2003 Dragon Cards FDCs by de Vries

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by Lloyd A. de Vries

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2003 Issues
Note numbering changes, 152-155
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Thurgood Marshall
Year of the Ram
Wisdom & Tiffany Lamp
Old Glory
Purple Heart
First Flight/Wright Brothers
Canada's Volunteer Firefighters
Cary Grant/Audrey Hepburn Dual
Korean War Veterans Memorial
Mary Cassatt
Early Football Heroes
Snowy Egret

Thurgood Marshall

Dgn 145

Dgn 145a

Dgn 145b

Dgn 145: Sc. 3746 Thurgood Marshall — 5"x7" Dragon Card, with photos of Lyndon Johnson announcing Marshall's nomination to the Supreme Court and George E.C. Hayes, Marshall, and James M. Nabrit on the steps of the Court after their 1954 school desegregation victory. First day of Issue hand cancel — larger illustration...$2.50

Dgn 145a: Sc. 3746 Thurgood Marshall — 5"x7" Dragon Card, with photos of Lyndon Johnson announcing Marshall's nomination to the Supreme Court and George E.C. Hayes, Marshall, and James M. Nabrit on the steps of the Court after their 1954 school desegregation victory. First day of Issue hand cancel with 1950 and 1981 Supreme Court, Judicial Branch, School Desegregation stamps — larger illustration...$5.00

Dgn 145b: Sc. 3746 Thurgood Marshall — 5"x7" Dragon Card, with photos of Lyndon Johnson announcing Marshall's nomination to the Supreme Court and George E.C. Hayes, Marshall, and James M. Nabrit on the steps of the Court after their 1954 school desegregation victory. First day of Issue hand cancel with 1950 and 1981 Supreme Court, and Judicial Branch stamps — larger illustration...$4.25

Year of the Ram

Dgn 146

Dgn 146a

Dgn 146b

Dgn 146c

Dgn 146d

Dgn 146: Sc. 3747 Year of the Ram — 5"x7" Dragon Card depicting a ram's head in blue, black and dark red, First Day of Issue hand cancel — larger illustration...$2.50

Dgn 146a: Sc. 3747 Year of the Ram — 5"x7" Dragon Card depicting a ram's head in blue, black and dark red, with Sc. 1949 Bighorn Sheep booklet single, First Day of Issue hand cancel — larger illustration...$3.00

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Dgn 146b: Sc. 3747 Year of the Ram — 5"x7" Dragon Card depicting a ram's head in blue, black and dark red, with Canada's Year of the Ram stamp. Only two made. — larger illustration...$3.00

Dgn 146c: Sc. 3747 Year of the Ram — 5"x7" Dragon Card depicting a ram's head in blue, black and dark red, circular date stamp cancel. With Canada's Year of the Ram stamp and its first day cancel. — larger illustration...$4.00

Dgn 146d: Sc. 3747 Year of the Ram — 5"x7" Dragon Card depicting a ram's head in blue, black and dark red, circular date stamp cancel. With pair of Australia's Christmas Island Year of the Goat stamps and their first day cancel. — larger illustration...$6.00

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Wisdom & Tiffany Lamp

Dgn 147

Dgn 147a

Dgn 148

Dgn 148b

Dgn 147: $1 Wisdom — 5"x7" Dragon Card with original color photo of the mural at Rockefeller Center, First Day of Issue hand cancel — larger illustration...$3.50

Dgn 147a: $1 Wisdom — 5"x7" Dragon Card with original color photo of the mural at Rockefeller Center, AmeriStamp Expo 2003 show cancel (first day) — larger illustration...$3.50

Dgn 148: 1¢ Tiffany Lamp coil — strip of 5 on a 5"x7" Dragon Card with original color photo of a Tiffany Lamp, 32¢ Gibson Girl stamp (#3182m) to make up the rate, First Day of Issue hand cancel — larger illustration...$2.50

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Dgn 148a: Sc. 3757 1¢ Tiffany Lamp coil — plate number strip of 5 on a 5"x7" Dragon Card with color photo of a Tiffany Lamp, with 32¢ Stars & Stripes Forever (#3153), First Day of Issue hand cancel. — larger illustration (new window)...

Dgn 148b: 1¢ Tiffany Lamp coil — strip of 5 on a 5"x7" Dragon Card with original color photo of a Tiffany Lamp, block of 4 Stamp Collecting (#1474; 8¢ × 4 = 32¢), AmeriStamp Expo 2003 show cancel (first day) — larger illustration...$2.50

Old Glory Dragon Cards was honored to be chosen to produce the official American First Day Cover Society cachet (card) for the Old Glory booklet stamps. We also produced our own version. Both are available here.

Dgn 149

Dgn 149a

Dgn 150a

Dgn 150b

Dgn 149: Sc. 3780a Old Glory — Five stamps on a 8½"x11" Dragon Card showing a photo of an Uncle Sam bank, First Day of Issue hand cancel — larger illustration...$6.00

Dgn 149a: Sc. 3780b Old Glory — Full pane of 10 on a 8½"x11" Dragon Card showing a photo of an Uncle Sam bank, First Day of Issue hand cancel — larger illustration...$8.00

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Dgn 150: Sc. 3780a Old Glory — Five stamps on a 8½"x11" Dragon Card produced for the AFDCS showing a photo of an Uncle Sam doorstop, First Day of issue hand cancel Not for sale by Dragon Cards; contact AFDCS Sales

Dgn 150a: Sc. 3780a Old Glory — Five attached stamps on a 8½"x11" Dragon Card produced for the AFDCS showing a photo of an Uncle Sam doorstop, First Day of issue hand cancel — larger illustration...$6.00

Dgn 150b: Sc. 3780a Old Glory — Full pane of 10 on a 8½"x11" Dragon Card produced for the AFDCS showing a photo of an Uncle Sam doorstop, First Day of issue hand cancel. Full pane version only for sale by Dragon Cards — larger illustration...$8.00

First Flight

Dgn 151 et al

Dgn 152 et al

Dgn 152c et al

Dgn 152e et al

Dgn 151: Sc. 3783 First Flight (Wright Brothers) — 5"x7" Dragon Card with color art of Wright Brothers' plane in flight, single stamp, Kill Devil Hills, NC, First Day of Issue pictorial cancel — larger illustration...$2.50

Dgn 151a: Sc. 3783 First Flight (Wright Brothers) — 5"x7" Dragon Card with color art of Wright Brothers' plane in flight, single stamp, Dayton, Ohio, First Day of Issue pictorial cancel — larger illustration...$2.50

Dgn 151k: Sc. 3783 First Flight (Wright Brothers) — 5"x7" Dragon Card with color art of Wright Brothers' plane in flight, single stamp, Kitty Hawk, NC, Powered Flight pictorial (unofficial first day cancel) — larger illustration...$4.00

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Dgn 152: Sc. 3783b First Flight (Wright Brothers) — 5½"x8½" Dragon Card with color art of Wright Brothers' plane in flight, "collectible card," Kill Devil Hills, NC, First Day of Issue pictorial cancel — larger illustration

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Dgn 152a: Sc. 3783b First Flight (Wright Brothers) — 5½"x8½" Dragon Card with color art of Wright Brothers' plane in flight, "collectible card," Dayton, Ohio, First Day of Issue pictorial cancel is located entirely on the "collectible card," not as shown in the illustration — larger illustration...$3.25

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Dgn 152c: Sc. 3783 First Flight (Wright Brothers) — 5½"x8½" Dragon Card with color art of Wright Brothers' plane in flight, single stamp, with Wright-related stamps: Sc. 649, C47, C91-2, and 3182g; Kill Devil Hills, NC, First Day of Issue pictorial cancel — larger illustration...$5.00

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Dgn 152d: Sc. 3783 First Flight (Wright Brothers) — 5½"x8½" Dragon Card with color art of Wright Brothers' plane in flight, single stamp, with Wright-related stamps: Sc. 649, C47, C91-2, and 3182g; Dayton, Ohio, First Day of Issue pictorial cancel — larger illustration...$5.00

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Dgn 152e: Sc. 3783 First Flight (Wright Brothers) — 5½"x8½" Dragon Card with color art of Wright Brothers' plane in flight, single stamp, its Kill Devil Hills First Day of Issue cancel, plus UN Sc. 840-1 tête-beche pair for First Flight, and — larger illustration...$5.00

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Dgn 152f: Sc. 3783 First Flight (Wright Brothers) — 5½"x8½" Dragon Card with color art of Wright Brothers' plane in flight, single stamp, its Dayton First Day of Issue cancel, plus UN Sc. 840-1 tête-beche pair for First Flight, and their first day cancel — larger illustration...$5.00

Purple Heart

Dgn 153

Dgn 157

Dgn 157c

Dgn 157d

Dgn 157s

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Dgn 153: Sc. 3784 Purple Heart — 5"x7" Dragon Card showing a Bill Mauldin WW2 cartoon regarding the Purple Heart. A touch of color added to the medal and medic's helmet. First Day of Issue hand cancel — larger illustration...

Dgn 157: Sc. 3784A Purple Heart Reprint — 5"x7" Dragon Card showing a Bill Mauldin WW2 cartoon regarding the Purple Heart. Cartoon printed in olive drab; color added to the medal and medic's helmet First Day of Issue hand cancel — larger illustration...$2.50

Dgn 157c: Sc. 3784A Purple Heart Reprint — 5"x7" Dragon Card showing a Bill Mauldin WW2 cartoon regarding the Purple Heart. Cartoon printed in olive drab; color added to the medal and medic's helmet Singles of old and new versions, Somerset NJ 4-bar cancel — larger illustration (new window)...$3.00

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Dgn 157d: Sc. Purple Heart Reprint — 5"x7" Dragon Card showing a Bill Mauldin WW2 cartoon regarding the Purple Heart. Cartoon printed in olive drab; color added to the medal and medic's helmet. Plate number singles of old and new versions, each with its small circular date stamp first day cancels — larger illustration...$4.00

Dgn 157s: Sc. Purple Heart Reprint — 5"x7" Dragon Card showing a Bill Mauldin WW2 cartoon regarding the Purple Heart. Cartoon printed in olive drab; color added to the medal and medic's helmet. Americover 2003 show cancel (first day of issue date) — larger illustration...$2.50

Firefighters and Cary Grant/Audrey Hepburn

Dgn 154

Dgn 155

Dgn 155c

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Dgn 154: Volunteer Firefighters (Canada) — 5"x7" Dragon Card with color illustration of a firefighter. This is the first Dragon Card entirely for a non-U.S. issue — larger illustration...$3.00

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Dgn 155: Cary Grant/Audrey Hepburn — 5"x7" Dragon Card with color illustration of a poster for the movie "Charade," in which they starred (their only movie together). His stamp is tied by his 2002 First Day cancel, hers by the 2003 first day cancel. — larger illustration...$3.50

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Dgn 155c: Cary Grant/Audrey Hepburn — 5"x7" Dragon Card with color illustration of a poster for the movie "Charade," in which they starred (their only movie together). His stamp is tied by his 2002 First Day cancel, hers by the 2003 first day cancel. Since the plot hinges on stamp collecting, we added Sc. 1484 Stamp Collecting. Only 6 of these combos made.

Korean War Veterans Memorial

Dgn 156

Dgn 156c

Dgn 156: Sc. 3803 Korean War Vets Memorial — 5"x7" Dragon Card with color photographs (closeups) of the Memorial, First Day of Issue hand cancel — larger illustration...$2.50

Dgn 156c: Sc. 3803 Korean War Vets Memorial — 5"x7" Dragon Card with color photographs (closeups) of the Memorial, First Day of Issue hand cancel, Sc. 2152 (1985) and 3187e Celebrate the Century (1999) Korean War stamps, First Day of Issue hand cancel — larger illustration...$4.00

Mary Cassatt

Dgn 158

Dgn 158c

Dgn 158s

Dgn 158: Mary Cassatt — block of 4 on a 5"x7" Dragon Card with color illustration of her 1878 self-portrait. First Day of Issue hand cancel — larger illustration...$4.00

Dgn 158c: Mary Cassatt — block of 4 on a 5"x7" Dragon Card with color illustration of her 1878 self-portrait with earlier Cassatt stamps — larger illustration...$5.00

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Dgn 158s: Mary Cassatt — block of 4 on a 5"x7" Dragon Card with color illustration of her 1878 self-portrait Stampshow 2003 pictorial (palette) hand cancel — larger illustration...$4.00

Early Football Heroes

Dgn 159

Dgn 159c

Dgn 160

Dgn 159: Early Football Heroes — block of 4 on a 5"x7" Dragon Card with printed photo of early game. First Day of Issue hand cancel — larger illustration...$4.00

Dgn 159c: Sc. 3811a Early Football Heroes — block of 4 on a 5"x7" Dragon Card with printed photo of early game First Day of Issue hand cancel, Sc. 1382 Football stamp and a football sticker — larger illustration...$4.50

Dgn 160: Early Football Heroes UO — block of 4 on a 5"x7" Dragon Card with printed photo of an early game, icons, text noting that the stamps were issued in another city that day. Stampshow 2003 pictorial show cancel from Columbus, Ohio, home of the national champion Ohio State Buckeyes — larger illustration...$4.25

Snowy Egret Coil

Dgn 161

Dgn 161p

Dgn 161s

Dgn 161: Snowy Egret — 5"x7" Dragon Card with a color photo of a snowy egret, First Day of Issue hand cancel — larger illustration...$2.50

Dgn 161p: Sc. 3829 Snowy Egret — plate # strip of 3 on a 5"x7" Dragon Card with a color photo of an egret, First Day of Issue hand cancel — larger illustration (new window)...$3.25

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Dgn 161ps: Snowy Egret — plate # single on a 5"x7" Dragon Card with a color photo of a snowy egret, Mega-Event show cancel — Only enough made for Dragon Cards subscribers.

Dgn 161s: Sc. 3829 Snowy Egret — 5"x7" Dragon Card with a color photo of an egret, Mega-Event pictorial show cancel — larger illustration (new window)...$2.50

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