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  • 2023 Issues
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    24¢ School Bus (page 1)
    40¢ Red Fox (page 1)
    Year of the Rabbit (page 2)
    Love/Kitten & Puppy (page 3)
    Ernest J. Gaines (page 3)
    Women's Soccer (page 3)
    Railroad Stations (page 3)
    Chief Standing Bear (this page)
    Northern Cardinal envelope (this page)
    John Lewis (this page)
    OSIRIS-Rex (page 5)
    Ruth Bader Ginsburg (page 5)
    Donald Sutherland (Canada) (page 5)
    Willie O'Ree (Canada) (page 5)
    Hanukkah (Canada) (page 5)


    Chief Standing Bear

    Dgn 809

    Dgn 809: Sc. 5798 Chief Standing Bear — 5"x7" Dragon Card reproducing a photo of him from about 1877. (He brought the landmark lawsuit in 1879.) Below the photo is a quote from his speech near the end of the trial: "The blood is of the same color as yours. God made me, and I am a man." Digital Color Postmark. — larger illustration (new window)...Back in stock! $4.00

    Dgn 809a

    Dgn 809a: Sc. 5798 Chief Standing Bear — 5"x7" Dragon Card reproducing a photo of him from about 1877. (He brought the landmark lawsuit in 1879.) Below the photo is a quote from his speech near the end of the trial: "The blood is of the same color as yours. God made me, and I am a man." Pictorial Postmark. — larger illustration (new window)...$3.00

    Dgn 809b

    Dgn 809b: Sc. 5798 Chief Standing Bear — 5"x7" Dragon Card reproducing a photo of him from about 1877. (He brought the landmark lawsuit in 1879.) Below the photo is a quote from his speech near the end of the trial: "The blood is of the same color as yours. God made me, and I am a man." The Pictorial Postmark ties the new stamp plus Sc. 2869b Buffalo Bill Cody and 2869f Chief Joseph from the Legends of the West pane. In later life, Standing Bear was part of the Wild Bill's show and Joseph was another Native American leader known as a peacemaker. — larger illustration (new window)...$4.50
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    Northern Cardinal envelope

    Dgn 810

    Dgn 810: Sc. U702 Northern Cardinal env. — No. 6¾ envelope with a printed cachet reproducing art of a cardinal perched above hydrangeas. First Day of Issue hand cancel. — larger illustration (new window)...$3.00

    Dgn 810a

    Dgn 810a: Sc. U702 Northern Cardinal env. — No. 6¾ envelope with a printed cachet reproducing art of a cardinal perched above hydrangeas. The First Day of Issue hand cancel ties the indicia and Sc. 1465 Cardinal from 1972's Wildlife Conservation issue. — larger illustration (new window)...$3.50

    Dgn 810b

    Dgn 810b: Sc. U702 Northern Cardinal env. — No. 10 envelope with a printed cachet reproducing art of a cardinal perched above hydrangeas. First Day of Issue hand cancel. — larger illustration (new window)...$3.00

    Dgn 810c

    Dgn 810c: Sc. U702 Northern Cardinal env. — No. 10 envelope with a printed cachet reproducing art of a cardinal perched above hydrangeas. The First Day of Issue hand cancel ties the indicia and Sc. 1465 Cardinal from 1972's Wildlife Conservation issue. — larger illustration (new window)...$3.50

    John Lewis

    Dgn 811

    Dgn 811: Sc. 5801 John Lewis — 5"x7" Dragon Card featuring a photo of Lewis speaking at the March On Washington in 1963. Digital Color Postmark. — larger illustration (new window)...$4.00

    Dgn 811a

    Dgn 811a: Sc. 5801 John Lewis — 5"x7" Dragon Card featuring a photo of Lewis speaking at the March On Washington in 1963. Pictorial Postmark. — larger illustration (new window)...$3.00

    Dgn 811b

    Dgn 811b: Sc. 5801 John Lewis — 5"x7" Dragon Card featuring a photo of Lewis speaking at the March On Washington in 1963. The first-day pictorial postmark ties the Lewis stamp and five previous stamps honoring civil rights leaders: Sc. 5171 Dorothy Height; Sc. 1771 Martin Luther King, Jr.; Sc. 3501 Roy Wilkins, Sc. 1875 Whitney Young; and Sc. 2401 A. Philip Randolph. All but Height spoke at the March. — larger illustration (new window)...$6.00

    Dgn 811c

    Dgn 811c: Sc. 5801 John Lewis — 5"x7" Dragon Card featuring a photo of Lewis speaking at the March On Washington in 1963. This combo representatives the two highlights of his career: Civil rights and serving in Congress. The first-day pictorial postmark ties Sc. 2425 House of Representatives and Sc. 4804 March on Washington. — larger illustration (new window)...$5.00

    Dgn 812

    Dgn 812: Sc. 5801 John Lewis — 5"x7" Dragon Card featuring a photo of Lewis speaking at the March On Washington in 1963. The pictorial postmark ties the Martin Luther King Jr. and Robert F. Kennedy stamps. Lewis was at the victory party awaiting RFK's return from his victory speech. He says he was absolutely devastated by the murders of these two leaders so close together. — larger illustration (new window)... Back in stock! $4.00


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