Showing posts with label FIRST DAY COVER. Show all posts
Showing posts with label FIRST DAY COVER. Show all posts

Friday, January 16, 2026

Thursday, January 8, 2026

USA FIRST DAY COVER : PASS HR 1918!


This fascinating First Day Cover from August 26, 1985, does more than just commemorate a stamp. It’s a poignant call to action by the Veterans of World War I of the U.S.A., Inc., featuring the 22-cent "Veterans World War I" stamp. The cachet vividly portrays a "Doughboy" with the powerful plea: "YOU NEEDED HIM THEN – HE NEEDS YOU NOW."

The urgent purple text, "PASS HR 1918!", directly advocated for House Resolution 1918. This legislation aimed to secure crucial service-connected pensions for WWI veterans and their surviving spouses, highlighting the ongoing needs of those who served in the Great War, decades after the armistice.


Monday, January 5, 2026

FIRST DAY COVER : BORIS SCHATZ & "THE SCRIBE," (ISRAEL)


Though Boris Schatz passed away in 1932, his striking blue signature anchors this 1972 Israeli First Day Cover. This is a facsimile autograph, a printed tribute to the "Father of Israeli Art" and founder of the Bezalel Academy.

Paired with a stamp featuring his sculpture "The Scribe," the mark acts as a design seal, bridging the gap between Schatz’s 1906 arrival in Jerusalem and his enduring legacy. For collectors, this cover transforms a standard mailing into a timeless monument to the man who shaped Israel’s cultural identity.