artmaster Cachet $1.00 |
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#3503 Diabetes Awareness FDC Artmaster Cachet $1.00 |
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#3445 White House FDC Artmaster Cachet $1.00 |
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#3420 10c General Stillwell FDC Artmaster Cachet $1.00 |
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#3426 33c Sen. Claude Pepper FDC Artmaster Cachet $1.00 |
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#3431 76c Hattie W. Caraway FDC Artmaster Cachet $1.00 |
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#2813 Sunrise Love FDC Artmaster Cachet $1.00 |
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#3438 California Statehood FDC Artmaster Cachet $1.09 |
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#2814C Love & Dove Sheet Stamp FDC Artmaster Cachet $1.00 |
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#2815 52c Love & Doves FDC Artmaster Cachet $1.09 |
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#2816 Dr. Allison Davis FDC Artmaster Cachet $1.19 |
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#3487-90 34c Flowers Block of 4 FDC Artmaster Cachet $1.39 |
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#3491-92 Apple & Orange Pair FDC Artmaster Cachet $1.19 |
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#3215a Folk Singers Block of 4 FDC Artmaster Cachet $1.59 |
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#3501 Roy Wilkins FDC Artmaster Cachet $1.00 |
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#3507 Comic Strip Peanuts FDC Artmaster Cachet $1.00 |
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#3521 Leonard Bernstein FDC Artmaster Cachet $1.00 |
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#3221 Stephen Vincent Benet FDC Artmaster Cachet $1.00 |
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#3522 EID (Islamic Holiday) FDC Artmaster Cachet $1.00 |
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#3225a Tropical Birds Block of 4 FDC Artmaster Cachet $1.49 |
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#3533 Enrico Fermi FDC Artmaster Cachet $1.29 |
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#3534 Porky Pig FDC Artmaster Cachet $1.29 |
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#3551 57c Love Letter FDC Artmaster Cachet $1.19 |
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#U592 “B” Eagle Stamped Env. FDC Artmaster Cachet $1.00 |
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#U602 20c Great Seal Stamped Env. FDC Artmaster Cachet $1.00 |
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#UX101 13c Maryland Postal Card FDC Artmaster Cachet $1.00 |
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#3243 Giving & Sharing FDC Artmaster Cachet $1.00 |
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#2378 25c Love (Rose Bowl Cachet) Artmaster FDC $1.99 |
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#940-ARTMASTER Cachet:1946-VETERANS OF WORLD WAR II-DIS $12.75 |
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#2354a Lacemaking Artmaster cachet unaddressed $2.49 |
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#2354a Lacemaking Artmaster cachet unaddressed $2.49 |
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US #C39a BOOKLET PANE OF 6 – FDC “ARTMASTER CACHET” $19.99 |
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#2417 Lou Gehrig Artmaster cachet unaddressed $2.99 |
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FDC #942 Iowa Artmaster cachet Z_866 $0.99 |
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#1818 “B” Eagle Plate Block of 4 FDC Artmaster Cachet $0.99 |
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FDC #948 CIPEX Artmaster cachet Z_1134 $0.99 |
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1946 Artmaster Cachet FDC George VI Peace Issue 14c 270 $15.00 |
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1946 Artmaster Cachet FDC George VI Peace Issue 10c 269 $7.50 |
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US #UY22 FDC “PAUL REVERE – ARTMASTER CACHET” $1.99 |
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UNITED NATIONS – 212 FDC – ARTMASTER CACHET – 1970 $2.00 |
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#2836 50c World Cup Soccer FDC Artmaster Cachet $1.00 |
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ALBERT GALLATIN – 1279 FDC -ARTMASTER CACHET – 1967 $1.00 |
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