1095 Shipbuilding FDC Miscellaneous

Autographs
This is a very interesting and rare set of Artcraft FDCs signed by everyone who worked on the stamp at the Bureau of Engraving and Printing!
  • Ervine Metzl - Design Collaborator (He was a famous stamp designer in his own right)
  • Mrs. William Zorach - Designer
  • Archibald M. Main Jr. - Designer
  • George F. Cary II - Designer
  • Victor S. McCloskey Jr. - Modeler
  • Richard M. Bower - Vignette Engraver (retired in 1972 as deputy chief of the engraving division of BEP)
  • John S. Edmondson - Outline frame, Lettering & Numerals - Engraver
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Cancellations
Below are the eight distinct first day cancellations (including a pre-date) that I have seen:.
  • Most common official first day cancellation
  • Second most common official first day cancellation (often found on postcards)
  • Small Bullseye Cancel
  • Large Bullseye Cancel
  • Hand Cancel
  • Unofficial cancel from Georgetown, ME
  • Unofficial cancel from Popham Beach, ME
  • Pre-date from Coggon, IA
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Destinations
Here are all the 1095 FDCs I have that were sent to foreign destinations. In the future, I might try to collect covers to all 50 states...
  • Canada - Kolor Kover
  • Guatemala - Artcraft
  • Malaya (Malaysia) - Unknown
  • New Zealand - Artcraft
  • Philippines - Artcraft
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Gallery
Here are all the 1095 FDCs that I own in a single, easy to view photo gallery (broadly speaking, the covers go from ones listed in Mellone to "of the period" covers/postcards thru more recent add-on covers.
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