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756/765-16 Set (10) Farley Impf Parks, S, 1st HUBBARD

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Sold Date: 06/07/2011
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DESCRIPTION OF OFFERED ITEM : Scott #756/765-16 Set (10) Farley Reprint National Parks Series FDC, Singles (1c is a Pair), on ROY & HOMER D. HUBBARD Cachets, Mellone/Planty #756/765-16, Mellone, Planty Vol. VII , 1997, p. 78, postmarked Washington DC on 3/15/35, with Matched Typed Addresses with Colors Matching Colors of the Stamps to Frank T. Cleland of White Plains NY.

On the Reverse Side of the #763-16 8c Zion is the Blue Rubber-Stamp Address of Cachetmaker/Servicer: "Homer D. Hubbard, 515 North 61st St., Philadelphia PA.

CONDITION AND VALUATION ISSUES : This is an exceptionally pretty matched Set. All flaps of all ten covers are open with original glue intact, and there are no slits in any of the envelopes.

CATALOG VALUES - CURRENT AND HISTORICAL :

1997 CV (Mellone-Planty Vol VII) of a Complete Set of This Specific First Cachet, #756/765-16, is $300. Mellone, Planty Vol. VII , 1997, p. 78 pictures and lists #756/765-16 as a Set (10) of 1st Hubbard Cachets, with a 1997 CV of $30 each, or a 1997 CV of $300 for the Set(10).

2006 CV (Monty et al., First Cachets Revealed) of a Complete Set of This Specific First Cachet, #756/765-16, is $650. Monty et al., First Cachets Revealed , 2006, p. 55, pictures the #756/765-16, and identifies it as a 1st Hubbard Cachet, listed with a 2006 CV of $65 each, or a 2006 CV of $650 for the Set(10).

FDCs and Other Collectibles as an Investment? See Chart of Last 30 Years from . The Price of Gold is currently about $1500 (US) per Ounce, which is about 150% of its 2009 Price and about 300% of its 1984 Price 25 Years before 2009. With some delay, Prices of Scarce Collectibles tend to follow changes in the Price of Gold.

References as to Catalog Values

Brookman/Barrett & Worthen, 2011 Brookman Price Guide, Bedford NH :Brookman/Barrett & Worthen, 2010.

Mellone, M.A., Mellone’s Planty Photo Encyclopedia of Cacheted First Day Covers, Vol. VII – 1934-1935, Stewartsville, NJ: FDC Publishing Co., 1997 (herein “Mellone, Planty Vol. VII , 1997”).

Mellone, M.A., Edited and Compiled by, Scott 1984 U.S. First Day Cover Catalogue, New York, NY: Barnes & Noble Books Div. of Harper & Row , 1984 (herein “Mellone, 1985 U.S. Scott FDC Catalog , 1984”). (Later years of this same Catalog at least forward to 1985 have identical citations, adjusted for the year).

Mellone, M.A., 2009 U.S. Scott First Day Cover Catalogue & Checklist, Stewartsville, NJ: FDC Publishing Co., 2008 (herein “Mellone, 2009 U.S. Scott FDC Catalog , 2008”). (Earlier years of this same Catalog at least back to 1989 have identical citations, adjusted for the year). The Mellone-Scott Catalog has not been published since 2009.

POSTAL HISTORY NOTE:

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(This Listing è ) #756/765 Farley Imperforate National Parks Issue, Set (10) 3/15/35

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#797 10c Great Smoky Mountain Imperforate Souvenir Pane, 8/26/37

[Revised 5/5/11]

“Going to the woods is going home,” naturalist John Muir rhapsodized more than a hundred years ago, inspiring the U.S. to create National Parks as a place where nature is preserved and protected for everyone, not just the wealthy. During the Fall of 2009 PBS presented Ken Burns’ Documentary Series, The National Parks: America’s Best Idea, a spectacular six-part 12-hour series highlighting the history and beauty of the 58 National Parks created by Act of Congress and 333 National Monuments created by Presidential Order, now operated by the National Park Service in 49 of the 50 States.

As the philatelic community well knows, Burns’ documentary marke...