2c Reds With Cachets

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Crosby FDC Catalog</B></A></FONT></div> <div> <IMG SRC="0ae07040.png" border=0 width="263" height="4" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <bR> <DIV ALIGN="LEFT"></DIV> <div> <B>2c Reds With Cachets</B></div> <bR> <div> Crosby added bold red raised print cachets to some of the 2 cent red covers of the late 1920s and early 1930s.  Most of these covers have a simple one line "FIRST DAY ISSUE" cachet with the city of cancellation added below.  I particularly like the cover for #657 due to the striking image on the back of the cover. </div> <bR> <div> The second cover shown below (a 2nd Day DC cancel for Scott #654) is different of course.  In his book on Crosby, Stroebel describes a similar cover using the same design for the 2c Carolina Charlston stamp (Scott #683) which was issued in 1930.  That one has a black and white photograph in the space where the cover below just has an empty space.  As with the Carolina cover, the cancellation is on the 2nd day which makes sense given the fact that the cachet reflects the White House rather than the subject of the stamp.  While Stroebel suggests that the 2c Carolina Charlston cover represents the first thermographic Crosby FDC, the cover below would appear to predate that by nearly a year.</div> <bR> <div> (Upon further review, it appears more likely that the cachets on 654-1 and 683-1 were added by Crosby in the late 1930's)</div> <bR> <bR> <DIV ALIGN="LEFT"></DIV> <div> <TABLE BORDER="2" CELLPADDING="15" CELLSPACING="1" WIDTH="862" BORDERCOLORLIGHT="#BF0000" BORDERCOLORDARK="#BF0000" FRAME="BOX" RULES="ALL" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" > <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 481 ><NOBR><div> <IMG SRC="227b20c80.jpg" border=0 width="800" height="456" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <div> <B>651-1 (P#56) in red.</B></div> </NOBR></tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 498 ><NOBR><div> <IMG SRC="14d120d90.jpg" border=0 width="800" height="473" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <div> <B>654-1 in red with 2nd day Washington DC cancel.</B></div> </NOBR></tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 462 ><NOBR><div> <IMG SRC="16ad20b50.jpg" border=0 width="800" height="437" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <div> <B>654-2 (P#33) with Menlo Park cancel.+</B></div> </NOBR></tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP ROWSPAN=3 HEIGHT= 1 WIDTH="824"><div> <IMG SRC="14d520c50.jpg" border=0 width="800" height="453" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <bR> <div> <B>657-1 in red with Elmira, NY cancel.  Note the corner imprint return address to Crosby as well as the wonderful picture on the back of the cover below.</B></div> <bR> <div> <IMG SRC="14d720c70.jpg" border=0 width="800" height="455" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> </tD> </tR> <tR> </tR> <tR> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 475 ><NOBR><div> <B><IMG SRC="250420c10.jpg" border=0 width="800" height="449" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></B></div> <div> <B>657-1A - with Perry, NY cancel+</B></div> </NOBR></tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 474 ><NOBR><div> <B><IMG SRC="285720c00.jpg" border=0 width="800" height="448" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></B></div> <div> <B>657-1B  (P#53A) in red.with Penn Yan, NY cancel.</B></div> </NOBR></tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 470 ><NOBR><div> <B><IMG SRC="2a0120bc0.jpg" border=0 width="800" height="444" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></B></div> <div> <B>657-1C (P#53) in red on airmail envelope with Geneseo, NY cancel.</B></div> </NOBR></tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 477 ><NOBR><div> <B><IMG SRC="2a1720c30.jpg" border=0 width="800" height="451" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></B></div> <div> <B>657-1C.1 in red on plain envelope with Geneseo, NY cancel.</B></div> </NOBR></tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 472 ><NOBR><div> <B><IMG SRC="29c620be0.jpg" border=0 width="800" height="446" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></B></div> <div> <B>657-1D in red with Binghamton, NY cancel. This cover includes the same back image as shown on 657-1.+</B></div> </NOBR></tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 473 ><NOBR><div> <B><IMG SRC="29f520bf0.jpg" border=0 width="800" height="447" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></B></div> <div> <B>657-1E in red with Seneca Falls, NY cancel.+</B></div> </NOBR></tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 475 ><NOBR><div> <B><IMG SRC="2a1920c10.jpg" border=0 width="800" height="449" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></B></div> <div> <B>657-1E.1 in red on airmail envelope with Seneca Falls, NY cancel.</B></div> </NOBR></tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 467 ><NOBR><div> <B><IMG SRC="29f920b90.jpg" border=0 width="800" height="441" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></B></div> <div> <B>657-1F in red on UC1 stamped envelope with Geneva, NY cancel.+</B></div> </NOBR></tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 471 ><NOBR><div> <B><IMG SRC="29ff20bd0.jpg" border=0 width="800" height="445" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></B></div> <div> <B>657-1G in red with Watkings Glen, NY cancel. This cover includes the same back image as shown on 657-1.+</B></div> </NOBR></tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 434 ><NOBR><div> <B><IMG SRC="2a07bc980.jpg" border=0 width="700" height="408" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></B></div> <div> <B>657-1H in red with Waterloo, NY cancel on #5 envelope. +</B></div> </NOBR></tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 437 ><NOBR><div> <B><IMG SRC="2a0ebc9b0.jpg" border=0 width="700" height="411" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></B></div> <div> <B>657-1I in red with Auburn, NY cancel on #5 envelope. +</B></div> </NOBR></tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 471 ><NOBR><div> <B><IMG SRC="2a1520bd0.jpg" border=0 width="800" height="445" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></B></div> <div> <B>657-1I.1 in red on Crosby corner card envelope with same back image as shown on 657-1.+</B></div> </NOBR></tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 500 ><NOBR><div> <B><IMG SRC="285d20da0.jpg" border=0 width="800" height="474" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></B></div> <div> <B>683-1 in red with  2nd Day D.C. Cancellation.</B></div> </NOBR></tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 512 ><NOBR><div> <B><IMG SRC="14d920e60.jpg" border=0 width="800" height="486" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></B></div> <div> <B>688-1(P#16) in red with Braddock, PA cancel.</B></div> </NOBR></tD> </tR> </TABLE></div> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> </td> </tr></table></body>