Paul "Bear" Bryant 1981 FDC Questions

so far in my young collecting career this is my favorite cover.i have 2 of them.my Grandfather gave all his kids & grandkids one - so I have mine and the one he gave my dad.

my questions are : does anyone know how many were made. also,i'll have to get them both out and compare them but I believe "Bear" signed each one of them.does anybody know if he signed them all?

the cover came out when he got his 315th win.was postmarked Nov.28 1981 in Birmingham Alabama

anybody have any other information about this cover?

any help will be appreciated.
thanks,
T.J.

Paul "Bear" Bryant Signed First Day Cover. Postmarked Nov. 28, 1981, the signed First Day Cover commemorates "Bear" Bryant becoming the winningest college football coach. The coaching giant and legend added his autograph across the middle of the card in his usual and distinctive scrawl using a black sharpie.

SO110 Paul "Bear" Bryant All-Time Winningest College Coach. Approximately 1500 original silks autographed Paul "Bear" Bryant (1981) 1,500

SO110a Paul "Bear" Bryant All-Time Winningest College Coach. Approximately 200 original silks autographed "Bear" Bryant (1981) 200

SO110b Paul "Bear" Bryant All-Time Winningest College Coach-Original silks autographed Paul Bryant (1981) 100

SO110c Paul "Bear" Bryant All-Time Winningest College Coach. Approximately 200 new silk were printed lighter in color and a little closer autographed Paul "Bear" Bryant (1981) 200


I can that be right?

Edwin,

thanks for the info.i have only dug one of them out to look at it.

it was signed Paul "Bear" Bryant.i wonder how do you tell the difference in S0110 & S0110c?

i guess I need to dig the other one out and compare them.

thanks again for your help.i really appreciate it.
T.J.

Didn't the series of the US postage stamps
featuring Bryant et al, have secret printing, or something?

rod222,

i hope someone sees your question and posts an answer to it.i would love to find out too.

i'll have to dig my "Bear" stamps out and look at them!

has anyone guessed that my family is full of Bama fans? although there are a couple of black sheep Auburn fans .... we just dont talk about them much

thanks,
T.J.

Well I know they come as "red line" series TJ
that should show it in Scott catalogue,
But I am sure I read something like the names appear in
differnet parts of the design, "in the hatband" etc.

Unless ageing and memory is pointing the fickle finger :)

funny I'm reading one of the Linns stamp magazine that one of the users here sent me and it had an article about that stamp and Bear Bryant. not a lot of details, more of a story...

when you get your 50 posts send me your address and I'll mail you the magazine as a reward for sticking around and adding to the witty banter

in the article they said the Bear Bryant's stamp is Scott #3143 issued July 25th 1997

this would have never stuck out for me except for your post.

Edwin

Edwin,

will do.thanks.and thanks to everyone for all the help.i really appreciate it.

T.J.

The mother of all "bear" bryant stamps...

Rod, second time you've read my mind! that's what the article was about I was talking about.

rod222,

yep - some of us Alabama fans do get carried away sometimes.

Not so much of a footy fan TJ
don't understand it :)
I love your music though.....Lynyrd Skynyrd
Sweet home Alabama, indeed.

rod222,

yall play rugby over there dont ya? that is a pretty rough sport from what little I have seen.

people from Alabama do claim Sweet Home Alabama (i think it is the official state song) but in truth we cant claim Skynyrd the are from Florida but they did do some of their recording in Muscle Shoals Alabama.

you have pretty good taste in music now can I talk you into listening to Johnny Cash,Waylon Jennings,or Hank Williams?

T.J.