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by Lloyd A. de Vries

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  • 1980s Issues
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    Metropolitan Opera (Music)
    Streetcars (Trains)
    11¢ Caboose coil (Trains)
    Jim Thorpe (Sports)
    Roberto Clemente (Sports)
    Eleanor Roosevelt (this page)
    Jerome Kern (Music)
    Abigail Adams (this page)
    Frederic Bartholdi (Liberty)
    Duke Ellington (Music)
    Presidents (this page)
    Statue of Liberty (Liberty)
    Enrico Caruso (Music)
    2¢ Loco coil revised (Trains)
    Flag/Fireworks (Flags)
    Constitution booklet (this page)
    Signing Constitution (this page)
    Constitution Triple (this page)
    17.5¢ Racing Car coil (this page)
    Locomotives booklet (Trains)
    Christmas '87 ornament (this page)
    13¢ Police Wagon coil (this page)
    24.1¢ Tandem Bicycle coil (this page)
    20¢ Cable Car coil (this page)
    Arturo Toscanini (Music)
    House/Senate (this page)
    Executive Branch Bicentennial (this page)
    Lou Gehrig (Sports)
    Moon/Priority Mail (Space)


    Eleanor Roosevelt

    Dgn 6

    Dgn 6: Sc. 2105 Eleanor Roosevelt — 5"x7" maroon-on-white Dragon Card, reproducing photo of ER & FDR in an inaugural parade. Hyde Park NY FDR Library Station 4-bar hand cancel, which was only available at the first-day location on the first-day of issue. — larger illustration (new window)...$2.50

    Dgn 6a

    Dgn 6a: Sc. 2105 Eleanor Roosevelt — 5"x7" maroon-on-white Dragon Card, reproducing photo of ER & FDR in an inaugural parade. This card is postmarked on the first day in New York City, her birthplace, at the FDR Station with a black registry hand cancel. The stamp was issued about 90 miles north in Hyde Park, NY, and only for sale on that date there. The postmark was only available at that NYC post office. — larger illustration (new window)...$4.00

    Dgn 6b

    Dgn 6b: Sc. 2105 Eleanor Roosevelt — 5"x7" maroon-on-white Dragon Card, reproducing photo of ER & FDR in an inaugural parade. Hyde Park FDR Library Station & NYC FDR Station (her birthplace). — larger illustration (new window)...$5.00

    Dgn 6c

    Dgn 6c: Sc. 2105 Eleanor Roosevelt — 5"x7" maroon-on-white Dragon Card, reproducing photo of ER & FDR in an inaugural parade. Roosevelt, NY, red & blue registry hand cancel. — larger illustration (new window)...$4.00

    Dgn 6d

    Dgn 6d: Sc. 2105 Eleanor Roosevelt — 5"x7" maroon-on-white Dragon Card, reproducing photo of ER & FDR in an inaugural parade. The First Day of Issue hand cancel ties the new stamp and the matching FDR stamp, Sc. 1950. — larger illustration (new window)...$3.50

    Dgn 6e

    Dgn 6e: Sc. 2105 Eleanor Roosevelt — 5"x7" maroon-on-white Dragon Card, reproducing photo of ER & FDR in an inaugural parade. The First Day of Issue hand cancel ties the new stamp and Sc. 1236, the 1962 Eleanor Roosevelt stamp. — larger illustration (new window)...$3.50

    Dgn 6f

    Dgn 6f: Sc. 2105 Eleanor Roosevelt — 5"x7" maroon-on-white Dragon Card, reproducing photo of ER & FDR in an inaugural parade. The First Day of Issue hand cancel ties the new stamp and Sc. 1419 United Nations, where she served as U.S. Ambassador...$3.50
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    Abigail Adams

    Dgn 8

    Dgn 8: Sc. 2146 Abigail Adams — 5"x7" black on grey card reproducing a drawing of her as First Lady (older than the portrait on the stamp). First Day of Issue hand cancel. — larger illustration (new window)...$2.50

    Dgn 8a

    Dgn 8a: Sc. 2216b/f Abigail Adams — 5"x7" black on grey card reproducing a drawing of her as First Lady (older than the portrait on the stamp). The Day of Issue hand cancel for the Ameripex '86b Presidents minisheet ties the Abigail Adams stamp (issued the previous year), Sc. 2216b husband John Adams and Sc. 2216f son John Quincy Adams — "The Adams Family" — larger illustration (new window)...$4.00
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    Dgn 8c

    Dgn 8c: Sc. 2146 Abigail Adams — 5"x7" black on grey card reproducing a drawing of her as First Lady (older than the portrait on the stamp). The Day of Issue hand cancel ties a copyright single. — larger illustration (new window)...$2.50

    Dgn 8p

    Dgn 8p: Sc. 2146 Abigail Adams — 5"x7" black on grey card reproducing a drawing of her as First Lady (older than the portrait on the stamp). The Day of Issue hand cancel ties a plate single. — larger illustration (new window)...$2.50

    Dgn 8z

    Dgn 8z: Sc. 2146 Abigail Adams — 5"x7" black on grey card reproducing a drawing of her as First Lady (older than the portrait on the stamp). The Day of Issue hand cancel ties a zip single. — larger illustration (new window)...$2.50

    Ameripex 1986 Presidents

    Dgn 11

    Dgn 11: Sc. 2216-9 Presidents — Set of 4 8½"x11" cards, each with a full minisheet, only 14 made. — larger illustration (new window)...$25.00
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    Dgn 11a

    Dgn 11a: Sc. 2216-9 Presidents — Single minisheet from the set. — larger illustration (new window)...$5.00
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    Constitution Bicentennial

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    Dgn 16: Sc. 2359a Constitution booklet — 5- by 7-inch card, brown on buff, reproducing the Bicentennial logo A full booklet pane is tied by the First Day of Issue hand cancel. — larger illustration (new window)...$3.00

    Dgn 17

    Dgn 17: Sc. 2360 Signing Constitution — 5- by 7-inch brown on buff card showing the Preamble of the Constitution and the Capitol Dome. First Day of Issue hand cancel. — larger illustration (new window)...$2.50

    Dgn 18

    Dgn 18: Sc. UX116/2359a/2360 Constitution — All three 1987 Constitution bicentennial issues — Sc. UX116 postal card, 2359a booklet pane, 2360 single — on an 8½- by 11-inch card, brown on white. Each of the issues is hand canceled on its first day of issue, and the postal card is tied to the Dragon Card. (You know how usually cachets are applied to postal cards? In this case, the postal card was applied to the cachet!). — larger illustration (new window)...$7.00

    17.5¢ Racing Car Coil

    Dgn 19

    Dgn 19: Sc. 2262 17.5¢ Racing Car coil — pair on a 5"x7" card reproducing a photo of the Marmon Wasp winning the first Indianapolis 500. First Day of Issue hand cancel. — larger illustration (new window)...$2.50
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    Dgn 19a

    Dgn 19a: Sc. 2262 17.5¢ Racing Car coil — 5"x7" card reproducing a photo of the Marmon Wasp winning first Indianapolis 500. The First Day of Issue hand cancel ties pairs of the precanceled and regular versions. — larger illustration (new window)...$3.50

    Dgn 19ap

    Dgn 19ap: Sc. 2262 17.5¢ Racing Car coil — 5"x7" card reproducing a photo of the Marmon Wasp winning first Indianapolis 500. The First Day of Issue hand cancel ties plate # strips of 3 of both versions...$10.00
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    Dgn 19b

    Dgn 19b: Sc. 2262/2253 Racer/Milk Wagon coils — 5"x7" card reproducing a photo of the Marmon Wasp winning first Indianapolis 500. The First Day of Issue cancel ties pairs of both versions plus a pair of Sc. 2253 Milk Wagon, issued on the same day and in the same city. — larger illustration (new window)...$4.00

    Dgn 19d

    Dgn 19d: Sc. 2262 17.5¢ Racing Car coil — 5"x7" card reproducing a photo of the Marmon Wasp winning first Indianapolis 500. The 1987 FDOI postmark ties pairs of both versions, plus the 2011 pictorial postmark ties the 2011 stamp, Sc. 4530, for the race’s cententennial. — larger illustration (new window)...$4.50

    Dgn 19m

    Dgn 19m: Sc. 2262 Racer/2253 Milk Wagon coils — 5"x7" card reproducing a photo of the Marmon Wasp winning first Indianapolis 500. First Day of Issue cancel ties pairs of both versions of this stamp plus Sc. 2253 Milk Wagon, issued on the same day and in the same city. — larger illustration (new window)...$2.50

    Dgn 19mP#

    Dgn 19mP#: Sc. 2262/2253 Racer/Milk Wagon coils — 5"x7" card reproducing a photo of the Marmon Wasp winning first Indianapolis 500. The First Day of Issue cancel ties plate # strips of the Racer and Milk Wagon coils...$10.00
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    Dgn 19p

    Dgn 19p: Sc. 2262 17.5¢ Racing Car coil — 5"x7" card reproducing a photo of the Marmon Wasp winning first Indianapolis 500. The First Day of Issue cancel ties a plate # strip of just the racer...$9.00
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    13¢ Police Wagon Coil

    Dgn 22

    Dgn 22: Sc. 2258 13¢ Police Wagon coil — pair on a FDC-size Dragon Card, blue printed photo on green. First Day of Issue hand cancel. — larger illustration (new window)...$2.50

    Dgn 22a

    Dgn 22a: Sc. 2258 13¢ Police Wagon coil — pair on a FDC-size Dragon Card, blue printed photo on green. AFDCS Convention Anaheim semi-official hand cancel. The stamp was issued at that show.. — larger illustration (new window)...$2.50

    Dgn 22b

    Dgn 22b: Sc. 2258 13¢ Police Wagon coil — pair on a FDC-size Dragon Card, blue printed photo on green. AFDCS Convention Anaheim semi-official hand cancel ties the new stamp and Sc. 1343 Law & Order. — larger illustration (new window)...$3.00

    Dgn 22c

    Dgn 22c: Sc. 2258 13¢ Police Wagon coil — pair on a FDC-size Dragon Card, blue printed photo on green. FDC Week Anaheim hand-cancel. The stamp was issued at the FDC convention there. — larger illustration (new window)...$2.50

    Dgn 22d

    Dgn 22d: Sc. 2258 13¢ Police Wagon coil — pair on a FDC-size Dragon Card, blue printed photo on green. FDC Week Anaheim hand-cancel ties the new stamp and Sc. 1343 Law & Order. The stamp was issued at that show.. — larger illustration (new window)...$3.00

    Dgn 22e

    Dgn 22e: Sc. 2258 13¢ Police Wagon coil — pair on a FDC-size Dragon Card, blue printed photo on green. First Day of Issue hand-cancel ties a plate number strip of three. — larger illustration (new window)...$3.00
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    Dgn 22ee

    Dgn 22ee: Sc. 2258 13¢ Police Wagon coil — pair on a FDC-size Dragon Card, blue printed photo on green. AFDCS Convention Anaheim semi-official hand cancel covers the number on a plate strip of 3. Ya can't win 'em all. — larger illustration (new window)...$3.00

    Dgn 22f

    Dgn 22f: Sc. 2258 13c Police Wagon coil — pair on a FDC-size Dragon Card, blue printed photo on green. AFDCS Convention Anaheim semi-official hand cancel did not cover the number on a plate strip of 3...$5.00
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    Dgn 22g

    Dgn 22g: Sc. 2258 13¢ Police Wagon coil — pair on a FDC-size Dragon Card, blue printed photo on green. FDC Week Anaheim hand-cancel ties a plate number strip of three...$3.00
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    24¢ Tandem Bicycle Coil

    Dgn 23

    Dgn 23: Sc. 2266 24.1¢ Tandem Bicycle coil — pair on a FDC-size blue-on-buff Dragon Card, vertical format. First Day of issue hand cancel.. — larger illustration (new window)...$2.50

    Dgn 23p

    Dgn 23p: Sc. 2266 24.1¢ Tandem Bicycle coil — pair on a FDC-size blue-on-buff Dragon Card, vertical format. The First Day of issue hand cancel ties a plate number strip of three. — larger illustration (new window)...$3.00
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    20¢ Cable Car Coil

    Dgn 24

    Dgn 24: Sc. 2263 20¢ Cable Car coil — pair on a FDC-size red-on-buff Dragon Card with an all-over design. First Day of issue hand cancel.. — larger illustration (new window)...$2.50

    Dgn 24c

    Dgn 24c: Sc. 2263 20¢ Cable Car coil — singe on a FDC-size red-on-buff Dragon Card with an all-over design. The First day of issue hand cancel also ties the 20¢ Fire Pumper coil (Sc. 1908) — same series, same denomination. — larger illustration (new window)...$2.75

    Dgn 24p

    Dgn 24p: Sc. 2263 20¢ Cable Car coil — plate number strip of 3 on a FDC-size red-on-buff Dragon Card with an all-over design. First Day of Issue hand cancel. — larger illustration (new window)...$3.00
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    1987 Christmas

    Dgn 21

    Dgn 21: Sc. 2368 Christmas '87 Ornament — 5"x7" blue-on-white Dragon Card reproducing art of a Currier & Ives-style coach in a snowy forest. First Day of Issue hand cancel. — larger illustration (new window)...$2.50

    Dgn 21a

    Dgn 21a: Sc. 2368 Christmas '87 — 5"x7" blue-on-white Dragon Card reproducing art of a Currier & Ives-style coach in a snowy forest. The Ornament's First Day of Issue hand cancel (California) ties both that stamp and the 1987 religious Christmas stamp. — larger illustration (new window)...$2.75

    Dgn 21c

    Dgn 21c: Sc. 2368 Christmas '87 with seals — 5"x7" blue-on-white Dragon Card reproducing art of a Currier & Ives-style coach in a snowy forest. The Ornament's First Day of Issue hand cancel ties both that stamp and a pair of the 4 1987 Christmas Seals. — larger illustration (new window)...$3.50
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    Legislative & Executive Branches

    Dgn 26

    Dgn 26: Sc. 2412-3 House and Senate — singles flanking the Capitol on a FDC-size Dragon Card, each with its appropriate small circular date stamp (first day). — larger illustration (new window)...$3.00

    Dgn 26c

    Dgn 26c: Sc. 2412-3 House and Senate — singles flanking the Capitol on a FDC-size Dragon Card, each with its appropriate small circular date stamp (first day) and earlier U.S. Capital stamps: Sc. 2412 + Sc. 989, Sc. 2413 + Sc. 992. — larger illustration (new window)...$4.00

    Dgn 26ce

    Dgn 26ce: Sc. 2412-3 House/Senate — singles flanking the Capitol on a FDC-size Dragon Card, each with its appropriate small circular date stamp (first day) but the earlier U.S. Capital stamps were mismatched: Sc. 2412 + Sc. 992, Sc. 2413 + Sc. 989. Only two of these mistakes were found...$4.00
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    Dgn 26p

    Dgn 26p: Sc. 2412-3 House/Senate — plate blocks flanking the Capitol on a FDC-size Dragon Card, each with its appropriate small circular date stamp (first day). — larger illustration (new window)...$6.00
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    Dgn 26z

    Dgn 26z: Sc. 2412-3 House/Senate — zip blocks flanking the Capitol on a FDC-size Dragon Card, each with its appropriate small circular date stamp (first day). — larger illustration (new window)...$6.00
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    Dgn 27

    Dgn 27: Sc. 2414 Executive Branch Bicentennial — FDC-size turquoise-on-buff (the Continental Army colors!) vertical format Dragon Card show drawing of George Washington taking the oath as president. First Day of Issue hand cancel. — larger illustration (new window)...$2.50

    Dgn 27c

    Dgn 27c: Sc. 2414 Executive Branch — FDC-size turquoise-on-buff (the Continental Army colors!) vertical format Dragon Card show drawing of George Washington taking the oath as president. The First Day of Issue hand cancel ties the new stamp and Sc. 854 First Inauguration (1939). — larger illustration (new window)...$3.00

    Dgn 27d

    Dgn 27d: Sc. 2414 Executive Branch — FDC-size turquoise-on-buff (the Continental Army colors!) vertical format Dragon Card show drawing of George Washington taking the oath as president. The First Day of Issue hand cancel ties the new stamp, Sc. 854 First Inauguration (1939) and Sc. 1432 AmRev Bicentennial logo. — larger illustration (new window)...$3.25
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