LPD Cachets First Day Covers 1998 - 2002
On this page are my earliest first day covers. I was trying a lot of approaches and styles to see what worked and what I liked. For my first attempts at making my own first day covers, I purchased uncacheted covers from the USPS and used my computer to print on the cachets. I was playing around, trying to see if I could come up with concepts that would make creating FDCs interesting and fun.
I view the California Gold Rush FDC as the first LPD Cachets cachet. I display all the cities (and their populations) in the US that have the word "Eureka" in their name. This was my first "mass" produced (>10) FDC and I produced several variations -- modified cachets, different cancels, combos (w/954 and/or 3235), duals (w/954 or 3235), etc.
I tried many different techniques, usually based on clip art or my digital camera, and formats, fonts, styles, etc. For the 1999 Christmas stamps, I even tried rubber stamps and stickers (these covers taught me that there is no point creating a FDC unless I can develop a concept or cachet that I really like!). As you can see, I particularly enjoy creating covers with interesting combos and pictorial cancellations. I was always looking for unique relationships between stamps, between stamps and cities, between stamps and pictorial postmarks, between stamps and my local geography, etc. So, I really liked it when a stamp was released locally (or nationwide) so that I could create FDCs with unofficial cancellations. I also created several covers related to family and friends. For example, a friend's grandfather was Leonard Bernstein's college roommate, so I used an old family photo from their college years to produce a FDC as a birthday present. And unfortunately, several times I never quite got around to finishing some covers -- got the cancels, but never produced a cachet. Overall, you are going to see a lot of sports, history, and New England related covers and many unofficial cancellations.
Sometimes, I created multiple cachets for a stamp. In these cases, I have used either multiple photos, a Gallery view, or a Slider view (when I have additional text per cover). In all cases, you can click to see an enlarged photo of the FDC. If you have any questions or comments, please email me at LPD Cachets.
I view the California Gold Rush FDC as the first LPD Cachets cachet. I display all the cities (and their populations) in the US that have the word "Eureka" in their name. This was my first "mass" produced (>10) FDC and I produced several variations -- modified cachets, different cancels, combos (w/954 and/or 3235), duals (w/954 or 3235), etc.
I tried many different techniques, usually based on clip art or my digital camera, and formats, fonts, styles, etc. For the 1999 Christmas stamps, I even tried rubber stamps and stickers (these covers taught me that there is no point creating a FDC unless I can develop a concept or cachet that I really like!). As you can see, I particularly enjoy creating covers with interesting combos and pictorial cancellations. I was always looking for unique relationships between stamps, between stamps and cities, between stamps and pictorial postmarks, between stamps and my local geography, etc. So, I really liked it when a stamp was released locally (or nationwide) so that I could create FDCs with unofficial cancellations. I also created several covers related to family and friends. For example, a friend's grandfather was Leonard Bernstein's college roommate, so I used an old family photo from their college years to produce a FDC as a birthday present. And unfortunately, several times I never quite got around to finishing some covers -- got the cancels, but never produced a cachet. Overall, you are going to see a lot of sports, history, and New England related covers and many unofficial cancellations.
Sometimes, I created multiple cachets for a stamp. In these cases, I have used either multiple photos, a Gallery view, or a Slider view (when I have additional text per cover). In all cases, you can click to see an enlarged photo of the FDC. If you have any questions or comments, please email me at LPD Cachets.
1998
3182n
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First Word Series(UO - Boston, MA)
3227
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Organ & Tissue Donation
3235
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Klondike Gold Rush
3243
Giving & Sharing
1999
3187e
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Korea War(combo w/3186k)
3187f
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DesegregatingPublic Schools
3187h
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Dr. Suess'The Cat in the Hat
3187i & 3187o
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"Movies"
Never Finished
3187j
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World Series Rivals
3188f
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The Peace Corps
(combo w/B1)
Never Finished
3188g & 3188m
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Peace Symbol & Vietnam War
Never Finished
3315
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Prostrate Cancer Awareness
Never Finished
3316
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California Gold Rush (gold cancel)![]()
California Gold Rush (gold cancel w/954)![]()
California Gold Rush![]()
California Gold Rush (dual w/3235)![]()
California Gold Rush (dual w/3235, combo w/954)
3317-3320
Aquarium Fish
3317-3320
Extreme Sports
3328a
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American Glass
3331
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Honoring Those Who Serve (UO dual - Concord, MA & Lexington, MA)![]()
Honoring Those Who Serve (OU - Portsmouth, RI)![]()
Honoring Those Who Serve (OU - Bristol, RI)![]()
Honoring Those Who Serve (OU - Middletown, RI)![]()
Honoring Those Who Serve (OU - Boston, MA)![]()
Honoring Those Who Serve (OU - Melrose, MA, dual w/3190g, combo w/3188g)
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3333-3337
Famous Trains
3338
Frederick Law Olmsted
3344a
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Hollywood Composers
3350a
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Broadway Songwriters
3350
Frank Loesser
3352
Hanukkah
3354
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NATO![]()
NATO (combo w/1008 & 1127)![]()
NATO (dual w/1127, combo w/1008)![]()
NATO (dual w/1008, combo w/1127)
3355
Madonna and Child
3356-3359
Christmas Deer
3368
Kwanzaa
(combo w/3352, 3355, & 3356)
2000
3190c
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San Francisco 49ers(combo w/3188d, 3188l, 3189e, & 3189l)
3190e
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Figure Skating
3191c
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Seinfeld Sitcom(combo w/3190j, 3189b, 3188e, 3187l, & 3186f)
3191n
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World Wide Web(combo w/3190n & 3188j)
3370
Chinese New Year:
Dragon
3373-3377
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US Navy Submarines 3373 - S Class(dual UO w/3374 - Newport, RI)![]()
US Navy Submarines 3374 - Los Angeles Class(dual UO w/3374 - Providence, RI)![]()
US Navy Submarines 3375 - Ohio Class(dual UO w/3374 - Newport, RI)![]()
US Navy Submarines 3376 - USS Holland![]()
US Navy Submarines 3377 - Gato Class
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3384-3388
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Hubble Space Telescope (dual w/3335-3328, combo w/966)![]()
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(UO combo w/966 - Greenbelt, MD, dual w/3335-3328)
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3390
Library of Congress(combo w/1278)
3391a
Road Runner &Wile E. Coyote
3394
Distinguished Soldiers -
Omar Bradley(UO - Moberly, MO)
3396a
Distinguished Soldiers
3403
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The Stars and Stripes 3403a - Sons of Liberty Flag(UO - Boston, MA,combo w/1480)![]()
The Stars and Stripes 3403b - New England Flag (UO - Boston, MA,Faneuil Hall Cricket cancel)![]()
The Stars and Stripes 3403c - Forster Flag(UO - Lexington, MA,combo w/1563)![]()
The Stars and Stripes 3403d - Continental Colors(UO - Somerville, MA,combo w/1352)![]()
The Stars and Stripes 3403l - Bennington Flag(UO - Bennington, VT,combo w/1348)![]()
The Stars and Stripes 3403a - Sons of Liberty Flag(UO - Boston, MA,combo w/1480)
Tall Ships(event cover - Newport, RI)
3414-3417
Stampin' The Future
Carlton Fisk HoF Induction(event covers - top: Cooperstown, NYbot: Charlestown, NH
3420
Joseph Stilwell(combo w/906)
3439-3443
Deep Sea Creatures
2001
3468 & 3471
American Buffalo &
Art Deco Eagle
(both had same first day)
3492
Orange
3499
Love Letter
(UO - Lovely, KY)
3500
Chinese New Year:
Snake
3502
American Illustrators
3502l
Jessie Wilcox Smith
3502r
N. C. Wyeth
3503
Diabetes Awareness
(UO - Oxford, MA
3504
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Nobel Prize Centenary (dual w/Swedish stamp)![]()
Nobel Prize Centenary (w/MLK cancel on 1771 )
3507
Peanuts
3508
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Honoring Veterans(UO - Portsmouth, RI)
3516
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Legendary Playing Fields:
Fenway Park
(the Boston, MA postmark)
3521
Leonard Bernstein
3522
Woody Wagon
(Americover cancel)
3523
Lucille Ball
(dual w/3187l)
Never Finished
3524-3527
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Amish Quilts(UO - Seneca Falls, NY)
3534
Porky Pig
3537-3540
Santas
2002
3558
Happy Birthday
3581
Greetings from MA
(UO - Rockport, MA)
3599
Greetings from RI
(OU - Newport, RI,
dual w/3581 OU - Rockport, MA)
Never Finished
B2
Heroes of 2001(UO - Metropolis, IL)
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July 4th Parade(event cover - Bristol, RI)
3646
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Eagle Coverlet(UO - Elmira, NY)
3650
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John J. Audubon(UO - Greer, AZ)
3652
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Andy Warhol(dual w/3661-3664,
combo w/3169)
3653-3656
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Teddy Bears(combo w/3516)
3653
Teddy Bears - Bruin Bear(combo w/3354 & 2341)
3657
Love(UO - Alden, NY,combo w/3653-56 & 2721)
3659
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Ogden Nash(combo w/3370)![]()
Ogden Nash(dual w/3670OU - Green Bay, WI)
3661-3664
Bats
3670-3671
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Neuter or Spay (OU - North Grafton, MA)![]()
Neuter or Spay (combo w/3653-3656)
