CE 1 - Special Delivery Air Mail FDC, postmarks Aug 30, 1934.(Chicago, IL). Grimsland cachet.
CE 1 - Special Delivery Air Mail
CE 1 - Special Delivery Air Mail FDC, postmarks Aug 30, 1934.(Chicago, IL). Grimsland cachet.
CE 2 - Special Delivery Air Mail
CE 2 - Special Delivery Air Mail FDC, postmarks Feb 10, 1936 (D.C.). Dyer cachet.
CE 1 - Special Delivery Air Mail
CE 1 - Special Delivery Air Mail, postmarks Aug 30, 1934 (Chicago, IL). ? cachet.
C19 - Winged Globe Air Mail FDC
CE 2 - Special Delivery Air Mail FDC, postmarks Jul 1, 1934 (D.C). Harry Ioor cachet.
CE 1 - Special Delivery Air Mail
CE 1 - Special Delivery Air Mail FDC, postmarks Aug 30, 1934 (Chicago, IL). American Air Mail Society cachet. Signed.
CE 2 - Special Delivery Air Mail
CE 2 - Special Delivery Air Mail FDC, postmarks Feb 10, 1936 (Washington, D.C). Bernet cachet.
C24 - Trans-Atlantic Air Mail
C24 - Trans-Atlantic Air Mail FDC, postmarks May 17, 1939 (Second Day Cover). Nix cachet.
Scott E18 - Airpost Special Delivery
Scott E18 - Airpost Special Delivery, postmarks Oct 30, 1944. Mclntyre cachet.
Scott E17 - Airpost Special Delivery
Scott E17 - Airpost Special Delivery, postmarks Oct 30, 1944. Mclntyre cachet.
#1195 - Charles Evans Hughes stamp FDC
#1195 - Charles Evans Hughes stamp FDC, Apr 11, 1962 (Washington, D.C.). Cachet craft Ken Boll.
Charles Evans Hughes Sr. (April 11, 1862 – August 27, 1948) was a lawyer and Republican politician from the State of New York. He served as Governor of New York (1907-1910), United States Secretary of State (1921-1925), Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States (1910-1916) and Chief Justice of the United States (1930-1941). He was the Republican candidate in the 1916 U.S. Presidential election, losing to Woodrow Wilson.
#1320 - U.S Saving Bond stamp FDC
#1320 - U.S Saving Bond stamp FDC, Oct 26, 1966(Sioux City, IA). Marg cachet.
#1196 - Seattle World's Fair stamp FDC
#1196 - Seattle World's Fair stamp FDC, postmarks Apr 25, 1962 (Seattle, WA).
The Century 21 Exposition (also known as the Seattle World's Fair) was a World's Fair held April 21, 1962, to October 21, 1962 in Seattle, Washington, USA. Nearly ten million people attended the fair. Unlike some other World's Fairs of its era, Century 21 ran a profit.
As planned, the exposition left behind a fairground and numerous public buildings and public works; some credit it with revitalizing Seattle's economic and cultural life (see History of Seattle since 1940). The fair saw the construction of the Space Needle and Alweg monorail, as well as several sports venues and performing arts buildings (most of which have since been replaced or heavily remodeled). The site, slightly expanded since the fair, is now called Seattle Center; the United States Science Pavilion is now the Pacific Science Center. Another notable Seattle Center building, the Experience Music Project, was deliberately designed to fit in with the fairground atmosphere, but was built nearly 40 years later.
#1268 - Dante Alighieri stamp FDC
#1268 - Dante Alighieri stamp FDC, cachet craft, Jul 17, 1965 (San Francisco, CA).
Dante Alighieri (May/June c.1265 – September 14, 1321), commonly known as Dante, was an Italian poet of the Middle Ages. His Divine Comedy, originally called Commedia by the author and later nicknamed Divina by Boccaccio, is often considered the greatest literary work composed in the Italian language and a masterpiece of world literature.
#1313 - Poland Millennium stamp FDC
#1313 - Poland Millennium stamp FDC, Fluegel cachet, Jul 30, 1966(Washington, D.C).
#1312 - The Bill of Rights stamp FDC
#1312 - The Bill of Rights stamp FDC, Marg cachet, Jul 1, 1966(Miami, FL).
The United States' the Bill of Rights is the name by which the first ten amendments to the United States Constitution are known. They were introduced by James Madison to the First United States Congress in 1789 as a series of articles, and came into effect on December 15, 1791, when they had been ratified by three-fourths of the States. Thomas Jefferson was a proponent of the Bill of Rights.
#1384 - CHRISTMAS 1969 stamp FDC
#1384 - CHRISTMAS 1969 stamp FDC, Artmaster cachet, Nov 3, 1969 (Christmas, FL).
#1380 - Dartmouth College Case stamp FDC
#1380 - Dartmouth College Case stamp FDC, Jackson cachet, Sep 22, 1969(Hanover, NH).
The case arose when the president of Dartmouth College was deposed by its trustees, leading to the New Hampshire legislature attempting to force the College to become a public institution and thereby place the ability to appoint trustees in the hands of the governor. The Supreme Court upheld the sanctity of the original charter of the College, which pre-dated the creation of the State. The decision settled the nature of public versus private charters and resulted in the rise of the American business corporation.
The trustees retained Dartmouth alumnus Daniel Webster, a New Hampshire native who would later become a U.S. Senator for Massachusetts and Secretary of State under President Millard Fillmore. Webster argued the college's case against William H. Woodward, the state-approved secretary of the new board of trustees. Webster's speech in support of Dartmouth (which he described as "a small college," adding, "and yet there are those who love it") was so moving that it apparently helped convince Chief Justice John Marshall, also reportedly bringing tears to Webster's eyes.
Scott# E17 - Air Post Special Delivery
Scott# E17 - Air Post Special Delivery FDC, blate block, Artcraft cachet, Oct 30, 1944.
Scott# E18 - Air Post Special Delivery
Scott# E18 - Air Post Special Delivery, blate block, Artcraft cachet, Oct 30, 1944.
Scott# C41 - Air Mail Coin Ends FDC
Scott# C41 - Air Mail Coin Ends FDC, Artcraft cachet, Aug 25, 1949.
Scott# C45 - Wright Brothers
Scott# C45 - Wright Brothers FDC, block of 4, Pent Arts cachet, Dec 17, 1949.
Scott# C29 - 20 cents Air Mail
Scott# C29 - 20 cents Air Mail FDC, postmarks Aug 27, 1941(Philadephia, PA)
Scott# 919 Austria - overrun country FDC
Scott# 919 Austria - overrun country FDC, postmarks Nov 23, 1943
Scott# 916 Greece - overrun country FDC
Scott# 916 Greece - overrun country FDC, postmarks Oct 12, 1943
Scott# 917 Yugoslavia - overrun country FDC
Scott# 917 Yugoslavia - overrun country FDC, postmarks Oct 26, 1943
Scott# 920 Denmark - overrun country FDC
Scott# 920 Denmark - overrun country FDC, postmarks Dec 7, 1943
Scott# 909 Poland - overrun country FDC
Scott# 909 Poland - overrun country FDC, postmarks Jun 22, 1943 (Washington, D.C.)
Pearl Harbor 50th Anniversary Cover 1941 - 1991
Pearl Harbor 50th Anniversary Cover 1941 - 1991, postmarks December 7, 1991. Colorano Silk cachet.
Pearl Harbor is a harbor on the island of Oʻahu, Hawaii, west of Honolulu. Much of the harbor and surrounding lands is a United States Navy deep-water naval base. It is also the headquarters of the U.S. Pacific Fleet. The attack on Pearl Harbor by the Empire of Japan on December 7, 1941, brought the United States into World War II.
The attack on Pearl Harbor (or Hawaii Operation, Operation Z, as it was called by the Japanese Imperial General Headquarters) was an unannounced military strike conducted by the Japanese navy against the United States naval base at Pearl Harbor, Hawaii on the morning of December 7, 1941. It resulted in the United States entry into World War II. The attack was intended as a preventive action to keep the U.S. Pacific Fleet from influencing the war the Empire of Japan was planning in Southeast Asia against Britain and the Netherlands, as well as the U.S. in the Philippines. The attack consisted of two aerial attack waves totaling 353 aircraft, launched from six Japanese aircraft carriers.
The attack sank four U.S. Navy battleships (two of which were raised and returned to service later in the war) and damaged four more. The Japanese also sank or damaged three cruisers, three destroyers, and one minelayer, destroyed 188 aircraft, and caused personnel losses of 2,402 killed[8] and 1,282 wounded. The power station, shipyard, maintenance, and fuel and torpedo storage facilities, as well as the submarine piers and headquarters building (also home of the intelligence section) were not hit. Japanese losses were minimal, with 29 aircraft and five midget submarines lost, and 65 servicemen killed or wounded. One Japanese sailor was captured.
The attack was a major engagement of World War II. It took place before a formal declaration of war by Japan and before the last part of a 14-part message had been delivered to the State Department in Washington, D.C. The Japanese Embassy in Washington had been instructed to deliver it immediately prior to the scheduled time of the attack in Hawaii. The attack, and especially its surprise nature, were both factors which swayed U.S. public opinion from isolationism to support for direct participation in the war. Germany's prompt declaration of war, unforced by any treaty commitment to Japan, quickly brought the United States into the European Theater as well. Despite numerous historical precedents of unannounced military action, the lack of any formal declaration prior to the attack led President Franklin D. Roosevelt to proclaim "December 7th, 1941 — a date which will live in infamy".
20th Anniversary Moon Landing 1989 FDC
20th Anniversary Moon Landing 1989 FDC , postmarks Jul 2o, 1989 (Washington, D.C.). Priority mail $2.40 stamp.
The United States space agency NASA achieved the first manned landing on Earth's Moon as part of the Apollo 11 mission commanded by Neil Armstrong. On July 20, 1969, lunar module Eagle landed on the surface of the Moon, carrying Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin. Armstrong was the first human to set foot on the Moon and Aldrin the second. Michael Collins orbited above. Armstrong and Aldrin spent a day on the surface of the Moon before returning to Earth. To this day, twelve people have walked across the Moon's terrain.
The first human-made object to reach the surface of the Moon was the Soviet Union's Luna 2 mission on September 13, 1959. The United States's Apollo 11 was the first manned mission to land on the Moon on July 20, 1969.
Ronald Reagan Inauguration Day Cover 1985
Ronald Reagan Inauguration Day Cover, postmarks Jan 21, 1985 (Washington, D.C.)
Ronald Wilson Reagan (February 6, 1911– June 5, 2004) was the 40th President of the United States (1981–1989) and the 33rd Governor of California (1967–1975).
Born in Tampico, Illinois, Reagan moved to Los Angeles, California in the 1930s. He began a career as an actor, first in films and later television, appearing in 52 movie productions and gaining enough success to become a household name. Though often described as a B film actor, he starred in both Knute Rockne, All American and Kings Row. Reagan served as president of the Screen Actors Guild, and later spokesman for General Electric (GE); his start in politics occurred during his work for GE. Originally a member of the Democratic Party, he switched to the Republican Party in 1962. After delivering a rousing speech in support of Barry Goldwater's presidential candidacy in 1964, he was persuaded to seek the California governorship, winning two years later and again in 1970. He was defeated in his run for the Republican presidential nomination in 1968 as well as 1976, but won both the nomination and election in 1980.
As president, Reagan implemented sweeping new political and economic initiatives. His supply-side economic policies, dubbed "Reaganomics," advocated reduced business regulation, controlling inflation, reducing growth in government spending, and spurring economic growth through tax cuts. In his first term he survived an assassination attempt, took a hard line against labor unions, and ordered military actions in Grenada. He was reelected in a landslide in 1984, proclaiming it was "Morning in America." His second term was primarily marked by foreign matters, namely the ending of the Cold War, the bombing of Libya, and the revelation of the Iran-Contra affair. Publicly describing the Soviet Union as an "evil empire", he supported anti-Communist movements worldwide and spent his first term forgoing the strategy of détente by ordering a massive military buildup in an arms race with the USSR. Reagan negotiated with Soviet General Secretary Mikhail Gorbachev, culminating in the INF Treaty and the decrease of both countries' nuclear arsenals.
Reagan left office in 1989. In 1994, the former president disclosed that he had been diagnosed with Alzheimer's disease earlier in the year; he died ten years later at the age of 93. He ranks highly among former U.S. presidents in terms of approval rating.
John F. Kennedy Inauguration Day cover
John F. Kennedy Inauguration Day cover, postmarks Jan 20, 1961(Washington, D.C.)
John Fitzgerald "Jack" Kennedy (May 29, 1917 – November 22, 1963), often referred to by his initials JFK, was the 35th President of the United States, serving from 1961 until his assassination in 1963.
Kennedy was assassinated on November 22, 1963, in Dallas, Texas. Lee Harvey Oswald was charged with the crime but was shot and killed two days later by Jack Ruby before he could be put on trial. The FBI, the Warren Commission, and the House Select Committee on Assassinations concluded that Oswald was the assassin, with the HSCA allowing for the probability of conspiracy based on disputed acoustic evidence. The event proved to be an important moment in U.S. history because of its impact on the nation and the ensuing political repercussions. Today, Kennedy continues to rank highly in public opinion ratings of former U.S. presidents.
Lyndon B. Johnson Inauguration Day Cover 1965
Lyndon Johnson Inauguration Day Cover JAN 20, 1965.
Lyndon Baines Johnson (August 27, 1908 – January 22, 1973), often referred to as LBJ, served as the 36th President of the United States from 1963 to 1969 after his service as the Vice President of the United States from 1961 to 1963. He served in all four federal elected offices of the United States: Representative, Senator, Vice President, and President.
Johnson, a Democrat, succeeded to the presidency following the assassination of President John F. Kennedy, completed Kennedy's term and was elected President in his own right, winning by a large margin in the 1964 Presidential election. Johnson was greatly supported by the Democratic Party and, as President, was responsible for designing the "Great Society" legislation that included laws that upheld civil rights, Public Broadcasting, Medicare, Medicaid, environmental protection, aid to education, and his attempt to help the poor in his "War on Poverty." Simultaneously, he greatly escalated direct American involvement in the Vietnam War.
Richard Nixon Inauguration Day Cover 1969
Richard Nixon Inauguration Day Cover, postmarks Jan 20, 1969 (Washington, D.C.).
Richard Milhous Nixon (January 9, 1913 – April 22, 1994) was the 37th President of the United States from 1969–1974 and was also the 36th Vice President of the United States (1953–1961), and the first born in the 20th century. Nixon has been the only President to resign the office and also the only person to be elected twice in both the offices of the Presidency and Vice presidency.
Lincoln-Douglas Debates FDC 1958
Lincoln - Douglas Debates FDC, postmarks Aug 27, 1958 (Freeport, IL).
The Lincoln–Douglas Debates of 1858 were a series of seven debates between Abraham Lincoln, the Republican candidate, and the incumbent Stephen A. Douglas, a Democrat, for an Illinois seat in the United States Senate. At the time, U.S. Senators were elected by state legislatures; thus Lincoln and Douglas were campaigning for their respective parties to win control of the Illinois legislature. The debates previewed the issues that Lincoln would face in the 1860 presidential election. The main issue discussed in all seven debates was slavery.
After losing the election for Senator in Illinois, Lincoln edited the texts of all the debates and had them published in a book. The widespread coverage of the original debates and the subsequent popularity of the book led eventually to Lincoln's nomination for President of the United States by the 1860 Republican National Convention in Chicago.
Abraham Lincoln Coil Stamp FDC 1958
Nice Kolor Kover. Abraham Lincoln Coil Stamp FDC, postmarks Jul 31, 1958 (Mandan, ND).
Abraham Lincoln (February 12, 1809 – April 15, 1865) served as the 16th President of the United States from March 1861 until his assassination in April 1865. He successfully led his country through its greatest internal crisis, the American Civil War, preserving the Union and ending slavery. Before his election in 1860 as the first Republican president, Lincoln had been a country lawyer, an Illinois state legislator, a member of the United States House of Representatives, and twice an unsuccessful candidate for election to the U.S. Senate. As an outspoken opponent of the expansion of slavery in the United States,
Freedom of the Press FDC 1958
Nice Kolor Kover, Freedom of the Press FDC, post marks Sep 22, 1958 (Columbia, MO).
During the American Revolution, a free press was identified by Revolutionary leaders as one of the elements of liberty that they sought to preserve. The Virginia Declaration of Rights (1776) proclaimed that "the freedom of the press is one of the greatest bulwarks of liberty and can never be restrained but by despotic governments." Similarly, the Constitution of Massachusetts (1780) declared, "The liberty of the press is essential to the security of freedom in a state: it ought not, therefore, to be restrained in this commonwealth." Following these examples, the First Amendment to the United States Constitution restricted Congress from abridging the freedom of the press and the closely associated freedom of speech.
Blue Jet booklet of pane of 6 Air Mail 1958
Beautiful Kolor Kover cachet. Booklet pane of 6, 7 cents Air Mail FDC, postmarks July 31, 1958 (San Antonio, TX).
The first scheduled U.S. Air Mail service began on May 15, 1918, using U.S Army Curtiss JN-4 "Jenny" biplanes operating on a route between Washington, D.C. (Washington Polo Grounds) and New York City (Belmont Park) with an intermediate stop in Philadelphia (Bustleton Field). Among those who were on hand for the departure of the first flight from Washington, D.C., were President Woodrow Wilson, U.S. Postmaster General Albert S. Burleson, and Assistant Secretary of the Navy Franklin D. Roosevelt.
The Declaration of Independence, 4 July, 1776
The Declaration of Independence Souvenir Sheet FDC, postmarks May 29, 1976 (Philadelphia, PA).
The United States Declaration of Independence is a statement adopted by the Second Continental Congress on July 4, 1776, which announced that the thirteen American colonies then at war with Great Britain were now independent states, and thus no longer a part of the British Empire. Written primarily by Thomas Jefferson, the Declaration is a formal explanation of why Congress had voted on July 2 to declare independence from Great Britain, more than a year after the outbreak of the American Revolutionary War. The birthday of the United States of America—Independence Day—is celebrated on July 4, the day the wording of the Declaration was approved by Congress.
Washington at Valley Forge Souvenir Sheet FDC
Washington at Valley Forge Souvenir Sheet FDC, postmarks May 29, 1976 (Philadelphia, PA)
After repelling a British attack at White Marsh, Washington and his army encamped at Valley Forge in December 1777, about 20 miles (32 km) from Philadelphia, where they stayed for the next six months. Over the winter, 2,500 men (out of 10,000) died from disease and exposure. The next spring, however, the army emerged from Valley Forge in good order, thanks in part to a training program supervised by Baron von Steuben, who introduced the most modern Prussian methods of organization and tactics.
Surrender of Cornwallis Souvenir Sheet FDC
Surrender of Cornwallis Souvenir Sheet FDC postmarks May 29, 1976 (Philadelphia, PA)
In 1781, a decisive victory by combined assault of American forces led by General George Washington and French forces led by General Comte de Rochambeau over a British Army commanded by General Lord Cornwallis. It proved to be the last major land battle of the American Revolutionary War, as the surrender of Cornwallis's army prompted the British government eventually to negotiate an end to the conflict.
Washington Crossing the Delaware Souvenir Sheet
Washington Crossing the Delaware Souvenir Sheet postmarks May 29, 1976 (Philadelphia, PA)
It is in commemoration of Washington's crossing of the Delaware on December 25, 1776, during the American Revolutionary War. It was the first move in a surprise attack against the Hessian forces at Trenton, New Jersey in the Battle of Trenton.
Trans - Mississippi Philatelic Convention 1934
Trans - Mississippi Philatelic Convention FDC, beautiful cachet, imperforated pane of 6, postmarks Oct 10, 1934 (Omaha, Nebraska)
Trans - Pacific Air Mail FDC
Trans - Pacific Air Mail FDC, Anderson cachet, postmarks on Feb 15, 1937
Clara Barton FDC 1948
Clara Barton FDC postmarks Sep 7, 1948 (Oxford, Mass),UA, C.W.George cachet
Clarissa Harlowe "Clara" Barton (December 25, 1821 – April 12, 1912) was a pioneer American teacher, nurse, and humanitarian. She has been described as having a "strong and independent spirit" and is best remembered for organizing the American Red Cross.
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