NOW AVAILABLE

2012 ISSUES Starting with:

LUNAR NEW YEAR ~ DRAGON

LOVE - RIBBONS

DANNY THOMAS

CHERRY BLOSSOMS

WILLIAM H. JOHNSON

COMING SOON: JOSE FERRER, 2012 DUCK - WOOD DUCK and others. You will be advised as our cachet program develops.

Orders can now be taken for the above covers. Scroll down to see illustrations. Please note that some illustrations are temporary with simulated stamps and postmarks. Illustrations will be replaced as the issues become available. To place orders, go to Cachet Prices page and follow instructions.

Our first issue of the year is a Hongbao -- a red envelope wishing good luck and prosperity to the recipient.

DGX #210 LUNAR NEW YEAR ~ DRAGON

This FDC is an actual Hongbao (Red Envelope) which is traditionally given on Lunar New Year as a gift of good luck and prosperity. Added to each cover by hand is a border of metallic gold, giving an added brilliance to the cachet design. An old Chinese proverb is enclosed along with the insert text explaining the Hongbao.

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Next up is the LOVE - RIBBONS FDC. This cachet design has a Valentines Day postmark.

DGX #211 LOVE ~ RIBBONS

This original cachet design features a mythical girl in a forest of Love. She is holding a vase which could be holding Love Potion #9. A red ribbon has been added to each cover by hand.

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DGX #212 DANNY THOMAS

The Danny Thomas issue is twofold. It honors the man for his entertainment achievements and also for his humanitarianism.

The original artwork in this design depicts an aura around a portrait of Danny Thomas. The composite design also features Danny Thomas holding a child recipient of his work with the St. Jude Children's Research Hospital, a statue of St. Jude, and the Danny Thomas - Alsac Pavilion on the grounds of the Hospital.

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DGX #213 CHERRY BLOSSOMS FDC (PAIR)

The story of Cherry Blossom time in Washington, DC is told with the cachet design. Cherry Blossoms surround the pair of stamps, the Washington Monument and a Japanese Pagoda are amid Cherry Blossoms, and two hands clasped in friendship are identified with the country flags.

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DGX #214 WILLIAM H JOHNSON FDC

Welcome to the William H. Johnson Art Gallery. The cachet features the artist at his easel, with a few of his paintings displayed on the wall. A special frame has been made to hold his painting "Flowers" which is the stamp issue.

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DGX #215 JOSE FERRER FDC

This composite cachet design depicts three portraits: Jose Ferrer as himself; in his role as Henri Toulouse Lautrec, for which he won an Academy Award; and as he protrayed "Cyrano de Bergerac,"for which he won both an Oscar and a Tony, the first time and actor won both awards for the same role. Note the actual feather in his cap, which has been added to each cover by hand.

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