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Skiing Snowman on Handcolored 1992 Winter Olymics FDC - Speed Skater Single
$20.50
Seller:
bennettoons (3884)
Current Bid: $20.50
Bids: 9
My dad, who was a career educator, moved to a small California town after he retired. A life-long stamp collector, he had mentored many of his students in the joy of First Day Cover making, and didn't let retirement stop him -- he asked permission to sta ... Read More
Item Specifics
- Country
- United States
- Catalog Number
- 2613
- Stamp Type
- General Issue
- Condition
- First Day Cover
- Stamp Format
- Single
- Topic
- Sports
- Year of Issue
- 1992
Item Description
My dad, who was a career educator, moved to a small California town after he retired. A life-long stamp collector, he had mentored many of his students in the joy of First Day Cover making, and didn't let retirement stop him -- he asked permission to start a stamp club at Valley Center Middle School and soon had a classroom of eager young philatelists!He and I had started Bennett CACHETOONS a few years previously, so it was natural for me to design a cachet that his students could photocopy, cut out, assemble into an envelope, and send it in for servicing. The stamp they seemed most excited about was the set of five promoting US involvement in the 1992 Winter Olympics . . . so that was what we made for them.
The artwork - as can be seen if you peek inside the envelope - was photocopied onto Valley Center Middle School official stationery (!) and colored by the students. This cover happens to be colored by the cachetmaker.
It bears the Speed Skater single from the set, and a nice strike of the pictorial FDoI postmark.
I'm not claiming this cachet made a difference . . . but BONNIE BLAIR DID WIN TWO GOLD MEDALS IN SPEED SKATING AT THE 1992 OLYMPICS.
Just sayin'.
Seller Information
- Seller
- bennettoons (3884)
- Registered Since
- 05/07/2005
- Feedback
- 100%
- Store
- Bennett CACHETOONS
Bids History
Bidder | Amount | Date |
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Texan32 (902) | $20.50 | 06/30/2019 18:55:32 |
bwm (184) | $20.00 | 06/30/2019 18:55:32 |
bwm (184) | $18.79 | 06/26/2019 21:32:40 |
fmillerfdc (482) | $18.29 | 06/26/2019 21:32:40 |
fmillerfdc (482) | $12.05 | 06/25/2019 13:44:20 |
bwm (184) | $11.55 | 06/25/2019 13:44:20 |
bwm (184) | $5.50 | 06/25/2019 10:38:43 |
fdcace34 (150) | $5.00 | 06/25/2019 10:38:43 |
bwm (184) | $1.50 | 06/23/2019 19:24:44 |
Sales History
User | Price | Quantity | Date |
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Texan32 (902) | $20.50 | 1 | 06/30/2019 19:01:09 |
- Item Location
- California, United States
- Ships To
- United States
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- Returns Policy
- We will happily send you a refund if you are not completely satisfied with your purchase -- just let us know the reason why, send it back to us, and we'll refund your purchase price.
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