I found these references on the internet, although they don't give precise information on the beginning and ending issues for which Rosecraft cachets were used:
Quote:Rosecraft, begun in 1957 by Joseph C. Rosenbaum, was Canada's most popular cachet. The line was purchased by William Assad in 1967, but its business declined after the introduction official
Canada Post FDCs in 1971. The last Rosecraft cachet was produced in 1974.
And a book is available on the subject, described as follows:
Quote:Canadian First Day and other Philatelic Covers by Joseph C. Rosenbaum is a collaborative effort by six long-time collectors of his covers who have joined together to present as nearly as possible a full catalogue of his work. Led by Gary Dickinson, each member of the group has contributed scans of his Rosenbaum covers beginning with early uncacheted envelopes, then proceeding through the JCR and Rosecraft cachets as well as his attempts to introduce new product lines.
Joseph Rosenbaum was a stamp dealer in Montreal for three decades beginning in the mid-1930s. His cacheted first day covers were published continuously under the JCR label from 1947 to 1957, then as Rosecraft from 1957 until he sold the business in 1967. His FDCs set the standard for quality and acceptability for two decades, even to the point that they were used as replacement covers by the
Canada Post Office. The handbook presents scans of all of Rosenbaum's cacheted and uncacheted covers as well as a narrative describing and assessing them.
Posted 11/15/2014 1:01 pm
