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by Lloyd A. de Vries

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  • 2007 Issues
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    Year of the Pig (page 1)
    The Beatles (page 1)
    Ella Fitzgerald (page 1)
    Oklahoma Centennial (page 1)
    Love & Kisses (page 1)
    Henry Wadsworth Longfellow (page 1)
    Forever Stamp (page 2)
    Boy Scouting Centennial (page 2)
    Jamestown Settlement (page 2)
    Florida Panther (page 2)
    Big Horn Sheep (page 2)
    Horses envelope (page 3)
    Star Wars (page 3)
    Yoda (page 3)
    Pollination (page 3)
    Canadian Pop Stars (page 3)
    Harry Potter (page 3)
    Marvel Comics Heroes (page 3)
    Louis Comfort Tiffany Window (this page)
    Beautiful Blooms (this page)
    Celebrate! (this page)
    Jimmy Stewart (this page)
    Varian Fry (this page)

    Louis Comfort Tiffany Window

    Dgn 271

    Dgn 271: Sc. 4165 Tiffany Window — 5"x7" Dragon Card showing a similar Tiffany window, a photo of Louis Comfort Tiffany. First Day of Issue hand cancel — larger illustration (new window)...$2.50

    Dgn 271a

    Dgn 271a: Sc. 4165 Tiffany Window — 5"x7" Dragon Card showing a similar Tiffany window, a photo of Louis Comfort Tiffany. APS StampShow pictorial hand cancel for the first day (The stamp was issued at the show) — larger illustration (new window)...$2.50

    Dgn 271b

    Dgn 271b: Sc. 4165 Tiffany Window — 5"x7" Dragon Card showing a similar Tiffany window, a photo of Louis Comfort Tiffany. With Sc. 3749 (sheet) and 3758 (coil) 1¢ Tiffany Lamp singles, First Day of Issue hand cancel — larger illustration (new window)...$3.00

    Beautiful Blooms

    Dgn 272

    Dgn 272: Sc. 4175a Beautiful Blooms — 5"x7" Dragon Card showing a bouquet of flowers. Two strips of 5 stamps, APS StampShow flower pictorial hand cancel (the stamps were issued at the show) — larger illustration (new window)...$6.00
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    Dgn 272a

    Dgn 272a: Sc. 4166-75 Beautiful Blooms — 5"x7" Dragon Card showing a bouquet of flowers. A single stamp, tied by the APS StampShow flower pictorial hand cancel (the stamps were issued at the show). If you want a specific flower, please send e-mail in advance to confirm its availability. Otherwise, we'll pick one for you. — larger illustration (new window)...$2.50

    Dgn 272b

    Dgn 272b: Sc. 4166-75 Beautiful Blooms — ten 5"x7" Dragon Cards, each with the same design showing a bouquet of flowers. A set of 10 different single stamps, tied by the APS StampShow flower pictorial hand cancel. (The stamps were issued at the show) — larger illustration (new window)...$20.00

    Celebrate!

    Dgn 273

    Dgn 273: Sc. 4196 Celebrate! — 5"x7" Dragon Card with stylized art of fireworks. First Day of Issue hand cancel — larger illustration (new window)...$2.50

    Dgn 273a

    Dgn 273a: Sc. 4196 Celebrate! — 5"x7" Dragon Card with stylized art of fireworks. Americover 2007 show hand cancel (the stamp was issued at the show) — larger illustration (new window)...$2.50

    Jimmy Stewart

    Dgn 274

    Dgn 274: Sc. 4197 James Stewart — 5"x7" Dragon Card with a portrait of Stewart, First Day of Issue hand cancel — larger illustration (new window).
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    Dgn 274a

    Dgn 274a: Sc. 4197 James Stewart — 5"x7" Dragon Card with a portrait of Stewart, favorite leading lady Grace Kelly, Air Force, Motion Pictures (WWII), good friend Ronald Reagan, Independence Hall (he won an Oscar for "The Philadelphia Story") and "Beau Geste" (he accepted Gary Cooper's honorary Oscar for his friend). First Day of Issue hand cancel — larger illustration (new window)...$6.00

    Dgn 274b

    Dgn 274b: Sc. 4197 James Stewart — 5"x7" Dragon Card with a portrait of Stewart, and the Indiana, Pa. (home town) First Day of Sale hand cancel — larger illustration (new window)...$3.00

    Dgn 274c

    Dgn 274c: Sc. 4197 James Stewart — 5"x7" Dragon Card with a portrait of Stewart, and the Marquette, Mich., "Anatomy of a Murder" pictorial postmark (first day). The 1959 movie was filmed there. Only copies left have real fingerprints on the card. Hey, it lends authenticity, right? But that's why the remaining cards are just — larger illustration (new window)...$2.00

    Dgn 274d

    Dgn 274d: Sc. 4197 James Stewart — 5"x7" Dragon Card with a portrait of Stewart. Americover show hand cancel (the stamp was issued the same day) — larger illustration (new window)...$2.50

    Dgn 275

    Dgn 275: Sc. 4197 James Stewart — 5"x7" Dragon Card with featuring Stewart, Cary Grant and Alfred Hitchcock. Stewart and Grant were Hitchcock's favorite leading men in the 1950s, often up for the same roles. Stewart reportedly really wanted the lead in "North By Northwest." First Day of Issue hand cancel — larger illustration (new window).
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    Dgn 275a

    Dgn 275a: Sc. 4197 James Stewart — 5"x7" Dragon Card with featuring Stewart, Cary Grant and Alfred Hitchcock. Two were serviced with just the Stewart stamp. One copy was donated to the AFDCS donation auction — larger illustration (new window).
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    Dgn 276

    Dgn 276: Sc. 4197 James Stewart — 5"x7" Dragon Card featuring the front page of the New York Daily News announcing Stewart's death, with a photo from "It's A Wonderful Life." First Day of Issue hand cancel — larger illustration (new window).
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    Dgn 277

    Dgn 277: Sc. 3876/4197 John Wayne/Jimmy Stewart — 5"x7" Dragon Card featuring "The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance" (1962), with the stamps for the two stars (John Wayne and Jimmy Stewart) and their respective First Day of Issue hand cancels — larger illustration (new window).
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    Dgn 278

    Dgn 278: Sc. 3911/4197 Henry Fonda/Jimmy Stewart — 5"x7" Dragon Card featuring "Firecreek" (1967), the only film to star best friends Jimmy Stewart and Henry Fonda. (They appeared together in a segment of an earlier film and separately in "How The West Was Won.") With each actor's stamp and First Day of Issue hand cancel — larger illustration (new window)...$5.00

    The Dgn 279 Alpine Tundra/Bighorn Sheep combo is on page 2.

    Varian Fry

    Dgn 280

    Dgn 280: Varian Fry — 5"x7" Dragon Card with a photo of Fry at work in Marseille. Franked with Hiram Bingham IV stamp, the diplomat who helped him. Large all-text postmark on Fry's 100th birthday, Ridgewood, NJ — larger illustration (new window)...$2.50


    Earlier 2007 issues