First Day Covers for Gen. Douglas MacArthur stamp (Scott 1424) and other covers honoring MacArthur         This is a selection of 99 covers honoring General Douglas MacArthur including both WWII patriotic covers plus First Day Covers (FDC) of Scott 1424 issued January 26, 1971. The descriptions note the cachet maker and other relevant facts about the cover.           Please order by cover number. Prices are cheap! They're way under dealer and auction prices. All covers will be sent by first class or Priority Mail. You, the buyer, pay only the exact postage plus 50c per order for packaging and handling.        To make sure you get what you want, e-mail me at SwapMeetDave@aol.com and I'll set aside the items you want and ship them upon receipt of your check or money order. I also accept Pay Pal (pay to my account: SwapMeetDave@aol.com). Send your order with payment to David Ahl, 12 Indian Head Road, Morristown, NJ 07960. Thank you!

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MC1. Crosby #10 envelope double cachet, MacArthur, WV for new First Day of service SOLD MC2. Label. SOLD MC3. Gen. Douglas MacArthur Day, 6/13/42, $15.00 MC4. MacArthur Day, 6/13/42, West Point, SOLD MC5. MacArthur Day, 6/13/42, MacArthur, WV, w/enclosure, SOLD MC6. Sadworth, FDC for 2¢ United Nations, Scott 907, $15.00 Far left MC7. Belles lettres photo env, 9/20/43, $15.00 Left MC8. Photo postcard by S.S. ©1942, $10.00 MC9. Sadworth thermograph, 6/21/44, $12.00 MC10. Bean, 12/21/43, $8.00 MC11. Bean 8/7/45, $8.00 MC12. McFarland, $15.00 MC13. Unknown, 6/12/44, SOLD MC14. Unknown, 1944, $10.00 MC15. James N Lawrence, SOLD MC16. Audrey Hannis, hand drawn, SOLD MC17. Crosby, 7/4/45, $16.00 MC18. Probably Poppenger, $10.00 MC19. Pent Arts, 9/13/45, $10.00 MC20. Wash Stamp Exch engraved, Army Day 1946, $10.00 MC21. Same as MC 20 w/block, $12.00 MC22. Treyco, Day of death, 4/5/64, SOLD MC23. Rubber stamp, Armistice Day 1968, $6.00 MC24. 25th anniv of VJ Day, BPESC, $6.00 MC25. Plewacki Amer Legion, $4.00 MC26. Fleetwood Military Heroes series, $5.00 MC27. Photo cachet by Ahl, FDC for Korea Vets, Sc 2152, $10.00 MC28. by S&T Cachets with KMC Venture, $20.00 MC28. The remarkable cover to the left has a cachet to commemorate VJ Day. The first cancel is 3/31/92 for the decommissioning of the USS Missouri and the second cancel (9/2/95) on the MacArthur and Nimitz stamps is on the 50th anniversary of VJ Day. MC29. Oversize 8-1/2" x 5" card to commemorate the 25th anniversary of VJ-Day. Thermograph of MacArthur with 3 rubber stamps and 3 cancels from the USS Barry, DD-933, the ship that replaced the original USS Barry, APD-29, a fast attack transport that was sunk by a Kamikaze plane on in the shallow waters off Okinawa on May 25, 1945. Unusual piece. $15.00   You'll find more MacArthur covers on the page of Philippine material. The remaining covers are First Day Covers for the MacArthur stamp, Scott 1424, issued Jan 26, 1971. MC31. Steven Anderson, SOLD MC32. Aristocrats, SOLD MC33. Artcraft, $3.00 MC34. Artcraft, plate block, $4.00 MC35. Artcraft, nice combo, SOLD MC36. Artmaster, block,, $3.00 MC37. Artopages combo, $4.50 MC38. BPESC 1st cachet, $7.00 MC39. Bazaar, $4.00 MC40. Bordercraft combo, SOLD MC41. Butler Pubs, $6.00 MC42. Paul Calle, SOLD MC43. Colonial combo, $7.00 MC44. Colonial combo, $6.00 MC45. Colorano silk, very scarce, $40.00 MC46. Columbus Dispatch WWII env, $20.00 MC47. Cover Craft w/enclosure, $4.00 MC48. Cover Craft w/enclosure, SOLD MC49. Crow, hand-drawn & colored, $20.00 MC50. David "C" cachets, $6.00 MC51. Ralph Dyer, hand-drawn & painted, $90.00 MC52. Edsel, scarce, SOLD MC53. Eisenhower philatelic society, $6.50 MC54. Ellis, $6.00 MC55. FDC Plus, $6.00 MC56. Farren, $6.00 MC57. Farnum, block, $3.00 MC58. Fleetwood, $3.00 MC59. Fleetwood combo, $3.50 MC60. Judith Fogt, hand-drawn & painted, SOLD MC61. G. Washington Masonic Club, SOLD MC62. Hutchinson, $7.50 MC63. Hutchinson, SOLD MC64. Jackson, plate block, $5.00 MC65. Jackson combo, $5.00 MC66. Jackson w/Overseas Mailers, $6.00 MC67. Jonal 2" x 3" envelope, $25.00 MC68. Kolor Kover, $9.00 MC69. Koutroulis Masonic #11, SOLD MC70. Ben Kraft, 1st Filipino Unit, by hand, $20.00 MC71. Ben Kraft, hand drawn & painted, SOLD MC72. Ben Kraft, hand drawn & painted, SOLD MC73. MacArthur Foundation 1st cachet, SOLD MC74. MacArthur Foundation 1st cachet, SOLD MC75. Marg, $6.00 MC76. Masonic Stamp Club, $5.00 MC77. Maul, hand drawn & painted, SOLD MC78. Plewacki Amer. Legion Post, $13.00 MC79. Prestigue, $4.50 MC80. Clarence Reid, scarce, $40.00 MC81. Sarzin metalic, unusual, $6.00 MC82. Sarzin silk, $7.50 MC83. THS (Lorstan), $4.50 MC84. Full-color metallic, $6.00 MC85. Photo with Truman enc, SOLD MC86. Cudworth Post #23, scarce, SOLD MC87, MC88. Unknown, $5.00 MC89. Unknown, SOLD MC90. Label & copy of Philippine stamp, $7.00 MC91. Bean WWII envelope, $7.50 MC92. Colorano postcard, $9.00 MC93. No cachet, $0.50 MC94. Oversize w/plate block, $8.00 MC95. Oversize w/5 combo stamps, $8.00 MC96, MC97. Oversize card by Copecrest Woven Textiles, UK, unusual, $20.00 Reverse side of MC96 & 97 with text and short history of MacArthur MC98, MC99. Oversize 8-1/4" x 5-1/4" card with bio and history of Gen. MacArthur in WWI, WWII, and Korea. Nice piece. $15.00 MC100. First Day Ceremony Program. Extremely scarce! 6" x 9" program for Memorial Service and Luncheon Program held January 26, 1971 in Norfolk, Virginia. Inside of folder has memorial service info and FDC of stamp on page 2, luncheon program on page 3, and beautiful full-page color photo of the MacArthur Memorial building on page 4. A stunning and rare piece. SOLD

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