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751 First Day Cover (FDC) - Yosemite Souvenir Sheet of 6 Stamps
Trans-Mississippi Philatelic Exposition
Postmark Omaha Nebraska 10/10/1934
(Also appears with Washington DC cancel 10/15/1934)
This web page is dedicated to my Mom's Date of Birth
(click to see close-Up of these beautiful stamps above)
Around the edges you see these words:
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(That's my Mom that the stork is delivering on the date of the postmark!!!)
In 1933 and 1934 US Postmaster General James A Farley commemorated ten of the most beautiful of our National Parks
with some of the most beautiful stamps! (Scott numbers 740 through 749 inclusive)
Next sequentially is Scott 750, the 3 cent Mount Rainier Souvenir Sheet of Six - Issued with Gum
Then we finally have Scott 751 the 1 cent Yosemite Souvenir Sheet of Six - Issued with Gum,
which is the stamp featured throughout this web page!
(Image above from www.1847usa.com)
I have seen even professional stamp dealer misidentify the FOUR different Scott numbers for the 1 cent "Yosemite - El Capitan"
which are used for this green stamp, so to help clarify, I've created this table:
| Scott# | Date First Issued | Postmark | Perforated? | Gummed? | Number Issued | Special Notes |
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| 740 | 7/16/1934 | Yosemite National Park, California | Yes, Perforated | No | 84,896,350 stamps | |
| 751 | 10/10/1934 | Omaha, Nebraska | No, Imperforate | Yes | 125,000 Covers Cancelled | Trans-Mississippi Philatelic Exposition |
| 751 | 10/15/1934 | Washington, DC | No, Imperforate | Yes | ||
| 756 | 3/15/1935 | Washington, DC | No, Imperforate | No | ||
| 769 | 3/15/1935 | No, Imperforate | No | 769 Farley Special Reprint (issued without gum). Very Large Gutters (gaps between stamps) Available through 6/15/1935 |
From http://www.shaulisstamps.com/tips/FarleyIssues.htm: "If you have a pair or block of stamps with a gutter in between, it must be #769.
The only way to know for sure with a single copy is if it has an extraordinarily huge margin, then it must be #769.
But with normal margins, you can't tell a single copy of #751 and #769 apart. The normal margin on #751 and #769 is about 12 mm. wide.
I would go with 20 mm. or larger to say that it is a huge margin copy."
The First Day of issue was at the Trans-Mississippi Philatelic Exhibition and Convention, October 8-14, 1934. Below is the actual Event Brochure!
Charles Merrill pointed me to "The United States Commemorative Stamps of the Twentieth Century" by Max G. Johl (1947)
which states on page 292 that "the first day's cancellation was said to have amounted to approximately 125,000".
(Two-Volumes available from Amazon.com)
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United States America October 8,1934
For the Trans-Mississippi Philatelic Exhibition, held in Omaha, Nebraska, on the above date, the post office issued a special souvenir sheet of six of the 1-cent National Parks stomps, arranges in a layout of three stamps across by two deep. The sheets measured 93x97mm. The sheet was released on very short notice, appearing at the exhibition an October 10, and at the Philatelic Agency, Washington, D.C., on October 15. The inscription "Printed by the Bureau of Engraving and Printing, Under Authority of James A. Farley, Postmaster-General, in Compliment to the Trans-Mississippi Philatelic Exhibition and Convention, Omaha, Nebraska, October, 1934. Plate Number 21341," appeared around the border which encircled the block of six stamps. Printing were made in green from layouts of twenty small panes to a sheet, which were cut at the Bureau of Engraving and Printing into individual panes, and were sold gummed and imperforate. There were, according to final figures, 793,511 miniature sheets issued, giving a complete total of 4,761,066 stamps. As unsevered and ungummed full sheet layouts had been presented to certain officials, announcement was made that such sheets would be available to collectors also at the Philatelic Agency at Washington, D.C. on March 15, 1935. |
PLEASE NOTE:
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These stamps are so beautiful that a book was written about them!
"These stamp romances ... in slightly different form, were broadcast by the author
This book is rare, but may be available from Amazon.com here or here. There was both a 1934 First Edition, and a 1935 revised Second Edition.
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I gratefully acknowledge the written permission from FDC Publishing Co. Mellone Catalogue Numbers on page 1,
for free distribution (i.e. as part of this web page to honor the stamps issued on my mom's date of birth),
and in light of the fair use, non-profit, educational, and tranformativeness concepts of United States copyright law
(e.g. the U.S. Supreme Court decision in Campbell v. Acuff-Rose Music, Inc.)
Use of the index numbers below is with grateful thanks to FDC Publishing Co. Mellone Catalogue Numbers, used for identification and educational purposes on this web page and throughout the Internet, and to cite links where examples of these 751 FDC are available for purchase from stamp dealers across the Internet. The purchase of FDC Publishing Co.'s paperback book "Mellone's Planty Photo Encyclopedia of Cacheted First Day Covers Volume VII - 1934-1935" is recommended (as being more complete), and may be available for purchase from amazon.com here or here. |
Below is my virtual (scanned images) stamp collection, showing these beautiful stamps...
| Mellone's Planty# | Cachet Maker Envelope Size Ink Color(s) | Description |
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| 751-1a | Robert C. Beazell Black & White photographs with typed titles below, on photgraphic paper, folded into envelopes |
 R.C. Beazell - Dinner Time At Boar Hill - Yosemite National Park From the collection of Eldon Mohler. This example has alternate October 15, 1934 date. Click here to view the back |
| 751-1b | Robert C. Beazell Black & White photographs with typed titles below, on photgraphic paper, folded into envelopes |
 R.C. Beazell - Gigantic Trees of the Yosemite National Park From the collection of Eldon Mohler. This example has alternate October 15, 1934 date. Click here to view the back |
| 751-1c | R.C. Beazell Black & White photographs with typed titles below, on photgraphic paper, folded into envelopes |
 Robert C. Beazell - The Big Chief - Yosemite National Park Click here to view the back |
| 751-1d | Robert C. Beazell Black & White photographs with typed titles below, on photgraphic paper, folded into envelopes |
 R.C. Beazell - (Bear) Native of Yosemite National Park From the collection of Eldon Mohler. Click here to view the back |
| 751-1e | Robert C. Beazell Black & White photographs with typed titles below, on photgraphic paper, folded into envelopes |
 R.C. Beazell - Redwood Forest near Yosemite National Park From the collection of Eldon Mohler. Click here to view the back |
| 751-1f | Robert C. Beazell Black & White photographs with typed titles below, on photgraphic paper, folded into envelopes |
 R.C. Beazell - The Mammoth Tree of Yosemite National Park From the collection of Eldon Mohler. This example has alternate October 15, 1934 date. Click here to view the back |
| 751-1g | Robert C. Beazell Black & White photographs with typed titles below, on photgraphic paper, folded into envelopes |
 R.C. Beazell - Logging Train near Yosemite National Park From the collection of Eldon Mohler. Click here to view the back |
| 751-1h | Robert C. Beazell Black & White photographs with typed titles below, on photgraphic paper, folded into envelopes |
 R.C. Beazell - Summit of Moro Rock Near Yosemite National Park From the collection of Eldon Mohler. This example has alternate October 15, 1934 date. Click here to view the back |
| 751-2 | C. Stephen Anderson Cachet
Monarch 7-1/2 x 3-7/8 Black |
"National Parks - Yosemite" "Yosemite, the second-oldest of our National Parks, was established in 1890." "It is located in middle-eastern California. Its area, 1162 square miles," "embraces a valley of world-famed beauty bounded by the high Sierras." "Waterfalls of extraordinary height, three groves of big trees," "glorious vistas and good trout streams are but a few of Yosemite's attractions." "The pictoral stamp affixed hereto was issued as one of a series of ten to promote" "interest in national parks. First day sale as shown by the postmark hereon." "ISSUED IN IMPERF. SHEETS OF SIX AT TRANS-MISS. EXPOSITION AT OMAHA, NEB., OCT. 10, 1934." 751-2 may be available for purchase from www.swapmeetdave.com |
| 751a-2 | C. Stephen Anderson Cachet
Regular 6-1/2 x 3-5/8 Black |
"National Parks - Yosemite" "Yosemite, the second-oldest of our National Parks, was established in 1890." "It is located in middle-eastern California. Its area, 1162 square miles," "embraces a valley of world-famed beauty bounded by the high Sierras." "Waterfalls of extraordinary height, three groves of big trees," "glorious vistas and good trout streams are but a few of Yosemite's attractions." "The pictoral stamp affixed hereto was issued as one of a series of ten to promote" "interest in national parks. First day sale as shown by the postmark hereon." "ISSUED IN IMPERF. SHEETS OF SIX AT TRANS-MISS. EXPOSITION AT OMAHA, NEB., OCT. 10, 1934." 751-2 may be available for purchase from www.swapmeetdave.com |
| 751-3 | Ralph Dyer Cachet
Monarch 7-1/2 x 3-7/8 Green |
Note that there are TWO lines of text at bottom left, unlike 751a-3b where only one line of text spans the entire bottom edge. |
| 751-3 | Ralph Dyer Cachet
Monarch 7-1/2 x 3-7/8 Black |
Note that there are TWO lines of text at bottom left, unlike 751a-3b where only one line of text spans the entire bottom edge. Mellone's Planty (page 60) states this cover printed Green, but this one is Black. |
| 751a-3a | Ralph Dyer Cachet
Postcard 6-1/2 x 3-11/16 Black (NOT listed in Mellone's Planty!) |
Mellone's Planty (page 60) states this postcard printed Green, but this one is Black. |
| 751a-3a | Ralph Dyer Cachet
Postcard 6-1/2 x 3-11/16 Green |
Mellone's Planty (page 60) states this postcard printed Green, but this one is Black. |
| 751a-3b | Ralph Dyer Cachet
6-1/2 x 3-5/8 Green |
751a-3b may be available for purchase fipcovers.com |
| 751-4 | Albert C. Roessler
6-3/4 x 3-3/4 Green |
Please Note: this FDC is addressed to the cachet-maker himself: A. C. Roessler, 140 S. Parkway, East Orange, N.J.! |
| 751a-4 | Albert C. Roessler
6-3/4 x 3-1/4 Green |
Click here to see the back of this 751a-4 which has a postmark/cancel on the back too Please Note: this FDC is addressed to the cachet-maker himself: A. C. Roe, General Delivery! |
| 751a-5 | Harry Ioor Cachet
Turquoise & black 6-1/2 x 3-5/8 NO TEXT at right of cachet |
"The National Parks of the United States" "Yosemite Falls California" Note: No Text to the right of the photograph (compare with 751a-5) |
| 751-5a | Harry Ioor Cachet
BLACK text at right of cachet Monarch 7-1/2 x 3-7/8 |
"The National Parks of the United States" "Yosemite Falls California" "First Day Cover in Honor of Mid West Stamp Show Omaha Neb., October 10, 1934" Note: Text to the right of the photograph (compare with 751a-5) |
| 751-5a | Harry Ioor Cachet
GREEN text at right of cachet 6-1/2 x 3-5/8 |
"First Day Cover in Honor of Mid West Stamp Show Omaha Neb., October 10, 1934" |
| 751a-5a | Harry Ioor Cachet
GREEN text at right of cachet 6-1/2 x 3-5/8 |
"The National Parks of the United States" "Yosemite Falls California" "First Day Cover in Honor of Mid West Stamp Show Omaha Neb., October 10, 1934" Note: Text to the right of the photograph (compare with 751a-5) |
| 751-6 | Frederick R. Rice Cachet
Larger 6-3/4" x 4-1/4" Green & Gold |
2 lines of text below wreath as follows: "Yosemite National Park Stamp" "First Day of Issue Imperforate" |
| 751a-6 | Frederick R. Rice Cachet
Smaller 6-1/2 x 3-5/8 Green & Gold |
2 lines of text below wreath as follows: "Yosemite National Park Stamp" "First Day of Issue Imperforate" |
| 751-7 | Unknown Cachet Maker
7-3/4 x 5 Green |
"National Parks Year 1934" Note that 751-7 has two lines of text ("High Sierra Peaks - Yosemite National Park") ABOVE rectangular box, 751a-7 does not. "Trans-Mississippi Philatelic Exposition and Convention" "Omaha, Neb. October 1934" |
| 751a-7 | Unknown Cachet Maker
6-1/2 x 3-5/8 Green |
"Trans-Mississippi Philatelic Exposition and Convention" "Omaha, Neb. October 1934" Note that 751-7 has two lines of text ("High Sierra Peaks - Yosemite National Park") ABOVE rectangular box, 751a-7 does not. 751a-7 also lacks the "National Parks Year 1934" at the top left. |
| 751-8 | Beverly Hills Cachet
Larger 6-1/2 x 4-3/4 Brown Engraving with Black Text |
"1c YOSEMITE - Imperforate Stamp - honoring the Trans-Mississippi Philatelic Exhibition" "Omaha, Nebr. - October 8th-14th, 1934 "Westward the course of Empire takes its way" "Issued Omaha October 10 - Washington Oct. 15" |
| 751a-8 | Beverly Hills Cachet
Smaller 6-1/2 x 3-5/8 Brown Engraving with Black Text |
"1c YOSEMITE - Imperforate Stamp - honoring the Trans-Mississippi Philatelic Exhibition" "Omaha, Nebr. - October 8th-14th, 1934 "Westward the course of Empire takes its way" "Issued Omaha October 10 - Washington Oct. 15" 
This 751a-8 has printing on the reverse (back) of the envelope too! |
| 751a-8 | Beverly Hills Cachet
Postcard 5-1/2 x 3-7/16 Brown Engraving with Brown Text |
"1c YOSEMITE - Imperforate Stamp - honoring the Trans-Mississippi Philatelic Exhibition" "Omaha, Nebr. - October 8th-14th, 1934 "Westward the course of Empire takes its way" "Issued Omaha October 10 - Washington Oct. 15" 
This 751a-8 postcard has "3767" printed on the reverse (back) of the envelope too! |
| 751-9 | Henry Grimsland Cachet
Larger 7-1/2 x 5-1/4 Green |
"National Parks - Yosemite Park - El Capitan" 751-9 may be available for purchase www.philbansner.com |
| 751a-9 | Henry Grimsland Cachet
Smaller 6-1/2 x 3-5/8 Green |
"National Parks - Yosemite Park - El Capitan" |
| 751a-10 | Washington D.C. Stamp Club of the Air
(reference radio station WOL of the nation's capital) Regular Size 6-1/2 x 3-5/8 ? Light Blue & Black (Rubber Stamped? Mimeographed?) |
"STEPHEN T. MATHER" "Founder of the National Parks Service" |
| 751-11 | Unknown Cachet Maker
Regular Size 6-1/2 x 3-5/8 Blue Text inside Pink Border | 
"Trans-Mississippi Philatelic Exhibition and Convention" "October 8th to 14th, 1934" "Omaha, Nebraska" |
| 751a-11 | Unknown Cachet Maker
Regular Size 6-1/2 x 3-5/8 Blue Text inside Pink Border | 
"Trans-Mississippi Philatelic Exhibition and Convention" "October 8th to 14th, 1934" "Omaha, Nebraska" |
| 751a-11a | Unknown Cachet Maker
Regular Size 6-1/2 x 3-5/8 All Green | 
"Trans-Mississippi Philatelic Exhibition and Convention" "October 8th to 14th, 1934" "Omaha, Nebraska" |
| 751-13 | Fairway
Regular Envelope 6-1/2 x 3-5/8 Green. Raised Print. (thermograph) | 
"1934 National Parks Year" "Yosemite" "Imperforate" "First Day" |
| 751a-13 | Fairway
Regular Envelope 6-1/2 x 3-5/8 Green. Raised Print. (thermograph) | 
"1934 National Parks Year" "Yosemite" "Imperforate" "First Day" |
| 751a-14 | Hertelle Stamp Company Cachet
Monarch 7-1/2 x 3-7/8 Orange & Green |
(from http://fipcovers.com/images/B4131.jpg May be available for purchase here. Orange 751-14 may be available for purchase from fipcovers.com |
| 751-14 Rare purple color not shown on page 63 of Mellone's Planty | Hertelle Stamp Company Cachet
Monarch 7-1/2 x 3-7/8 Purple & Green |
Purple 751-14 may be available for purchase from www.philbansner.com |
| 751a-14 Rare purple color not shown on page 63 of Mellone's Planty | Hertelle Stamp Company Cachet
Regular 6-1/2 x 3-5/8 Purple & Green |
Purple is not shown on page 63 of Mellone's Planty. |
| 751a-14 Rare purple color not shown on page 63 of Mellone's Planty | Hertelle Stamp Company Cachet
Postcard 6-1/2 x 3-5/8 Purple & Green |
Postcard is NOT shown on page 63 of Mellone's Planty, nor as Purple, so this is double-rare. |
| 751-14 | Hertelle Stamp Company Cachet
#10 Envelope 4-1/8 x 9-1/2 (rare) Purple & Green |
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| 751-15 | Ed Kee Cachet
Large Envelope 7-1/4 x 5 Black Photo with Red Border Frame Red Text |
"Air Mail" printed in Upper-Left corner. |
| 751a-15 | Ed Kee Cachet
6-1/2 x 3-5/8 Black Photo with Red Border Frame Red Text |
NO "Air Mail" printed in Upper-Left corner. |
| 751-15a | Ed Kee Cachet
Large Envelope 7-1/4 x 5 Black Text and Photo with Red Chain-Like Frame and Red "Air Mail" in Upper Left |
"Postmaster General James A. Farley" "First Day of Issue at Washington, D.C." "Imperforate Yosemit Postage Stamp" On page 63 it states that 751a-15a was "not reported with full sheet" (of six stamps), but it appears that the cachet was printed on a larger envelope shown here as 751-15a. Also notice the Red "Air Mail" in the upper left corner (which does not appear on 751a-15a). (similar to 751-15 which does not have the chain-like frame). Notice this is dated October 15, 1934 in Washington DC (not October 10, 1934 in Nebraska) |
| 751-16 | Top Notch Cachet
Oversized Envelope Green |
"First Day" "1c National Parks Imperforate" "Yosemite - Grand Canyon - Zion - Mesa Verde - Great Smoky" "Acadia - Glacier - Mt. Ranier - Yellowstone - Crater Lake" "Trans-Mississippi" "Philatelic Exposition and Convention" "Omaha, October 1934" |
| 751-17 | 1st Omaha Philatelic Society Cachet 7-1/4 x 5 Green printing on grey-green envelope |
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| 751a-18 | Imperial
Monarch 6-1/2 x 3-5/8 Black |
1c Yosernite A special sheet of six stamps in Imperforate form, gummed. Authorized first day of sale October 10, 1934 at Omaha, Nebraska. Issued during the administration of Franklin D. Roosevelt President of the United States and under the authority of James A. Farley Postmaster General This special sheet of stamps was issued in compliment to the Trans-Mississippi Philatelic Exposition and Convention held in omaha, Nebraska, October 8 to 14, 1934. This is an IMPERIAL First Day Cover |
| 751-19 | Covered Wagon Cachet
#10 Envelope 4-1/8 x 9-1/2 Green (Map) and Blue (Printing) | 
"1c Yosemite Imperforate" (Blue) "Trans-Mississippi Philatelic Exposition & Convention - OMAHA, Neb. Oct. 8 to 14." (Blue) "1934 National Park Year 1934" (Green) "VIA AIR-MAIL" (Blue) |
| 751a-19 | Covered Wagon Cachet
Postcard Green and Blue | 
"1c Yosemite Imperforate" (top left in blue) "Trans-Mississippi Philatelic Exposition & Convention - OMAHA, Neb. Oct. 8 to 14." "1934 National Park Year 1934" May be available for purchase from http://fipcovers.com |
| 751a-19a | Covered Wagon Cachet
6-1/2 x 3-5/8 Green (only) | 
Note: No text half on right half. "1c Yosemite Imperforate" (top left in green) "Omaha, Neb. October 10, 1934" (appears under map only on 751a-19a but not 751-19 nor 751a-19) |
| 751a-21 | 1st Woodrow Maloney
Regular Envelope Black? | 
Note: (W. Maloney) Woodrow Maloney cachet actually mailed to the cachet maker in Reading Pennsylvania! "Trans-Mississippi Philatelic Exposition" "Omaha, Neb. Oct. 8-14, 1934" "The one-cent National Parks stamp issued imperforate in complement to the exposition." "Sold first day at Omaha on October 10th, 1934." |
| 751a-23 | Albert B. Parsons
Regular Sized Envelope 6-1/2 x 3-5/8 Red, Blue, Dark Green & Light Green |
"National Parks" "Yosemite Falls" "The highest waterfall in the World" |
| 751a-25 | J. A. Roy Cachet
6-1/2 x 3-5/8 Black border around Green Image |
Unlike 751a-25a, HAS THREE LINES of text at bottom left: "Trans-Mississippi Philatelic" "Exposition and Convention" "Omaha, Nebraska, 1934" "NATIONAL PARKS ISSUE" - "YOSEMITE" "Perpetuation of the Primitive" - "Conservation Protection Recreation" "©J.A.Roy 1934" |
| 751a-25a | J. A. Roy Cachet
Size? Black border around Green Image | 
Unlike 751a-25, does NOT have 3 lines of text at bottom left (only text inside the cachet) "NATIONAL PARKS ISSUE" - "YOSEMITE" "Perpetuation of the Primitive" - "Conservation Protection Recreation" "©J.A.Roy 1934" |
| 751-26 | Washington Service, David Davenport
8-1/4 x 5-1/2 Green |
"First Day of Issue" "Yosemite Imperforate Stamps" |
| 751-27 | Unknown Cachet Maker
6-1/2 x 3-5/8 Green with Red and Blue Vertical Air Mail Lines |
"Trans-Mississippi Philatelic Exhibition and Convention" "Headquarters Hotel Fontenelle Omaha, Nebr. October 8-14th" |
| 751a-28a | Unknown Cachet Maker
Regular Sized Envelope 6-1/2 x 3-5/8 Green and Red |
"First Day Cover (in red) in upper left corner. "FIRST DAY COVER" - "ONE CENT IMPERFORATE" "TRANS-MISSISSIPPI PHILATELIC EXPOSITION & CONVENTION" "OMAHA, NEB." |
| 751-29 | Unknown Cachet Maker
Monarch 7-1/2 x 3-7/8 Dark Blue |
TRANS-MISSISSIPPI PHILATELIC EXPOSITION AND CONVENTION OMAHA NEBRASKA - OCTOBER Eighth to Fourteenth 1934 |
| 751a-29 | Unknown Cachet Maker
Monarch 7-1/2 x 3-7/8 Dark Blue |
"TRANS-MISSISSIPPI PHILATELIC EXPOSITION AND CONVENTION OMAHA NEBRASKA - OCTOBER Eighth to Fourteenth 1934" |
| 751-30 | Unknown Cachet Maker
Monarch 7-1/2 x 3-7/8 Dark Green |
"Transmississippi Philatelic Exhibition and Convention Hotel Fontenelle - Omaha, Nebraska, October 8 to 14, 1934 Imperforate Sheet of Six Yosemite National Park issued October 10, 1934 in compliment to Transmississippi Philatelic Exhibition" |
| 751a-30 | Unknown Cachet Maker
4 3/4" x 5 3/8" envelope. Sealed flap. Dark Green |
"Transmississippi Philatelic Exhibition and Convention Hotel Fontenelle - Omaha, Nebraska, October 8 to 14, 1934 Imperforate Sheet of Six Yosemite National Park issued October 10, 1934 in compliment to Transmississippi Philatelic Exhibition" |
| 751-31 | Unknown Cachet Maker
9-1/2 x 6-1/2 Black |
"Special miniature sheet of 1-cent National Park stamps issued at Omaha, Neb., Oct. 10, 1934, in compliment to the Trans-Mississippi Philatelic Exhibition." |
| 751-33 | Linprint
5-5/8 x 3-1/2 Light Blue and Black Postcard |
Very interesting note: the words "POSTAGE" and "3CENTS3" have been OVERPRINTED with dark black, I remember reading that the US Postal Service was not too happy that this cachet looked too much like a stamp! "America's National Parks - SEE AMERICA FIRST" 
On this envelope (not a postcard) there is no OVERPRINT. |
| 751 Unlisted |
Unknown Cachet Maker
6-1/2 x 3-5/8 Red-White-Blue Flag |
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| 751a Unlisted |
Unknown Cachet Maker
6-1/2 x 3-5/8 Black |
First Day of Issue - El Capitan" |
| 751a Unlisted |
Stoutzenberg Cachet
6-1/2 x 3-5/8 Blue, Green |
Trans-Mississippi Philatelic Exhibition and Convention - Headquarters - Hotel Fontenelle - Omaha, Neb. - October 8th to 14th Stoutzenberg - Stork - First Day Cover |
| 751a Unlisted |
Unknown Cachet Maker
6-1/2 x 3-5/8 Red |
First Day of Issue - U.S. Mail - mail carrier mailman printed in red |
| 751 Unlisted |
Unknown Cachet Maker
6-1/2 x 3-5/8 Red |
Scenery printed in blue, small number "7265" in upper left corner |
| 751a Unlisted |
Frederick H. Dietz
6-1/2 x 3-5/8 Red |
Yosemite National Park - see AMERICA first - printed in red Back is also printed in green: Frederick H. Dietz - 125 W. 42nd St., N.Y.C. I learned from William M. Senkus' web page that Frederick H. Dietz was a stamp dealer in New York City who also produced First Day Covers. 
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| 751a Unlisted |
Walter T. Poppenger
6-1/2 x 3-5/8 Dark Green |
You can see that the green cachet above is identical to the purple 750 (not 751) below, and notice that both cachets are being mailed to the same person, A. J. Thissen. 
Front: 1934 National Park Year Back: From Walter T. Poppenger / 26 S. High St. Akron O I understand from reading on the Internet that Walter T. Poppenger produced his cachets from 1933 until 1946. I believe he is best known for his patriotic World War 2 cachets, for example the series of 13 from #909 - #921, but more generally #904 - #940 (specifically #940-41 was his last). This #905 is in a museum. But his first cachets were #730 1 cent and #731 3 cent, both were issued 8/25/1933. |
| 751 Special Delivery |
12-Stamp Special Delivery |
In 1934, USAir Mail Special Delivery Postag was 16 cents, see for example Scott# CE2. There are twelve one-cent stamps on the front, plus three "Postage Due" stamps on the back: two two-cent stamps plus one half-cent stamp on the back (with regular, not FDC cancel) |
| 751 Unlisted | Hand-Painted (2011) |
 Hand-Painted (2011) -- see note about ADD-ON CACHETS, below. |
| 751 Unlisted | Liberty Bell |
 Liberty Bell - United States - First Day of Issue |
| 751a Unlisted | Stars and Flags |
 Stars and Flags |
| 751a Unlisted |
A. O. Henry Hand-Painted |
 A. O. Henry hand-painted |
| 751 Unlisted |
Greg Carter Hand-Painted |
 Greg Carter hand-painted: Mount Watkins at Mirror Lake |
| 751 Unlisted |
Greg Carter Hand-Painted |
 Greg Carter hand-painted: Theresa Patti |
| 751 Unlisted |
R. C. Wagner Hand-Painted |
 R. C. Wagner hand-painted |
| 751a Unlisted |
New Deal Cover Service Oshkosh, Wisconsin |
 National Parks Year - 1934 - Cliff Canyon in Mesa Verde National Park |
Note about "Plate Number 21341" used to make these 751's, this is also referred to as "21341 B"
where the "B" is a code for "bottom" (which is the location of the plate number).
Other possible plate position codes (for other stamps) might be T for Top, UL for Upper Left, LR for Lower Right, etc.
More information can be found at The American Plate Number Single Society website.
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Note about ADD-ON CACHETS, from
Spruce Crafts (create, craft, collect): If you are of an artistic bent, you might consider putting your own stamp-related artwork on a cover. Thanks to the ease of printing with computers we are in the age of the add-on cachet. If you can draw, print, and paint, your first-day cover collection might not come up blank after all. FDC collectors always invite a good artist into the fold and if conditions are right, you might become the next cachet star. Beware though, as computers can be used to create add-on cachets for earlier (1930s and 1940s) uncacheted first-day covers. While legitimate cachets have been identified and cataloged by Michael Mellone and Earl Planty, the uninformed collector may be fooled into paying high prices for covers that appear to be classics but are modern creations. As printing methods have become more sophisticated in recent years, the approximation of old cachets has become easy to accomplish. Most legitimate producers will note when their covers contain an add-on cachet, though the collector of older first-day covers should do a bit of research to make sure they are adding the real thing to their collection when they purchase from first-day cover dealers. To learn more about the ins and outs of first-day collecting, a great resource is the American First Day Cover Society. |
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