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Latin Music Legends  Jazz  Israel Philharmonic Orchestra

Lydia Mendoza  Johnny Cash  Ray Charles

Latin Music Legends

Dgn 395: Sc. 4497 Latin Music - Tito Puente — 5”x7” Dragon Card reproducing album art, a stylized picture of Puente. Digital color postmark — larger illustration (new window)...$4.00

Dgn 395a: Sc. 4497 Latin Music - Tito Puente — 5”x7” Dragon Card reproducing album art, a stylized picture of Puente. With Sc. 4349 Latin Jazz and Sc. 3942 Let’s Dance/Mambo (Puente was known as “The King of the Mambo”), tied by the first day postmark — larger illustration (new window)...$4.00

Dgn 396: Sc. 4498 Latin Music - Carmen Miranda — 5”x7” Dragon Card with a picture of Miranda in “The Gang’s All Here” (1943). Digital color postmark — larger illustration (new window)...$4.00

Dgn 397: Sc. 4499 Latin Music - Selena — 5”x7” Dragon Card with a portrait of her singing in concert. Digital color postmark — larger illustration (new window)...$4.00

Dgn 397a: Sc. 4499 Latin Music - Selena — 5”x7” Dragon Card with a portrait of her singing in concert. First Day of Issue postmark — larger illustration (new window)...$3.00

Jazz

Dgn 399: Sc. 4503 Jazz — 5”x7” Dragon Card with art of a jazz trio (including a trombone player). Digital Color Postmark — larger illustration (new window)...$4.00

Dgn 400: Sc. 4503 Jazz — 5”x7” Dragon Card with abstract art of jazz musicians (including a trombone). Digital Color Postmark — larger illustration (new window)...$4.00

Israel Philharmonic Orchestra (Israel)

Dgn 419: Sc. 1911 Israel Philharmonic Orchestra — 5”x7” Dragon Card with a digitized recent photo of the orchestra. First Day of Issue hand cancel — larger illustration (new window)...$4.00

Lydia Mendoza

Dgn 461: Sc. 4786 Lydia Mendoza — 5”x7” Dragon Card with a 1930s B&W photo of Mendoza that we colorized. Digital Color Postmark — larger illustration (new window)...$3.50

Dgn 461a: Sc. 4786 Lydia Mendoza — 5”x7” Dragon Card with a 1930s B&W photo of Mendoza that we colorized. The Digital Color Postmark was applied incorrectly, rotated 90° — larger illustration (new window).

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AFDCS Exclusive: Sc. 4786 Lydia Mendoza — Same design as the Dragon Card, but on an envelope, tied by the small circular date stamp. Second in the "AFDCS Exclusive" line and only available from the American First Day Cover Society (new window)...

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Johnny Cash

Dgn 465: Sc. 4789 Johnny Cash — 5”x7” Dragon Card showing a publicity portrait of the singer and the 45 RPM single of “Ring of Fire,” the biggest hit of his career. Digital Color Postmark — larger illustration (new window)...$3.50

Dgn 465a: Sc. 4789 Johnny Cash — 5”x7” Dragon Card showing a publicity portrait of the singer and the 45 RPM single of “Ring of Fire,” the biggest hit of his career. Black & white pictorial postmark — larger illustration (new window)...$2.50

Dgn 465b: Sc. 4789 Johnny Cash — 5”x7” Dragon Card showing a publicity portrait of the singer and the 45 RPM single of “Ring of Fire,” the biggest hit of his career. Pictorial First Day of Sale postmark from the “Birthplace Station” in Kingsland, Arkansas — larger illustration (new window)...$3.00

Dgn 465c: Sc. 4789 Johnny Cash — 5”x7” Dragon Card showing a publicity portrait of the singer and the 45 RPM single of “Ring of Fire,” the biggest hit of his career. The Cash stamp and Sc. 2773 The Carter Family are both tied by the B&W pictorial postmark. Cash toured as the opening act for the Carter Family, and married June Carter (who co-wrote “Ring of Fire”) — larger illustration (new window)...$3.00

Dgn 465d: Sc. 4789 Johnny Cash — 5”x7” Dragon Card showing a publicity portrait of the singer and the 45 RPM single of “Ring of Fire,” the biggest hit of his career. — larger illustration (new window)...$3.00

Dgn 466: Sc. 4789 Johnny Cash — #6¾ envelope, printed on an inkjet printer. Only 5 of this prototype were produced, none sold commercially. One will be offered in an upcoming AFDCS auction.

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Ray Charles

Dgn 481: Sc. 4807 Ray Charles — 5”x7” Dragon Card showing a photo of this Music Icon performing in April 2003. Atlanta Digital Color Postmark — larger illustration (new window)...$3.50

Dgn 481a: Sc. 4807 Ray Charles — 5”x7” Dragon Card showing a photo of this Music Icon performing in April 2003. Atlanta B&W pictorial hand cancel — larger illustration (new window)...$2.50

Dgn 481b: Sc. 4807 Ray Charles — 5”x7” Dragon Card showing a photo of this Music Icon performing in April 2003. Los Angeles Digital Color Postmark — larger illustration (new window)...$3.50

Dgn 481c: Sc. 4807 Ray Charles — 5”x7” Dragon Card showing a photo of this Music Icon performing in April 2003. Los Angeles B&W pictorial hand cancel — larger illustration (new window)...$2.50

Dgn 482: Sc. 4807 Ray Charles — 5”x7” Dragon Card design on an envelope showing a photo of Charles performing in April 2003. Atlanta B&W pictorial hand cancel — larger illustration (new window).

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Dgn 482a: Sc. 4807 Ray Charles — 5”x7” Dragon Card design on an envelope showing a photo of Charles performing in April 2003. Los Angeles B&W pictorial hand cancel — larger illustration (new window).

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