1934 -35 National Parks Speciality Collection

As promised a few example from my 1934-35 National Parks Speciality Collection ~ More to follow :








When I get the camera recharged and switch to my PC from my mac .... I will post more .





John






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FDC Gutter Pairs :

I am waiting for the I_Brake brothers to chime in . After all I have 75 + more pages of this collection to post .

Happy " ALL SAINTS DAY " !

Keep them coming! I too am collecting the 34-35 National Parks and I love to see what others are doing with their collections.

Scott 797 : Reference sources : durland standard plate number catalog , and Scott Specialized Catalogue of U.S. of Stamps and Covers .

Note the plates numbers.

Above there is an un cacheted FDC of 797 with an Official USPS Description .

Cachet FDC covers which exist and are described in " Planty Photo Encyclopedia of Cacheted FDC Volume 8"

Scott 756-755 - Pairs with "socked on the nose cancels ". The dated of March 15, 1935 is correct for first day issued but the city should be Washington D.C. . This is why these stamps are considered SON (s).

Scott 765 --- Example of side by side and top and bottom pairs .

These are examples of 740 & 749 FDC with the Department of Interior shield as a cachet .

Scott 740-49 represent 10 stamps which have FDC cancellations at there respective national parks as well as Washington DC . This means this specific cacheted cover has 40 possible varieties taking into account that single and blocks exist .

Single & Blocks -- 20
Two FDC cancellations ---- 20

I guess you guys get the flavor of this collection .

The variety of items available for these series seems a bit overwhelming at times. Just for the 34 series alone I started out with a mint set and a used set. Then I just had to have the same thing in blocks of four. Then a plate block or two for each. And finally a FDC for each.

The 1935 run gets even more fun with the pairs, line pairs, center line blocks, arrow blocks, etc. This may never end!

I like that you've taken the time to do some write ups. I feel inspired to do something similar.

Cool! What a great collection. I love how you've put it all together. I am collecting the different varieties of all the 'Farley's Follies'. There are many varieties of blocks, pairs etc. to be found. I haven't even started on covers yet.

Thanks for the kind comments. The varieties can be overwhelming to collect . The most interesting material I have come across was created and serviced by collectors. It gives you a window into the philatelic mind . I will post a few pictures of the Dr. Sommer covers collection.

Dr. Sommer Collection. Note how the imperf pairs are side by side . The is a label a fixed to the left side of the cancel. This label were labels issued during 1934 -35 to promote the national parks . It is interesting how Dr. Sommer was consistent in his preparation of this material right down to the correct label for each park and the vertical gutter pairs applied in the last cover .

You have inspired me to gather together my National Parks issues into a collection of their own. I think this is going to be lots of fun

If you need any information from the resources listed above .... more that willing to help out.

I'm quite impressed.
Tom

Yes, those are well thought out covers. This is right about where my US collection ends, but I definitely include these sets. I enjoy all the possibilities. I see many ebay sellers offer vertical OR horizontal pairs. My pairs are mixed, with the vertical stamps side by side, and horizontal top and bottom. I like the more uniform look.

I'd like to know how others collect these, with all the varieties to chose from out there. Makes me glad I'm not a completest.