Help With Postage On 1942 Cover...

John Becker,

Have you been absent a bit from the forums? I miss your posts. You seem to have a very broad collection, like the item you just posted. Thanks for sharing it.

Basil

Thanks. I am trying to be more selective in separating the wheat from the chaff and posting where research and material can advance a thread. I did do some looking in the PL&R volumes for 1940 and 1948 and found no references to the special delivery borders, although they do mention the airmail borders. I suspect that because the bottom row of stamps on your cover obscured the words "special delivery" it was not given SD service nor charged due for it.

ancillary chat...

blcjr:

I believe you are correct, it is just all about the aesthetics. Your cover has a two color, thermographed, w/photo cachet by Walter G. "Bones" Crosby. In my humble opinion, an extremely nice item.

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Roughly, during this same time period, Edwin P. Haworth of Kansas City, produced the Pent Arts brand of cachets. He utilized the yellow-green dots border extensively for his special delivery FDC's. While they seem to be more common on #10 envelopes, I have posted an image on #6, just in case of any interest.

Respectfully submitted:
jrc531

That is a cool cover!