First Day Covers issued in 2011 are: LUNAR NEW YEAR ~ RABBIT; RONALD REAGAN CENTENNIAL; GREGORY PECK; INDIANAPOLIS 500; 2011 DUCK ~ WHITE FRONTED GOOSE; MARK TWAIN; OWNEY THE POSTAL DOG; CHRISTMAS AROUND THE WORLD ~ PERU; and HANUKKAH ~ SYNAGOGUE ARCHITECTURE. SCROLL DOWN TO SEE THE ILLUSTRATIONS.
2011 LUNAR NEW YEAR ~ RABBIT FDC
Lunar New Year ~ Rabbit ushers in our 2011 cachet program. The cachet design features a rabbit alongside a flowering plum blossom tree. Also shown, outlined in red is the Chinese symbol for Year of the Rabbit and the year 2011. Special added touches to this cachet design are a strip of glittery braiding across the top, and a fluffy cottontail to add a festive feeling.
DGX #200 LUNAR NEW YEAR ~ RABBIT
RONALD REAGAN CENTENNIAL FDC
Award Winning Design
This cachet design highlights the Simi Valley location of the FDC ceremonies. A portrait of Reagan is flanked by a piece of the Berlin Wall which is located at the Presidential Library, and the wreath of white roses which Nancy Reagan placed at his memorial site. In the background a serviceman plays taps at the memorial.
DGX #201 RONALD REAGAN CENTENNIAL
CIVIL WAR FDC(PAIR)
Award Winning Design
This cachet design tells the story of a young boy as he patrols the grave of a Civil War soldier. His thoughts are seen in clouds — brother fighting brother. The cachet design is done in watercolors. The pair of stamps are used on all FDCs, with the pictorial Civil War postmark just touching the bottom.
DGX #202 CIVIL WAR FDC (PAIR)
GREGORY PECK FDC
This cachet design shows two portraits of Peck — in his movie making years and in his older years. The book, “To Kill A Mockingbird” is open with Atticus Finch and his two children shown above. “To Kill A Mockingbird” was Peck’s favorite movie.
DGX #203 GREGORY PECK
INDY 500 FDC
This cachet design is for the 100th anniversary of the Indy 500. Depicted are the entrance to the Indianapolis Motor Speedway, a portrait of Mario Andretti, and the finish line of the first race in 1911.
DGX #204 INDY 500
2011 DUCK ~ WHITE FRONTED GOOSE
AWARD WINNING DESIGN
This cachet is an original hand-drawn and hand-painted watercolor design which has been reproduced in full color. Much detail has been paid to the geese feathers, colors and shadings, even the ‘gleam’ in their eyes. The Scouting stamp is used for the 1st class postage, necessary to get the pictorial Duck postmark. Peering through binoculars, perhaps the scout is looking for some White Fronted Geese.
DGX #205 2011 DUCK ~ WHITE FRONTED GOOSE
This Is a proof cachet showing the design of the cachet without the Duck Stamp applied. The Scouting stamp is used for first-class postage in order to obtain the pictorial Duck Stamp postmark.
DGX #205P 2011 DUCK ~ WHITE FRONTED GOOSE PROOF CACHET
MARK TWAIN
This cachet is a composite design featuring a portrait of Mark Twain, plus Huck Finn rafting on the Mississippi River, and a River boat, which was important in the life of Twain. The different parts of this design come together as one.
DGX #206 MARK TWAIN
OWNEY THE POSTAL DOG
The cachet design is hand-drawn and hand-painted, then reproduced in full color on hand-crafted envelopes. The composite design shows a full pose of Owney, wearing his coat and harness with tags. An inset shows a view of postal clerks standing in front of a Railway Mail Service train and a mail sack. There are two inserts — a text and a limerick with the title, Fiddler on the Woof lending a humorous approach to the cachet design.
DGX #207 OWNEY THE POSTAL DOG
CHRISTMAS AROUND THE WORLD ~ PERU
AWARD WINNING DESIGN
DGX #208 CHRISTMAS AROUND THE WORLD ~ PERU
How Christmas is celebrated in Peru is the story told on this cachet design which has been hand-drawn and hand-painted, then reproduced in full color. The insert text gives further information about the design.
HANUKKAH ~ SYNAGOGUE ARCHITECTURE
DGX #209 HANUKKAH ~ SYNAGOGUE ARCHITECTURE – Holocaust Memorial Synagogue, Moscow Russia
The latest addition to our Synagogue Architecture series pays tribute to the Holocaust Memorial Synagogue in Moscow, Russia.