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  • 2021 Issues
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    2021 Inauguration (page 1)
    August Wilson (page 1)
    Year of the Ox (page 2)
    Chien-Shiung Wu (page 3)
    Colorado Hairstreak Butterfly (page 3)
    Star Wars Droids (page 4)
    Discovery of Insulin (Canada) (this page)
    Espresso Drinks (this page)
    Yogi Berra (this page)
    Amtrak 50th Anniversary (event) (this page)
    USPS 50th Anniversary (event) (this page)
    John Glenn Centennial (event) (this page)
    Ursula K. Le Guin (this page)
    Mid-Atlantic Lighthouses (this page)
    Backyard Games (this page)
    Otters in Water (and Chimneys) (page 6)
    Raven Story (page 6)
    Christopher Plummer (Canada) (page 6)
    Hanukkah 2021 (Canada) (page 6)


    Discovery of Insulin (Canada)

    Dgn 746

    Dgn 746: Sc. 3287 Discovery of Insulin — 5"x7" Dragon Card depicting syringe and vial, with a laboratory background. Inset photo shows insulin pioneers Charles Best and Frederick Banting. First day postmark . — larger illustration (new window)...$4.00
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    Espresso Drinks

    Dgn 751

    Dgn 751: Sc. 5569-72 Espresso Drinks — 5"x7" Dragon Card showing my favorite coffee mug, with a hangdog dragon asking for "More Coffee." Digital Color Postmark ties four separated stamps. — larger illustration (new window)...$6.00
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    Dgn 752

    Dgn 752: Sc. 5569-72 Espresso Drinks — 5"x7" Dragon Card reproducing artwork of a US flag painted on a rough wooden table, with a coffee cup and saucer in the middle. Digital Color Postmark ties four separated stamps. — larger illustration (new window)...$6.00
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    Yogi Berra

    Dgn 753

    Dgn 753: Sc. 5608 Yogi Berra — 5"x7" Dragon Card showing Yankee Stadium's outside signboards marking the death of Berra, with inset photos of him batting and catching. Digital Color Postmark. — larger illustration (new window)...$4.00
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    Dgn 753a

    Dgn 753a: Sc. 5608 Yogi Berra — 5"x7" Dragon Card showing Yankee Stadium's outside signboards marking the death of Berra, with inset photos of him batting and catching. B&W pictorial postmark. — larger illustration (new window)...$3.00

    Dgn 753b

    Dgn 753b: Sc. 5608 Yogi Berra — 5"x7" Dragon Card showing Yankee Stadium's outside signboards marking the death of Berra, with inset photos of him batting and catching. B&W pictorial postmark ties the new stamp and stamps for teammates Mickey Mantle (Sc. 4083), Roger Maris (3188n), and Joe DiMaggio (4697) plus Yankee Stadium (3513). — larger illustration (new window)...$10.00
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    Dgn 754

    Dgn 754: Sc. 5608 Yogi Berra — 5"x7" Dragon Card showing photograph of Jackie Robinson of the Brooklyn Dodgers stealing home in Game 1 of the 1955 World Series, with Berra applying the tag. But was it in time? Berra claimed to end of his life that Robinson was out, but the umpire saw it differently. B&W pictorial postmark ties the Berra and Robinson (Sc. 2016) stamps. — larger illustration (new window)...$4.00
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    Dgn 755

    Dgn 755: Sc. 5608 Yogi Berra — 5"x7" Dragon Card reproducing the cover of a 1967 New York Mets scorecard, which showed a map of NYC, Shea Stadium and the Mets logo. The inset photo is of Berra as manager of the Mets in 1973. The text explains the Yogism "It ain't over 'til it's over," which he said when asked about the 1973 Mets' early season slump. They went on to win the National League pennant. (He was also the first base coach on the World Series champion 1969 team.) Digital Color Postmark. — larger illustration (new window)...$4.00
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    Dgn 755a

    Dgn 755a: Sc. 5608 Yogi Berra — 5"x7" Dragon Card reproducing the cover of a 1967 New York Mets scorecard, which showed a map of NYC, Shea Stadium and the Mets logo. The inset photo is of Berra as manager of the Mets in 1973. The text explains the Yogism "It ain't over 'til it's over," which he said when asked about the 1973 Mets' early season slump. They went on to win the National League pennant. (He was also the first base coach on the World Series champion 1969 team.) B&W pictorial postmark. — larger illustration (new window)...$3.00
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    Amtrak's 50th Anniversary (event)

    Dgn 756

    Dgn 756: Sc. N/A Amtrak 50th — 5"x7" Dragon Card showing a 1971 photo of an Amtrak train using cars from different former railroads, and a 2021 photo of a still-in-development Acela train. Amtrak, a quasi-public corporation, took over most intercity rail passenger service in 1971. A July 1, 2021, Washington DC round postmark ties the Transcontinental Railroad Golden Spike stamp (Sc. 5379) . — larger illustration (new window)...$5.00

    U.S. Postal Service's 50th Anniversary (event)

    Dgn 757

    Dgn 757: Sc. N/A USPS 50th — 5"x7" Dragon Card showing the pre-1971 logo of the Post Office Department and the 1971 logo of the USPS, against a backdrop of antique post office boxes and modern computerized sorting equipment. The U.S. Postal Service took over U.S. mail service on July 1, 1971. A July 1, 2021, Washington DC round postmark ties Sc. 1396 USPS, which announced the new agency, and a flag stamp . — larger illustration (new window)...$5.00

    John Glenn Centennial (event)

    Dgn 758

    Dgn 758: Sc. N/A John Glenn — 5"x7" Dragon Card showing official photos of John Glenn as a U.S. Senator and a Project Mercury astronaut. The background is a photo he took from orbit during his historic 1962 flight. Two round July 18, 2021, Cambridge OH postmarks (the centennial and place of his birth) tie stamps representing his life: Senate (Sc. 2413), Project Mercury (1193, issued the day Glenn became the first American to orbit the Earth) and Return to Space (3191h), from the Celebrate the Century 1990s sheet. In 1998, at age 77, he became the oldest person to fly into space up to that point, as part of a shuttle crew. As a Marine fighter pilot in World War II and the Korean War, he was decorated numerous times . — larger illustration (new window)...$6.00


    Ursula K. Le Guin

    Dgn 759

    Dgn 759: Sc. 5619 Ursula K. Le Guin — 5"x7" Dragon Card showing a photo of a snowy landscape with footsteps, the author in 1972, a first edition of "The Left Hand Of Darkness," and a quote from her author's note from that book. Digital Color Postmark. — larger illustration (new window)...$5.00
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    Mid-Atlantic Lighthouses

    Dgn 760

    Dgn 760: Sc. 5621-5 Mid-Atlantic Lighthouses — 5"x7" Dragon Card reproducing a photo of the Twin Lights in Highlands, NJ. (The stamp says "Navesink.") The Digital Color Postmark ties strips of 3 and 2 stamps. — larger illustration (new window)...$8.00

    Dgn 760a

    Dgn 760a: Sc. 5621-5 Mid-Atlantic Lighthouses — 5"x7" Dragon Card reproducing a photo of the Twin Lights in Highlands, NJ. (The stamp says "Navesink.") The first-day pictorial postmark ties strips of 3 and 2 stamps. — larger illustration (new window)...$7.00
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    Dgn 760b

    Dgn 760b: Sc. 5622 Mid-Atlantic Lighthouses — 5"x7" Dragon Card reproducing a photo of the Twin Lights in Highlands, NJ. (The stamp says "Navesink.") Just the New Jersey stamp is tied by the Digital Color Postmark. — larger illustration (new window)...$4.00

    Dgn 760c

    Dgn 760c: Sc. 5622 Mid-Atlantic Lighthouses — 5"x7" Dragon Card reproducing a photo of the Twin Lights in Highlands, NJ. (The stamp says "Navesink.") Just the New Jersey stamp is tied by the pictorial first-day postmark. — larger illustration (new window)...$3.00

    Dgn 760d

    Dgn 760d: Sc. 5622 Mid-Atlantic Lighthouses — 5"x7" Dragon Card reproducing a photo of the Twin Lights in Highlands, NJ. (The stamp says "Navesink.") Just the New Jersey stamp is tied by the Navesink post office's red registry plug. There is no actual town named "Navesink," but there is a post office with that name just a little over a mile from the Twin Lights. — larger illustration (new window)...$3.00

    Dgn 760e

    Dgn 760e: Sc. 5622 Mid-Atlantic Lighthouses — 5"x7" Dragon Card reproducing a photo of the Twin Lights in Highlands, NJ. (The stamp says "Navesink.") The New Jersey stamp and two earlier stamps featuring the Sandy Hook Lighthouse (Sc. 1605 and 2474) are tied by the pictorial first-day postmark. Sandy Hook is about 5 miles north of Highlands, and both lighthouses helped vessels approaching New York City. — larger illustration (new window)...$4.00

    Dgn 760f

    Dgn 760f: Sc. 5622 Mid-Atlantic Lighthouses — 5"x7" Dragon Card reproducing a photo of the Twin Lights in Highlands, NJ. (The stamp says "Navesink.") Just the New Jersey stamp and a large oval sticker are tied by the pictorial first-day postmark. Only one made. — larger illustration (new window)...$5.00
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    MaxNav1

    MaxNav1: Sc. 5622 Mid-Atlantic Lighthouses — vertical picture postcard bordered in blue. Just the New Jersey stamp is tied by the circular date stamp. — larger illustration (new window)...$4.00

    MaxNav2

    MaxNav2: Sc. 5622 Mid-Atlantic Lighthouses — horizontal picture postcard showing the town of Highlands a century ago with the Twin Lights in the background, and bordered with sea shells. Just the New Jersey stamp is tied by the circular date stamp . — larger illustration (new window)...$4.00
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    Backyard Games

    Dgn 761

    Dgn 761: Sc. 5627-34 Backyard Games — 5'x7" Dragon Card reproducing an original photo of someone who rarely plays backyard games, or frontyard, for that matter. The first-day pictorial ties two setenant strips of 4 stamps. — larger illustration (new window)...$10.00

    Dgn 761a

    Dgn 761a: Sc. 5627-34 Backyard Games — 5'x7" Dragon Card reproducing an original photo of someone who rarely plays backyard games, or frontyard, for that matter. The Great American Stamp Show pictorial with the first-day date ties two setenant strips of 4 stamps. Only 5 produced. — larger illustration (new window)...$10.00

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