Levy’s Boy & Girl Scout Cachet Covers of the United States

by Jay L. Rogers
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First Day Covers of the "Juliette Low, Girl Scouts of the USA founder" USA Stamp
October 29, 1948   Savannah, Georgia


48FD-1

48FD-1

$4

Official Cover Cachet Craft, Ken Boll

Printed Multicolored  [Dean 8-1-A]

48FD-2

48FD-2

$4

Cachet Craft, Ken Boll

Printed Green and gold  [Dean 8-2-A]

48FD-3

48FD-3

$4

Cachet Craft, L. W. Staehle

Printed Green and gold  [Dean 8-3-A]

48FD-4

48FD-4

C. S. Anderson

Printed

a. Green  [Dean 4a]

$4

b. Yellow  [Dean 4b]

$6

c. Black  [Dean 4c]

$4

48FD-5

48FD-5

$4

Aristocrats, Day Lowry

Printed Black  [Dean 5]

48FD-6

48FD-6

$3

Art Craft

Engraved Black  [Dean 6]

48FD-7

48FD-7

$3

Artmaster

Engraved Greenish black  [Dean 7]

48FD-8

48FD-8

$4

House of Farnam

Engraved Green  [Dean 11]

48FD-9

48FD-9

$3

Fleetwood

Printed Black  [Dean 13]

48FD-10

48FD-10

$6

Fluegel

Printed Multicolored  [Dean 14]

48FD-11

48FD-11

C. W. George

Thermographed

a. Orange and black  [Dean 15a]

$9

b. Orange and green  [Dean 15b]

$9

48FD-12

48FD-12

$5

W. M. Grandy

Printed Green and purple  [Dean 16]

48FD-13

48FD-13

$5

Grimsland

Engraved Black  [Dean 17]

48FD-14

48FD-14

Hamilton

Printed Note Error: Founded 1817

a. Green and yellow  [Dean 18a]

$4

b. Green  [Dean 18b]

$4

48FD-15

48FD-15

Ioor

Printed

a. Green and yellow  [Dean 21]

$6

b. Green, Yellow missing

$8

c. Additional text at bottom printed in black “First Day of Issue Oct. 29, 1948”. Green, yellow and black.

$8

48FD-16

48FD-16

$5

Pent Arts

Printed Green  [Dean 23] Also on #10 envelope

48FD-17

48FD-17

$4

Smartcraft

Engraved Black  [Dean 25]

48FD-18

48FD-18

WCO

Printed

a. Black with red text at bottom  [Dean 26]

$6

b. Black without red text at bottom

$6

48FD-19a

48FD-19

Crosby

Thermographed with black and white photograph of Low.

a. Green  [Dean 27A]

$8

b. Olive green  [Dean 27B]

$6

  10/30/48 with U.S.S. Robert L. Wilson Naval cancel in Green ink.  The first day of general use.  The Destroyer was based in Newport, RI.

$7

48FD-20

48FD-20

$8

Bennett

Silk screened 7 colors  [Dean 28]

48FD-21

48FD-21

Sanders, Olive Leaf Frame

a. Printed

$5

b. Thermographed

$5

48FD-22

48FD-22

$9

Sanders, Scroll Frame

Thermographed Green and brown  [Dean 29-2-A]

Also Counterfeit 2005 Computer Inkjet printed.
Magnifying glass unequivocally reveals cachet and cancel composed entirely of small dots.  Green and brown

See page 231

48FD-23

48FD-23

$23

Sanders, Card

$23

Green and brown  [Dean 29-1-A]

Printed Souvenir card 5" x 6½" Green and brown
 [Dean 29-3-A]

48FD-24

48FD-24

$7

Spartan

Thermographed Purple  [Dean 31]

48FD-25

48FD-25

$9

Bronesky-Risko, Trefoil

Printed and Thermographed Purple and green  [Dean 32-1-A]

48FD-26

48FD-26

$10

Bronesky-Risko, Low

Printed Purple and green  [Dean 32-1-B]

48FD-27

48FD-27

Fulton

Engraved Example with Hand Cancel on plate block.

a. Lavender  [Dean 36a]

$5

b. Green  [Dean 36b]

$5

48FD-28

48FD-28

$7

General Purpose Eagle-US

Printed Red  [41nn] and [Dean 37-2-A]
Same cachet as #50FD-44

48FD-29

48FD-29

$7

General Purpose Eagle-First Day Cover

Printed Blue  [41uu S] and [Dean 37-1-A]
Same cachet as #50FD-45

48FD-30

48FD-30

Van Dahl

Printed Western Hemisphere General Purpose FDC.

a. Green and purple text  [Dean 41]

$7

b. Yellow-green and red text
Same cachet as #50FD-51

$7

48FD-30c

48FD-30c

$12

Western Hemisphere - Script Text

10/29/48 Savannah, Georgia  Printed  Orange and Green Text Van Dahl

48FD-30d

48FD-30d

$12

Western Hemisphere - Script Text

10/29/48 Savannah, Georgia  Printed  Brown and purple Text Van Dahl

48FD-31

48FD-31

$9

Herman Herst, Jr.

Printed Red Same cachet as #50FD-37
General purpose FDC Cachet.  [41q] and [Dean 19]

48FD-32

48FD-32

$7

Lion

Printed Black General purpose FDC Cachet.

48FD-33

48FD-33

$7

Fidelity General

Printed Blue and red
General Purpose FDC Cachet  [Dean 12].

48FD-33b

48FD-33b

Fidelity General Utility   McCawley

10/29/48 Savannah, Georgia Printed
The artists name "McCawley", barely legible, appears in the bottom right part of the image.

a. Blue and red    Without "First Day Cover"

$10

b. Blue    With "First Day Cover"

$12

c. Brown and orange    With "First Day Cover" and
without "Fidelity General Utility" at bottom

$22

48FD-34

48FD-34

$25

Posthorn and Airplane

10/29/48 Savannah, Georgia  Printed  Blue and Red Generic FDC cachet   Heinz Hoffman
General purpose FDC Cachet.  [Dean 20]

48FD-35

48FD-35

$7

Map of USA

10/29/48 Savannah, Georgia  Printed  Black Generic FDC cachet
 [Dean 38]

48FD-36b

48FD-36b

$8

“First Day Cover” Within Outline Shield

a. 10/29/48 Savannah, Georgia  Printed  Green and black

b. 10/29/48 Savannah, Georgia  Printed  Green and Red

General Purpose FDC Cachet  [Dean 39]

48FD-37

48FD-37

$10

“United States Commemorative First Day Cover”

within horizontal rectangular frame.
10/29/48 Savannah GA  Printed  Blue
General Purpose FDC Cachet  [Dean 40]

48FD-38

48FD-38

$8

Fort Stanton Stamp Club

Printed Black and green

48FD-39

48FD-39

$7

Post Office Department Emblem

General Purpose FDC Cachet.
 Printed  Brown-red  [Dean 42]

48FD-40

48FD-40

Savannah Chamber of Commerce

a. Rubber stamped Blue  [Dean 24-1-A]

$8

b. Rubber stamped Green

$10

c. Printed  Green On commercial corner covers

$12

 [Dean24-2-A] Same cachet as #48-6

Also Counterfeit 2005 Computer Inkjet printed.
Magnifying glass unequivocally reveals cachet and cancel
composed entirely of small dots.  Light blue

48FD-41

48FD-41

$8

Pierce

Printed Red and Green  [Dean 30]

48FD-42

48FD-42

Eagle Plaque

Thermographed

a. Brown  [Dean 33]

$8

b. Green

$8

c. Gold

$8

48FD-43

48FD-43

R. Russell

Mimeographed in Black a. is  [Dean 34]

a. Green Rubber stamped text

$7

b. Red Rubber stamped text

$7

c. Pink Rubber stamped text

$7

d. Violet Rubber stamped text

$7

e. Blue Rubber stamped text

$7

f. Black Mimeographed and ink text

$7

48FD-44

48FD-44

$8

Von Ohlen

Printed Green and brown  [Dean 35]

48FD-45

48FD-45

$20

Fieldstone

Silk screened green outlines, olive branch and arrows; hand
tinted yellow, red and blue.

48FD-45A

48FD-45A

$1,300

Dorothy Knapp - Scout Behind Trefoil

Hand painted Multicolored

48FD-45A-variation

48FD-45A variation

$1,300

Dorothy Knapp - Scout at side of flag

10/29/48 Savannah, Georgia Hand Painted Multicolored
In this variation the Trefoil is not in front of the Scout.

48FD-45B

48FD-45B

$2,200

Dorothy Knapp - Scout in front

Hand painted Multicolored

48FD-45B.1

48FD-45B.1

$2,300

Dorothy Knapp   Adam Bert

10/29/48 Savannah, Georgia Hand Painted Multicolored
Commissioned by W. E. Jarrett.  On a 3" x 5½" #5 envelope; the small size Adam Bert FDC.  Bert’s address is on the back.  Jarrett’s uncacheted FDC was sent to Knapp who, in turn, painted it and returned it to Jarrett.  This Jarrett-Bert-Knapp cover is one-of-a-kind.  It is not known if the design itself was used on other covers.  Also see #50FD-72C.5, the Boy Scout counterpart.

48FD-45C

48FD-45C

$400

Herman R. Maul

10/29/48 Savannah, Georgia Hand Painted Multicolored

48FD-45C.1

48FD-45C.1

$200

Herman R. Maul - Honor our Founder, two girls

10/29/48 Savannah, Georgia Hand Painted Multicolored

48FD-45D

48FD-45D

William N. Wright - Bird

Hand painted Multicolored

a. Ribbon text: “…Girl Scouts”

$85

Also with misspelling: “Lowe”

b. Ribbon text: “…Girl Scouts of the U.S.A.”

$85

48FD-45E

48FD-45E

$85

William N. Wright - Scout

Hand painted Multicolored

48FD-45F

48FD-45F

$75

Ralph Dyer - Trefoil

Hand painted Multicolored

48FD-45G

48FD-45G

$75

Ralph Dyer - Scout

Hand painted Multicolored

48FD-45G.1

48FD-45G.1

$100

Ralph Dyer - B-P, Low, Scout

10/29/48 Savannah, Georgia Hand Painted Multicolored

48FD-45G.2

48FD-45G.2

$120

Ralph Dyer - B-P, Low, Scroll of Text

10/29/48 Savannah, Georgia Hand Painted Multicolored

48FD-45H

48FD-45H

$80

Mae Weigand Scouts Cooking

Hand painted Multicolored

In addition to the differences in text in examples 48FD-45H and 48FD-45I,
Weigand’s Scout is using a smaller pot.

48FD-45I

48FD-45I

$100

E. J. Henriques Scouts Cooking

Hand painted Multicolored

Henriques art is signed “EJH” under the right foot of the Scout on the right.

48FD-45J

48FD-45J

Mae Weigand Scout Saluting

Hand painted Multicolored

a. Text: Girl Scouts

$75

b. Text: Girl Scouts of U.S.A.

$75

48FD-45K

48FD-45K

Mae Weigand Trefoil and Banner

Hand painted Multicolored

a. “Girl Scouts” in ribbon.

$75

b. “Girl Scouts of U.S.A.” in ribbon.

$75

48FD-45L

48FD-45L

Mae Weigand Trefoil

Hand painted Multicolored

a. Lower text: Juliette Gordon Low Founder

$75

b. Lower text: U.S.A.

$75

48FD-45M

48FD-45M

$75

Mae Weigand Flag

Hand painted Multicolored

48FD-45N

48FD-45N

$200

Gladys Adler

48fd-45n-variety

48FD-45N varieties

$200

Gladys Adler - Clouds

b. Gladys Adler - No text at top

$200

10/29/48 Savannah, Georgia Hand Painted Multicolored

48FD-45O

48FD-45O

$75

Cletus Henry, Jr.

Hand painted Multicolored

48FD-45P

48FD-45P

$50

David Werner

10/29/48 Savannah, Georgia Hand Drawn Black, brown and yellow Signed David Werner on back

48FD-45Q

48FD-45Q

$100

E. J. Henriques

10/29/48 Savannah, Georgia Hand Painted Multicolored Probably commissioned by W. E. Jarrett.

48FD-45R

48FD-45R

$60

Walter Hoenes

10/29/48 Savannah, Georgia Hand Painted Multicolored

48FD-46

48FD-46

$6

Louis Nix

Thermographed Green and gold

48FD-47

48FD-47

$6

Doak

Printed Orange, brown and green

48FD-48

48FD-48

$6

J. F. Chambers

Printed Black
Error in spelling of name: Law instead of Low.

48FD-49

48FD-49

$7

E. C. Ludwig

Thermographed Green

48FD-50

48FD-50

$7

Low in Circle

Printed Green

48FD-51

48FD-51

$12

Jacques Minkus - Liberty Above All-For All

Patriotic  Printed  Multicolored  [41ddd S]
Also see #50FD-67

48FD-52

48FD-52

$12

Jacques Minkus - Let There Be Light

Patriotic  Printed  Multicolored

48FD-53

48FD-53

W. S. Linto

42 Printed

a. Silver and gold

$30

Also U.S.S. Portsmouth cancel

b. Green and gold

$30

48FD-54

48FD-54

$18

Southport Paint Co

Printed Green With 4 page booklet insert.

48FD-55

48FD-55

$18

Charles Riemann

Printed Green

48FD-56

48FD-56

$10

Girl Scouts in America

Printed Green

48FD-57

48FD-57

$8

H. Porter

Printed Orange
Example on #6¼ envelope

48FD-58

48FD-58

$10

Picture of Low

Printed Black

48FD-59

48FD-59

$15

Clarence Reid

Printed Black and red-brown On 4" x 5" envelope

48FD-60

48FD-60

$18

“Four Girl Scouts” Label

Cut from printed label 2½" x 4⅛" Multicolored with
Green background S48-3. Girl Scouts of the USA

48FD-60a
48FD-60a-back

48FD-60a

$20

Cut S48-3 label on Girl Scouts of Kenosha, Wisconsin stationery

10/29/48 Savannah, Georgia S48-3 label Multicolored
Girl Scouts of Kenosha, Wisconsin

48FD-61

48FD-61

$15

Outline Map

Printed Purple
General purpose FDC Cachet.

48FD-62

48FD-62

$12

Eric Lewis

Printed Black

48FD-63

48FD-63

$35

Delco - Trefoil

Maximum Card Photograph Sepia  [Dean 9]

48FD-64

48FD-64

$35

Delco - Low With Hat

Maximum Card Photograph Sepia
Note middle initial “M” error  [Dean 9]

48FD-65

48FD-65

$35

Delco - Low Profile

Maximum Card Photograph Sepia  [Dean 9]

48FD-66

48FD-66

$35

Delco - 3 Scouts

Maximum Card Photograph Black  [Dean 9]

48FD-67

48FD-67

$50

Delco - Headquarters

Maximum Card Photograph Black  [Dean 9]

48FD-68

48FD-68

$35

Delco - In Camp

Maximum Card Photograph Sepia  [Dean 9]

48FD-69

48FD-69

$50

Delco - In Kitchen

Maximum Card Photograph Black  [Dean 9]

48FD-70

48FD-70

$35

Delco - Mariners

Maximum Card Photograph Black
This is a photograph of Girl Scout Mariners at the wheel of the
Joseph Conrad in New York City.  [Dean 9]

48FD-71

48FD-71

$12

Blackmarr

Printed Black

48FD-72

48FD-72

$25

Photograph Maximum Card

5" x 7" Black and White photograph of screened image.
Hand Cancel.

48FD-73

48FD-73

$36

R. D.

Printed Orange and green

48FD-74

48FD-74

$35

Jacques Minkus - United We Stand

10/29/48 Savannah, Georgia  Printed  Multicolored 1942 Patriotic

48FD-75

48FD-75

$35

Jacques Minkus - The Ramparts We Watch

10/29/48 Savannah, Georgia  Printed  Multicolored 1942 Patriotic

48FD-76

48FD-76

$35

Jacques Minkus - America Needs Your Help

10/29/48 Savannah, Georgia  Printed  Multicolored 1942 Patriotic

48FD-77

48FD-77

$35

Jacques Minkus - Let Freedom Ring For All The World

10/29/48 Savannah, Georgia  Printed  Multicolored 1942 Patriotic
Same cachet as 50FD-65.

48FD-78

48FD-78

$35

Jacques Minkus - On To Victory For Liberty

10/29/48 Savannah, Georgia  Printed  Multicolored 1942 Patriotic

48FD-79

48FD-79

$35

Jacques Minkus - V On To Victory For Liberty!

10/29/48 Savannah, Georgia  Printed  Multicolored 1942 Patriotic

48FD-80

48FD-80

$35

Jacques Minkus - I'm Working With Uncle Sam

10/29/48 Savannah, Georgia  Printed  Multicolored 1942 Patriotic

48FD-81

48FD-81

$35

Jacques Minkus - Our Pledge Liberty and Justice For All

10/29/48 Savannah, Georgia  Printed  Multicolored 1942 Patriotic

48FD-82

48FD-82

$35

Jacques Minkus - E Pluribus Unum

10/29/48 Savannah, Georgia  Printed  Multicolored 1942 Patriotic

48FD-83

48FD-83

$35

Jacques Minkus - Ours An Heroic Past and A Glorious Future

10/29/48 Savannah, Georgia  Printed  Multicolored 1942 Patriotic

48FD-84

48FD-84

$35

Jacques Minkus - United For Victory

10/29/48 Savannah, Georgia  Printed  Multicolored 1942 Patriotic

48FD-85

48FD-85

$35

Jacques Minkus - Today More Than Ever

10/29/48 Savannah, Georgia  Printed  Multicolored 1942 Patriotic

48FD-86

48FD-86

$35

Jacques Minkus - I Have Not Yet Begun To Fight

10/29/48 Savannah, Georgia  Printed  Multicolored 1942 Patriotic

48FD-86.1

48FD-86.1

$35

Jacques Minkus - Life, Liberty and the Pursuit of Happiness

10/29/48 Savannah, Georgia  Printed  Blue and red 1942 Patriotic
Same cachet as 50FD-68.

48FD-86.2

48FD-86.2

$35

Jacques Minkus - Keep That Light Burning

10/29/48 Savannah, Georgia  Printed  Multicolored 1942 Patriotic
Same cachet as 50FD-64.

48FD-86.3

48FD-86.3

$35

Jacques Minkus - Look to the Future  Guard it Well

10/29/48 Savannah, Georgia  Printed  Multicolored 1943 Patriotic
Same cachet as 50FD-116.

48FD-87

48FD-87

$12

Savannah Benne Candy Co.

10/29/48 Savannah, Georgia  Printed  Green, black and brown
See related corner card covers #48-6 and #48FD-40.

48FD-88

48FD-88

$12

Western Furniture

10/29/48 Savannah, Georgia  Printed  Black
This is another business supporting Girl Scouts.  Whether intentional or coincidental, there is an additional relationship with the cachet.  Girl Scout camping gatherings are Roundups, not camporees or jamborees.

48FD-89

48FD-89

$20

Teaneck Stamp Club

10/29/48 Savannah, Georgia  Printed  Black #6¼ envelope
Also see #50FD-128.

48FD-90

48FD-90

$8

Dunbar Stamp Club

10/29/48 Savannah, Georgia  Printed  Black

48FD-91

48FD-91

$12

Red Eagle

10/29/48 Savannah, Georgia Rubber stamp Red

48FD-92

48FD-92

$16

J. Grossman

10/29/48 Savannah, Georgia  Printed  Blue #7¾ envelope

48FD-93.back 48FD-93.front

48FD-93 Back and 48FD-93 Front

$25

Metropolitan Postcard Collectors Club

10/29/48 Savannah, Georgia Rubber stamped Black Picture Postcard
The Low House, Savannah, Georgia — 120    E. C. Kropp Co., Milwaukee, Wisconsin

48FD-94

48FD-94

$15

Bloomington - Normal Council

10/29/48 Savannah, Georgia  Printed  Green  Typed Black

48FD-95

48FD-95

$15

Four Bar

10/29/48 Savannah, Georgia  Printed  Green

48FD-96

48FD-96

$40

Vertical Drawing of Stamp

10/29/48 Savannah, Georgia Hectographed Green, purple and violet

48FD-97

48FD-97

$15

Knowledge is Power

10/29/48 Savannah, Georgia Thermographed Green

48FD-98

48FD-98

$35

Edith D. Johnston

10/29/48 Savannah, Georgia Autograph Black ink
Edith D. Johnson was the first Chief Executive Officer of the Girl Scouts, 06/01/1913 - 06/01/1914.
The first three were called "National Secretary", followed by "National Executive Director" and today, CEO.
The addressee, Frank Brygi, probably sent Johnson the FDC, along with a letter requesting her autograph.
Johnson also returned a short thank you note on the filler.
See it in "Non-Cachet US Scout Covers",   L. Letters and Mailings.

48FD-99

48FD-99

$10

Generic "First Day Cover"

10/29/48 Savannah, Georgia Rubber Stamped Red A. H. Baker.

48FD-100

48FD-100

$15

Juliette Low Commemorative Stamp

10/29/48 Savannah, Georgia  Printed  Green W. P. Hentzen.

48FD-101

48FD-101

$25

Girl Scout Badge

10/29/48 Savannah, Georgia Hand drawn in ink Green
Norbert C. Waldau.

48FD-102

48FD-102

$25

Honoring Juliette Low

10/29/48 Savannah, Georgia Hand drawn in pencil Red and green Sherwood W. Hoel.

48FD-103

48FD-103

$20

Chattanooga Stamp Club

10/29/48 Savannah, Georgia  Printed  Blue and red
Chattanooga Stamp Club, Chattanooga, Tennessee
Also see #50FD-76 and #60FD-177