Early Commemorative First Day Covers ~ Cheap!
Cacheted and uncacheted First Day Covers (FDC) from 1909 through 1939 are listed on this page. All are in VG to excellent condition. I also have virtually every FDC from 1940 to 1995, most on premium cachets and many with interesting combos—send a list of your wants.
FDCs are priced to sell fast! Prices are way under dealer prices and considerably under those in McCusker, John Jones, RKA, and Mellone auctions.
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2¢ Hudson-Fulton, Scott 372, issued Sept. 25, 1909.
On Fulton souvenir picture postcard as shown, canceled in Lancaster, PA (Fulton's birthplace). Card has a photo of Fulton with the steamboat "Clermont" on the face and explanation of the Fulton stamp issue on the obverse.
Catalog value is $1250, auction prices have been even higher. Yours for just $850.
Huguenot-Walloon Tercentenary 1¢ to 5¢ values, Scott 614-616 issued May 1, 1924.
- 1¢ value, New York cancel, rare single, 614, $35.
- 2¢ value, Philadelphia cancel, 615P, $35.
- 2¢ value, Jacksonville cancel, 615J, $40.
- 5¢ value, rare Reading, PA cancel, 616, $90.
Lexington-Concord 1¢ to 5¢ values, Scott 617-619 issued April 4, 1925.
- 1¢ value, Boston cancel, rare single, 617, $35.00.
- 2¢ value, Lexington flag cancel, 618, $50.00.
- 5¢ value, Boston cancel, 619B, $40.00.
- 5¢ value, Concord cancel, 619, $45.00.
2¢ & 5¢ Norse-American, Sc 620-621, May 18, 1925.
- 2¢ value, Washington cancel, 620, $12.00.
- 5¢ value, Washington cancel, 621, $15.00.
2¢ Sesqucentennial, Scott 627, May 10, 1926
- Boston cancel, 627B, $8.00.
- Phila slogan cancel, 627PS, $10.00.
- Phila reg cancel, 627PR, $8.00.

5¢ Ericsson, Sc 628, May 29, 1926. Chicago, Block of 4, $20.
2¢ White Plains, Sc 629, Oct. 18, 1926. Atlantic City, NJ unofficial city, Buckstein typed cachet, $25.
2¢ White Plains S/S, Sc 630. First use of NY Philatelic Expo cancel. Rubber stamp cachet, Scott corner card, $25.
2¢ Vermont, Sc 643, Aug. 3, 1927. Washington cancel, early Roessler cachet, $20.
2¢ Burgoyne at Saratoga, Sc 644, Aug. 3, 1927. Rome, NY, Worden corner card, $15.
2¢ Valley Forge, Sc 645, May 26, 1928. Cleveland, OH, 1st Garfield-Perry cachet, $40. SOLD
2¢ and 5¢ Int'l Civil Aeronautics Conf., Sc 649-50, Dec. 12, 1928. Green ICAC slogan cancel SOLD

2¢ George Rogers Clark, Sc 651, Feb. 25, 1929. Vincennes, Scarce Gorham cachet, $100.
2¢ Edison, Sc 654, June 5, 1929. Menlo Park, No cachet, $7.
2¢ Edison, Sc 655, June 11, 1929 Washington, No cachet (not shown), $75.
2¢ Edison, Sc 656, June 11, 1929 Washington, Coil pair, No cachet (not shown), $75.
2¢ Sullivan, Sc 657, June 17, 1929. Seneca Falls cancel, Roessler cachet, $40.
2¢ Fallen Timbers, Sc 680, Sept. 14, 1929 Erie, PA cancel, Scarce Nickles cachet, $65.
Click on any cover image below to see a full-size image of the cover.
 Scott 681, Ohio River Canalization, Homestead, PA $25
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 Scott 682, Mass Bay Colony, Stoutzenberg cachet, C of C green rubber stamp $75
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 Scott 683, Carolina-Charleston, Roessler cachet $65
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 Scott 688, Braddock, Wall, PA unofficial cancel, photo cachet on back $100
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 Scott 689 Von Steuben, Rare Elkhart, IN 2nd day, Emerson variety cachet $100 SOLD
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 Scott 690 Pulaski block, green rubber stamp American Polish C of C cachet $50
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 Scott 702 Red Cross, add-on 2-color general purpose cachet $20
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 Scott 703, Yorktown, Stoutzenberg cachet, printed text on back, $75
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 Scott 704-715 Washington bi-centennial, matched set of 12 FDCs, no cachet, $60
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 Scott 716, Lake Placid Olympics, attractive 3-color cachet, $35
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 Scott 717, Arbor Day, art deco 3-color cachet w/Nebraska City cancel, $30
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 Scott 718, 3c Summer Olympics, Olympic Cover Co full-color cachet, $30
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 Scott 719, 5c Summer Olympics, Olympic Cover Co full-color cachet, $35
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 Scott 718-719, Olympics, Olympic Cover Co full color cachet, SOLD
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 Scott 724, Wm Penn, pictorial cachet, New Castle rubber stamp on back, $30
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 Scott 725, Daniel Webster, Exeter C of C cachet, Exeter, NH cancel $30
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 Scott 728-29, Century of Progress, outstanding Linprint cachet, $35
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 Scott 730a-731a, Century of Progress imperforates, Chicago APS cancel, $35
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 Scott 732, NRA, two-color Linprint cachet, $12
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 Scott 734 5c Kosciuszko, Linprint cachet, Detroit cancel, $16
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 Scott 736, Maryland strip of 3, Grimsland cachet (one of his best), $10
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 Scott 737, Mother's Day block of 4, unknown very nice thermographed cachet, $15
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 Scott 738, Mother's Day flat plate, Rice cachet, rare, $25
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 Scott 739, Wisconsin, Beverly Hills cachet, scarce, $30 (Others sell it for $80+)
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Scott |
Date |
Description |
Cachet |
Price |
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750a |
08/23/34 |
3c National Park Imperf |
Dyer |
SOLD |
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751a |
10/10/34 |
1c National Park Imperf |
Ioor |
SOLD |
|
752 |
03/15/35 |
3c H pair |
Beverly Hills |
35 |
|
752 |
03/15/35 |
3c V gutter pair |
Kee |
45 |
|
753 |
03/15/35 |
3c V pair |
Ioor |
45 |
|
754 |
03/15/35 |
3c block |
Ioor |
35 |
|
755 |
03/15/35 |
3c single |
Ioor |
25 |
|
756-765 |
03/15/35 |
Set of 10 pairs |
Ioor |
SOLD |
|
766a |
03/15/35 |
1c H gutter strip of 3 |
Open Album |
40 |
|
767a |
03/15/35 |
3c Marg inscription single |
Ioor |
30 |
|
769a |
03/15/35 |
1c Center margin block |
Anderson |
85 |
|
771 |
03/15/35 |
16c Imperf Spec Del |
Unk 2-color, nice! |
45 |
|
772 |
04/26/35 |
3c plate no. single |
1st Hartford Ins Co |
12 |
|
773 |
05/29/35 |
3c (USS Dallas cancel) |
1st Willard Watson |
25 |
|
774 |
09/30/35 |
3c single |
Anderson |
10 |
|
774 |
09/30/35 |
3c w/2144 FDC add on |
Rice |
8 |
|
775 |
11/01/35 |
3c single |
Dyer |
7 |
|
775 |
11/01/35 |
3c single |
Grandy |
7 |
|
776 |
03/02/36 |
3c single |
Anderson |
10 |
|
776 |
03/02/36 |
3c block of 4 |
Unk color, air env |
10 |
|
777 |
05/04/36 |
3c single |
Kapner |
7 |
|
778 |
05/09/36 |
Souvenir Sheet of 4 |
Unk, 2-color |
35 |
|
778 |
05/09/36 |
Souvenir Sheet of 4 |
No cachet |
10 |
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778-781 |
05/09/36 |
4 singles |
Rice |
13 |
|
782 |
06/15/36 |
3c block of 4 |
Kapner |
15 |
|
782 |
06/15/36 |
3c single |
Kapner |
12 |
|
783 |
07/14/36 |
3c pair (Lewiston, ID) |
Kapner map |
10 |
|
783 |
07/14/36 |
3c (Astoria, OR) |
Rubber stamp |
8 |
|
783 |
07/14/36 |
3c (Walla Walla, WA) |
Whitman Celebration |
8 |
|
783 |
07/14/36 |
3c block (Walla Walla, WA) |
Whitman Celebration |
10 |
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784 |
08/26/36 |
3c single, unaddressed |
Planty #38, unk |
8 |
|
784 |
08/26/36 |
3c single |
No cachet |
5 |
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785-794 |
05/26/37 |
Set on 10 envelopes |
Linprint |
35 |
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785-794 |
05/26/37 |
Set on 2 odd size env |
No cachet |
10 |
|
785 |
12/15/36 |
1c block of 4 |
No cachet |
3 |
|
789 |
05/26/37 |
5c single |
Ioor |
5 |
|
794 |
05/26/37 |
5c single |
Ioor |
5 |
|
795 |
07/13/37 |
3c single |
Ioor |
8 |
|
796 |
08/18/37 |
5c single |
Pavois |
13 |
|
796 |
08/18/37 |
5c single, odd size env |
No cachet |
3 |
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797 |
08/26/37 |
10c souvenir sheet |
Ioor |
12 |
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797 |
08/26/37 |
10c souvenir sheet |
No cachet |
4 |
|
798 |
09/18/37 |
3c single |
Kapner |
10 |
|
798 |
09/18/37 |
3c pair, odd size env |
No cachet |
3 |
|
799 |
10/18/37 |
3c single |
Wash Stamp Exch |
8 |
|
799 |
10/18/37 |
3c pair, odd size env |
No cachet |
3 |
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800 |
11/12/37 |
3c single |
Laird |
13 |
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800 |
11/12/37 |
3c single |
Wrong cachet |
2 |
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801 |
11/25/37 |
3c single |
Ioor |
12 |
|
802 |
12/15/37 |
3c single |
Fidelity |
7 |
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803-834 |
Several spectacular combo sets available. E-mail me for more information. |
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835 |
06/21/38 |
3c single |
Linprint |
8 |
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835 |
06/21/38 |
3c single |
Farnum |
8 |
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836 |
06/27/38 |
3c single, unaddressed |
Hobby Cover Service |
10 |
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837 |
07/15/38 |
3c single, unaddressed |
Cachetcraft |
12 |
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838 |
08/24/38 |
3c single, unaddressed |
Wash Stamp Exch |
9 |
|
839-851 |
Several interesting sets available. E-mail me for more information. |
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852 |
02/18/39 |
3c single, unaddressed |
Unk, unlisted |
8 |
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853 |
04/01/39 |
3c single |
Unk, color, nice |
8 |
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853 |
04/02/39 |
3c, single, 2nd day, DC |
Linprint |
6 |
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854 |
04/30/39 |
3c single, unaddressed |
Ioor |
8 |
|
855 |
06/12/39 |
3c single, unaddressed |
Ioor |
25 |
|
855 |
06/12/39 |
3c block, odd size env |
No cachet |
4 |
|
856 |
08/15/39 |
3c single, unaddressed |
Unk, very nice |
10 |
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857 |
09/25/39 |
3c single, unaddressed |
Planty #15, unk |
8 |
|
858 |
11/11/39 |
3c single |
Ioor |
8 |
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859-893 | |
Matched set of 35 covers |
Ioor |
110 |
In addition to the FDCs listed above, I have for sale virtually every FDC from 1940 to 1995.
Most are on premium cachets and many of the later ones are combination covers with up to 6 related stamps on the same cover.
If you are interested in a particular issue or subject, e-mail me and I'll send you scans of what
I have.
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