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Here we have a couple of very nice Colorano Silk covers. I have a real fondness for a good combination cover. The first one combines four different US stamp with cancer related themes, while the second one only uses the breast cancer semipostal stamp. These two, like most Colorano Silk covers, are unnumbered.
AMERICAN CANCER SOCIETY
I created this cachet myself by attaching a sticker I obtained from the American Cancer Society to the cover. The sticker features the logo of the Tell A Friend Breast Cancer Education Program. This valuable program encourages women to get regular mammograms.
AMERICAN CANCER SOCIETY
Again, I created these cachets by attaching stickers obtained from the American Cancer Society to the covers. They promote two different fund-raising events for breast cancer education and research efforts. These events raised nearly $150,000 in two days. Since I personally made these two and the one above, I know they're one-of-a-kind cachets.
WILDBILL CACHETS
I've been told that these two miniature covers were made by Bill from Nebraska under his Wildbill Cachet line. However, they are unmarked and this is not certain. If you can provide any clarification, please drop me a line at smith@in.net. There is another cover by Wildbill located in the Printed Cachets section of this online exhibit. These two covers are the smallest I've ever seen made for this stamp. They both measure only 3 1/2 x 2 1/2 inches in size. They are barely large enough to include the stamp and official FDOI cancel. The cachets consist of various small slogans and images pasted to the tiny hand-made envelopes. Of course, that is why I've included them in the Attached Cachets section of this online exhibit.
UNKNOWN CACHET
The cachet on this nice cover is an actual pink ribbon attached to the envelope. It was originally created for the Breast Cancer Awareness stamp issued in 1996, however, the Breast Cancer Research Semipostal stamp was added in 1998 and had the official FDOI cancellation applied to the cover. There are no identifying markings visible, so I have no idea who made it. If you can provide any information about the cachetmaker, please drop me a note.
JAN CRAMER
This wonderfully mysterious cover was made by Jan Cramer from Seattle WA and is number seventeen of thirty. Jan is a member of the Art Cover Exchange (ACE). I find this cover interesting for several reasons. First of all, it is not a true first day of issue cover, it is actually a second day of issue cover. If you look closely, you will notice that the unofficial cancel on the cover is dated July 30, 1998, the day after the stamp was officially issued. Why Jan would create a second day of issue cover is something I cannot explain. I was told that her mother had recently died of cancer. Perhaps there is some personal significance to July 30th that only Jan can explain? Or perhaps, she just couldn't get to the post office on the official date of issue? Either way, though it is not a true first day cover, I thought that it was interesting enough to include in my exhibit. The second thing I find fascinating about the cover is how it was made. The cachet is a montage of colors simulating the colors in the stamp, however, what is truly unusual is that glitter has been glued to the surface of the cachet. I've never before seen glitter used on a first day cover. Jan's use of glitter is why I've chosen to place this cover in the Attached Cachets section. |
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