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Scott #702-724

In 1931, Crosby produced a cachet for the Red Cross stamp (Scott #702) Then, in addition to the Beazell type covers for the Yorktown Stamp (Scott #703) shown on the prior page, Crosby also serviced covers with unofficial USS Frigate Constitution cancels with just rubber stamp cachets and some with small photos of various ships. The next year, Crosby produced first day covers for the 1932 Summer Olympic stamps (718-19) and for the 6c John Garfield Coil (723). These issues were released in Los Angeles, thus making it easy for Crosby to service the covers locally. For both issues Crosby generally created cachets that were primarily related and cancelled on naval ships docked in the Los Angeles harbor. (Planty lists #718/19-66 as a cachet in yellow with #66a in orange. I have never seen a yellow version so if anyone has one, I would love to see it and include it in this listing.) The last covers illustrated on this page are for Scott #724 (William Penn.) They do not have Crosby cachets, but have unofficial ship cancels and are addressed to Crosby.

702-1 (P#40) in red.+

703-3 (P#35) (See prior page for Beazell Type photographic cover) Rubber stamp cachet commemorating President Hoover's visit that day.+

703-3A (P#60). In addition to the Hoover cachet, there are two other rubber stamps on this cover with "Old Ironsides" at top left and "U.S. FRIGATE CONSTITUTION below cancellation.

703-3B. Like 703-3A but placement of the two additional rubber stamps are reversed.

703-3C. All rubber stamps on the left.

703-3D (P#35a). Hoover text is in script font.

703-4. Rubberstamp cachet plus flag sticker plus small photo of US Frigate Constitution.+

703-5. Photo of USS New York. ('W. G. CROSBY' rubberstamp on back.)+

703-6. Photo of USS Pennsylvania. ('W. G. CROSBY' rubberstamp on back.)+

703-7 on #5 envelope. Photo of USS Arkansas. ('W. G. CROSBY' rubberstamp on back.)+

703-8 (P#41). Photo of US Frigate Constitution reading: "Old Ironsides continues to Sail the High Seas."

703-9 (P#42). Photo of US Frigate Constitution.

703-10 on #5 envelope. Photo of USS West Virginia. ('W. G. CROSBY' rubberstamp on back.)+

703-11. Photo of USS New Mexico. ('W. G. CROSBY' rubberstamp on back.)+

703-12. Photo of USS Tennessee. ('W. G. CROSBY' rubberstamp on back.) +

703-13 with back of cover below showing 'W. G. CROSBY' rubberstamp and label for his cover album. +

703-14 (P#61). Back of cover has same seal and rubber stamp as in 703-13 above.

703-15. Second day USS Chicago postmark. No cachet but 'W. G. CROSBY' rubberstamp on back. +

703-16 on #5 envelope. Photo of USS Colorado. ('W. G. CROSBY' rubberstamp on back.) +

718/19-1 (P#30) in blue and red on #5 envelope. USS Maryland cancellation.+

718/19-1A in blue, red and black on #5 envelope. Same as WGC-1 but with the addition of a rubber stamp at the bottom reading: 'A First Day Cover.'+

718/19-1A.1 in blue, red and black on #5 envelope. Like 1A but with different runber stamp at the bottom.+

718/19-1B. Same as WGC-1 except on Crosby specially designed airmail envelope. And note the interesting address to Crosby in South Dakota. The family of Crosby's wife, Emma, lived in Vilas, South Dakota where before her marriage to Walter, Emma was the postmistress of the town.

718/19-1C (P#30a). Same cachet as WGC-1 but printed on the back of Planty #9, an Olympic Cover Co. cachet. Above is the back of the cover with the Crosby cachet and below is the front with the Olympic Cover Co. cachet.+

Above: 718/19-2 (P#31) on #5 envelope.+

Below: 718/19-2A (P#31b) - Same as 2 except on Crosby specially designed airmail envelope.+

718/19-2B (P#31a). Same cachet as WGC-2 but printed on the back of an Olympic Cover Co. Cachet envelope.

Above: 718/19-3 (P#66a) in blue and orange on #5 envelope.+

Below: 718/19-3A (P#66b) in blue and orange. Same as 3 except on Crosby specially designed airmail envelope.+

723-1 (P#GP1a) USS Relief cancellation.

724-1 USS Wyoming cancellation.

724-2 - Rice cachet, addressed to Crosby, with USS Nokomis cancel.+