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  • 2019 Issues
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    Year of the Boar/Pig (page 1)
    Uncle Sam's Hat Coil (page 2)
    U.S. Flag (page 2)
    California Dogface Butterfly (page 2)
    Gregory Hines (this page)
    Jackie Robinson Centennial (this page)
    Marvin Gaye (this page)
    Vancouver Asahi (this page)
    Transcontinental Railroad (page 4)
    USS Missouri (page 5)
    Frogs (page 5)
    Moon Landing (page 6)
    Woodstock (page 7)
    Tyrannosaurus Rex (page 7)
    Walt Whitman (page 7)
    Spooky Silhouettes (page 7)

    Gregory Hines

    Dgn 682

    Dgn 682: Sc. 5349 Gregory Hines — 5" x7" Dragon Card showing a scene from the dance finale of Hines' 1989 movie “Tap. " Digital Color Postmark. — larger illustration (new window)...$3.50

    Dgn 682a

    Dgn 682a: Sc. 5349 Gregory Hines — 5" x7" Dragon Card showing a scene from the dance finale of Hines' 1989 movie “Tap." B&W Pictorial first-day postmark. — larger illustration (new window)...$2.50
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    Dgn 682b

    Dgn 682b: Sc. 5349 Gregory Hines — 5”x7” Dragon Card showing a scene from the dance finale of Hines’ 1989 movie “Tap.” The new stamp and Sc. 1750 Theater Dancing from the 1978 American Dance set are tied by the pictorial first-day postmark. — larger illustration (new window)...$3.00
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    Jackie Robinson Centennial
    This is not a first-day. We obtained a special postmark to commemorate the 100th anniversary of the baseball and civil rights icon's birth.

    Dgn 683

    Dgn 683: Sc. N/A Jackie Robinson Centennial — Not a first-day. Sc. 3186c Jackie Robinson (Celebrate the Century), 1381 Professional Baseball and 2016 Jackie Robinson on a 5”x7” Dragon Card showing a 1954 publicity photo of him batting against a photo of the JR display at Citifield (Mets' ballpark). The special January 31, 2019, Cairo GA postmark notes the centennial of his birth. Note that on some cards the postmark may not touch some or all of the stamps. — larger illustration (new window)...$4.00
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    Dgn 684

    Dgn 684: Sc. N/A Jackie Robinson Centennial — Not a first-day. Sc. 3186c Jackie Robinson (Celebrate the Century), 1381 Professional Baseball and 3408a Jackie Robinson (Legends of Baseball) on a leftover 5"x7" Dragon Card for the 1940s JR stamp. The special January 31, 2019, Cairo GA postmark notes the centennial of his birth — larger illustration (new window).
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    Dgn 685

    Dgn 685: Sc. N/A Jackie Robinson Centennial — Not a first-day. Sc. 3186c Jackie Robinson, 3187c Shot Heard ‘Round The World and 3187j World Series Rivals (Subway Series), all from the Celebrate the Century series, on a leftover 5" x7" Dragon Card for the 3187 stamps. Robinson played in all the Subway Series games as well as that historic 1951 game. The card shows 1950s subway maps showing all 3 home fields. The special January 31, 2019, Cairo GA postmark notes the centennial of his birth. Only 4 were made. Note that the postmark only touches 2 of the 3 stamps — larger illustration (new window).
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    Marvin Gaye

    Dgn 686

    Dgn 686: Sc. 5371 Marvin Gaye — 5"x7" Dragon Card reproducing a photo of Gaye at the piano. Digital Color Postmark. — larger illustration (new window)...$3.50
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    Dgn 686a

    Dgn 686a: Sc. 5371 Marvin Gaye — 5”x7" Dragon Card reproducing a photo of Gaye at the piano. Pictorial postmark. — larger illustration (new window)...$2.50
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    Vancouver Asahi baseball team (Canada)

    Dgn 687

    Dgn 687: Sc. TBA Asahi Baseball — 5" x7" Dragon Card reproducing a montage of the team playing, a jersey and a baseball. This is the Japanese-Canadian amateur or semi-pro team that played until the start of World War II, when the players were sent off to internment camps. Canada's round stamp is tied by the black pictorial postmark. (OFDCs have a red postmark.). For more information on the team, visit Wikipedia, The Virtual Stamp Club, and The Canadian Encyclopedia, among others. — larger illustration (new window)...$5.00


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