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U.S. First Day Cover Cachet Display Catalog:
MacArthur, WV and Nimitz, WV Post Office Dedications
on 4-15-1942 and 9-10-1945
World War II Patriotics
Part of the U.S. First Day Cover Cachet Display Catalog
by Douglas H. Henkle, AFDCS LM #137,
henkle@pobox.com
(last updated .09-21-2023)
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This page displays "First Day Cover" and "First Day" cancellations which were NOT applied to covers canceled on the
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of any United States postage stamp. These cancels and the covers displayed here document the renaming and naming of two West Virginia towns during and just after World War II and the new Post Office dedication events that occurred there. The wording within the cancel bars of these covers was never used either before or after these dates for any other purpose by the USPOD or the USPS. I am displaying these covers here because they are often mistaken for "First day of issue" First Day Covers (FDC) due to the misleading wording in the cancels.
This page is indebted to the late M. Douglas Parks, the only collector I know of who published a detailed list of these cachets. His 1986 article with his table list: "April 15, 1942, MacArthur (VA) First Day Covers" provided the initial format of this page and his assigned numbers are used here.
Hollywood, WV was renamed
MacArthur, WV on 4-15-1942 in honor of
General Douglas MacArthur, (1880-1964), a general of the United States Army.
"135,506 covers were canceled" (Harvey, 7-8/1973)
4-15-1942 MacArthur, WV Cachet Displays
-- What's New on this page
An unincorporated community in Summers County, WV was named
Nimitz, WV on 9-10-1945 in honor of
Admiral Chester W. Nimitz, (1885–1966), a fleet admiral of the United States Navy.
"25,620 Nimitz covers" (Sherman, 2006, page 18)
9-10-1945 Nimitz, WV Cachet Displays
-- What's New on this page
MacArthur / Nimitz Index of known Cachetmakers on this page
Wanted: 300 bpi / 600 pixel wide (or greater) .jpg scan of any unlisted cachet, and ALSO any cachet marked ***
Email it to: henkle@pobox.com
Subject for this page: Doug Henkle unlisted 1942 MacArthur / 1945 Nimitz cachet
(an email with any other subject or
with any other graphical format will be ignored
IF it has an attachment)
References
"April 15, 1942, MacArthur (VA) First Day Covers" [Sic (WV), Post Office Dedication]
by M. Douglas Parks
from FIRST DAYS [#189, 31(2), 3-01-1986, p. 186]
This table appears exactly as it was published. Additional information by this Webmaster appears in italics.
Note: These are all event covers. They are NOT "First Day of Issue" Covers (not FDC).
name link @ = links to that Cachetmaker's Cachet Display page. All other name links go to
their entry on the Philatelic Birth Dates, Index and Links page.
S1# = "Lawrence Sherman (1999) - 9660 designs described, with some designs pictured in black and white
Due to the addition of 1400 new cachets merged into the 2nd edition in alphabetical order, all of the Catalog numbers in the 1st edition became
obsolete.
S2# = Lawrence Sherman (2006) - 11060 designs described, with some designs pictured in color
nn1/nn2 = (nn1) page where this cachet is listed, (nn2) page where it is pictured (page
number is in bold). If the nn2 does not appear, that cachet is not pictured.
Note: Descriptions in italics are quoted from one of these books by Lawrence Sherman.
For more World War Two era cachets, see:
Lawrence Sherman's World War II Patriotics
"[Sherman:a:bbb/ccc #dddd]" - this is a work-in-progress index to every MacArthur and Nimitz cachet that Lawrence Sherman pictured in either of the two editions of his book. All the cachet photos in the 1st ed. are in black & white, and all the photos in the 2nd ed. are in color. See the In Print References below.
"a" = notes either the 1st or 2nd edition (Sherman:1 or Sherman:2).
"bbb" = is the page where this cachet is listed.
"ccc" = is the page where this cachet is pictured. If "NA" appears, this cachet is listed but not pictured in that edition.
"dddd" = is the cachet number Dr. Sherman assigned to this cachet. In most cases the cachet number is different in each edition.
Scan sources, if other than off the Web:
{A} = from my own collection,
(DHA) = from David H. Ahl,
(DAL) = from D.A. Lux,
(PS) = from Pete Sarmientol,
(EOW) = from Eric O. Wile.
- MacArthur, WV #1 -- Fleetwood -- red & blue -- By Ludwig W. Staehle -- (eBay) / (eBay) / (eBay) / (DAL)
-- [Sherman:1:190/NA #3160]
-- [Sherman:2:220/228 #3574]

- MacArthur, WV #2 -- Fleetwood -- red & blue -- By Dorothy W. Knapp
-- [Sherman:1:263/NA #6723]
-- [Sherman:2:316/332 #7632]

- MacArthur, WV #3 -- Walter T. Poppenger -- red, blue & brown on white envelope -- Eagle & draped flags over picture of General
-- [Sherman:1:215/NA #4319]
-- [Sherman:2:254/NA #4914]

- MacArthur, WV #4 -- Walter T. Poppenger -- same on yellow envelope

- MacArthur, WV #5 -- Walter T. Poppenger -- same on light green envelope
- MacArthur, WV #6 -- Fidelity -- red & blue -- 16 lines of text in frame
-- [Sherman:1:264/NA #6783]
-- [Sherman:2:318/NA #7694]

- MacArthur, WV #7 -- John Alden -- red & blue on white envelope -- Flag with text above and below
-- [Sherman:1:215/221 #4335]
-- [Sherman:2:254/262 #4931]
- MacArthur, WV #8 -- John Alden -- same on yellow envelope
- MacArthur, WV #9 -- John Alden -- same on air mail bordered envelope
- MacArthur, WV #10 -- John Alden -- red & black on gray envelope -- Marked "Pilgrim Cachets"
- MacArthur, WV #10a - Pilgrim Cachets

- MacArthur, WV #11 -- Gib Crockett -- black -- Flag & picture of General
-- [Sherman:1:176/NA #2428]
-- [Sherman:2:202/NA #2726]

- MacArthur, WV #12 -- Michael Sanders -- red & blue -- Box with eagles & cannons in border
- MacArthur, WV #13 -- Capitol Stamp Co. -- blue, red & black -- Text, "MacArthur of Bataan"
-- [Sherman:1:215/NA #4332]
-- [Sherman:2:234/262 #4929]

- MacArthur, WV #14 -- Charles E. Dewitz -- black -- Winged Victory & General --- {A}
-- [Sherman:1:215/NA #4323]
-- [Sherman:2:254/NA #4918]

- MacArthur, WV #15 -- Oklahoma City Stamp Club -- blue & red
-- Artist: L.M. "Tex" Edmunds & "Gold Star Cover #13"

- MacArthur, WV #16 -- Washington Stamp Exchange -- black -- Photo postcard of General in uniform Sam Brown belt
- MacArthur, WV #17 -- Unknown -- blue -- 3-line text with 3 stars positioned like a corner card
- MacArthur, WV #18 -- Dr. Harry C. Ioor -- red & blue -- General with flag & sword underneath
Parks Number "OR SP-75" cataloged on page ??* in
"Photo Cachet Catalog: Harry Ioor", by Dr. Douglas Parks (1976)
* 6 pages after "Miscellaneous - Special Purpose" in this unnumbered pages book

- MacArthur, WV #19 -- Intercity Stamp Co. @ -- black -- 9-line text
- MacArthur, WV #20 -- Dr. Stephen E. Hutnick (RCD #70) -- gold -- Horseshoes, stars & eagle over 7-line text

- MacArthur, WV #21 -- Clarence E. Reid -- purple -- 4-line text
- MacArthur, WV #22 -- Kribbs' Kovers -- multicolor -- Handdrawn picture of General (add-on?)
- MacArthur, WV #23 -- Walter Sandberg -- multicolor -- Handdrawn & paste-on picture of General
- MacArthur, WV #24 -- Unknown -- blue & gold -- Outline of West Virginia & head of General --- (eBay)

- MacArthur, WV #25 -- Original Order of Zunks -- brown & blue -- Sponsor name in cachet (Figure 4)
-- [Sherman:1:167/173 #2023]
-- [Sherman:2:191/199 #2256] -- (PS)

- MacArthur, WV #26 -- ? Butler -- red & blue -- Head of General with red frame & 4-lines of text below
- MacArthur, WV #27 -- ? Butler -- red & blue -- Same as #26 but larger with only General's name, no descriptive text
- MacArthur, WV #28 -- Dunbar, WV High School Stamp Club -- red & blue -- Text, "The Hero of Bataan"
- MacArthur, WV #29 -- Unknown -- red -- 11-lines of text under drawing of General head & shoulders
- MacArthur, WV #30 thru #61 -- Walter G. Crosby -- Believe it or not, 32 different cachets specifically for this event by Crosby. One type is illustrated. Contact the author for a description of the others. [Too late, Mr. parks passed away in 2018.]
Mr. Parks' catalog numbers for these Crosby cachets are unknown at this time.
Every cover I have seen is displayed, including cachet duplicates with different stamps or addressees.
This displays only 8 of the 32 different cachets Mr. Parks knew about in 1986.

April 15, 1942, MacArthur, WV, Post Office Dedication Covers not listed by M/ Douglas Parks (see above)
Note: These are all event covers. They are NOT "First Day of Issue" Covers (not FDC).
- MacArthur, WV #62 - Unknown

- MacArthur, WV #63a - Walter T. Poppenger
-- [Sherman:2:291/296 #6508]

- MacArthur, WV #63b - Walter T. Poppenger
-- [Sherman:1:294/NA #8348]
-- [Sherman:2:357/NA #9450]

- MacArthur, WV #64 - Unknown

- MacArthur, WV #65 - Art Craft
-- [Sherman:1:208/NA #4038]
-- [Sherman:2:245/NA #4581]

- MacArthur, WV #66 - Fleetwood By Ludwig W. Staehle
-- [Sherman:1:238/241 #5535]
-- [Sherman:2:284/NA #6283]

- MacArthur, WV #67 - Harry Citret

- MacArthur, WV #68 - Alfred M. Roberts
-- [Sherman:1:193/197 #3351]
-- [Sherman:2:224/229 #3782]

- MacArthur, WV #69 - Matthew J. Huss (artist: unknown)
-- [Sherman:1:177/NA #2502]
-- [Sherman:2:203/NA #2807]

- MacArthur, WV #70 - Washington Stamp Exchange
-- [Sherman:1:208/NA #4046]
-- [Sherman:2:245/NA #4591]

- MacArthur, WV #71 - Unknown --- (eBay)
-- [Sherman:1:242/NA #5663]
-- [Sherman:2:290/NA #6429]

- MacArthur, WV #72 - Unknown --- {A} / (eBay) / (eBay)
-- [Sherman:1:166/NA #2013]
-- [Sherman:2:190/NA #2245]

- MacArthur, WV #73 - Unknown --- (eBay)

- MacArthur, WV #74 - Unknown --- (eBay)

- MacArthur, WV #75 - Unknown --- (eBay)

- MacArthur, WV #76 - Unknown --- (eBay)

- MacArthur, WV #77 - Unknown --- (eBay)

- MacArthur, WV #78 - AMC-Bowers --- (eBay)
-- [Sherman:1:208/NA #4066]
-- [Sherman:2:245/NA #4613]

- MacArthur, WV #79a - Dorothy W. Knapp, MacArthur Post Office 1 (Weisz p. 271)
-- [Sherman:2:203/210 #2786]
Same basic design as below but rearranged ... no star around portrait, portrait moved to the bottom with eagles on either side, the date is around the portrait, and the 3-line scroll is at the top with the two leaf branches under it.
- MacArthur, WV #79b - Dorothy W. Knapp, MacArthur Post Office 2 (Weisz p. 271) --- (eBay)

- MacArthur, WV #80a - Jacques Minkus, Monty #JM-0.2 --- (eBay)

- MacArthur, WV #80b - Jacques Minkus, Monty #JM-0.3 --- (eBay)

- MacArthur, WV #80c - Jacques Minkus, Monty #JM-0.6 --- (eBay)

- MacArthur, WV #80d - Jacques Minkus, Monty #JM-0.7 --- (eBay)

- MacArthur, WV #80e - Jacques Minkus, Monty #JM-0.8 --- (eBay)

- MacArthur, WV #80f - Jacques Minkus, Monty #JM-0.10 --- (eBay)

- MacArthur, WV #80g - Jacques Minkus, Monty #JM-0.9 --- (eBay)

- MacArthur, WV #81a - unknown --- (eBay)

- MacArthur, WV #81b - unknown --- (eBay)

- MacArthur, WV #82 - Unknown --- (eBay)

- MacArthur, WV #83 - Unknown --- (eBay)

- MacArthur, WV #84 -- Unknown

- MacArthur, WV #85 -- Walter T. Poppenger (Patriotic) --- (eBay)

- MacArthur, WV #86 - Unknown --- (eBay)

(CC) Corner Cards
- MacArthur, WV #CC1mac - Markwell Mfg. Company, Inc. (corner card) --- (eBay)

- MacArthur, WV #CC1ma2 - Markwell Mfg. Company, Inc. (corner card) with added cachet by unknown --- (eBay)

- MacArthur, WV #CC2mac - American-Hawaiian Steamship Company (corner card) --- {A}
For more examples of this Company's Corner Cards, see:
American-Hawaiian Steamship Company Corner Card FDC's

- MacArthur, WV #CC3mac - United States Post Office, San Francisco, California (corner card) --- (eBay)

- MacArthur, WV #CC4mac - Willard McPherson, Sewickley, Pa. (corner card) --- (eBay)

- MacArthur, WV #CC5mac - Simon Stationery Company, Houston, Texas (corner card) --- (DAL)

(NCmac) No Cachet
- MacArthur, WV #NC1mac - #NC10mac - no cachet #1-#10 (shown in Addressee alphabetical order) --- all (eBay)

September 10, 1945, Nimitz, WV Post Office Dedication
As far as I know nobody has published a list of these covers before.
Note: These are all event covers. They are NOT "First Day of Issue" Covers (not FDC).
- Nimitz, WV #A - Art Craft
-- [Sherman:1:208/213 #4036]

- Nimitz, WV #B1 - Charles Stephen (C.S.) Anderson, Mellone #926-16

- Nimitz, WV #B2 - Charles Stephen (C.S.) Anderson, Mellone #935-4

- Nimitz, WV #C - Herman F. Fluegel
-- [Sherman:2:346/349 #9009]

- Nimitz, WV #D1 -Dorothy W. Knapp, Nimitz-1 (Weisz p. 271)
- Nimitz, WV #D2 - Dorothy W. Knapp, Nimitz-2 (Weisz p. 271)
- Nimitz, WV #D3 - Dorothy W. Knapp, Nimitz-3 (unlisted)

- Nimitz, WV #E1 - Jacques Minkus, Monty #JM-0.3

- Nimitz, WV #E2 - Jacques Minkus, Monty #JM-0.6

- Nimitz, WV #E3 - Jacques Minkus, Monty #JM-0.8

- Nimitz, WV #E4 - Jacques Minkus, Monty #JM-0.11

- Nimitz, WV #E5 - Jacques Minkus, Monty #JM-2.8

- Nimitz, WV #F - Cachet Craft
-- [Sherman:1:302/NA #8763]
-- [Sherman:2:370/NA #9964]

- Nimitz, WV #G - Unknown

- Nimitz, WV #H - Unknown

- Nimitz, WV #I - Unknown

- Nimitz, WV #J - Unknown

- Nimitz, WV #K - Unknown
-- [Sherman:1:132/NA #247]
-- [Sherman:2:141/NA #273]

- Nimitz, WV #L - Trail Blazers
-- [Sherman:1:224/NA #4821, Figure 1-12, p. 14]
-- [Sherman:2:266/NA #5472]

- Nimitz, WV #M1 - Unknown (paste-on) -- (eBay) / (EOW)

- Nimitz, WV #M2 - Unknown (4 paste-ons) (DHA) ***

- Nimitz, WV #N - Smartcraft
-- [Sherman:1:158/162 #1600]
-- [Sherman:2:177/182 #1778]

- Nimitz, WV #O - Alberta J. Goff (Huss) @

(NCnim) No Cachet
- Nimitz, WV #NC1nmtz - no cachet #1-#2 (shown in Addressee alphabetical order) -- (eBay)

MacArthur / Nimitz Index of known Cachetmakers on this page:
- John Alden
-- Mac#7-10
- Charles Stephen (C.S.) Anderson
-- Nim#B1-2
- AMC-Bowers
-- Mac#78
- American-Hawaiian Steamship Company (corner card)
-- Mac#CC2mac
- Art Craft
-- Mac#65
-- Nim#A
- firstname? Butler
-- Mac#26-27
- Cachet Craft
-- Nim#F
- Capitol Stamp Co.
-- Mac#13
- Harry Citret
-- Mac#67
- Gib Crockett
-- Mac#11
- Walter G. Crosby
-- Mac#30-61
- Charles E. Dewitz
-- Mac#14
- Dunbar, WV High School Stamp Club
-- Mac#28
- L.M. "Tex" Edmunds
-- Mac#15
- Fleetwood / Dorothy W. Knapp
-- Mac#2
- Fleetwood / Ludwig W. Staehle
-- Mac#1
-- Mac#66
- Herman F. Fluegel
-- Nim#C
- Matthew J. Huss (Artist: unknown)
-- Mac#69
- Matthew J. Huss (Artist: Alberta J. Goff)
-- Nim#O
- Dr. Stephen E. Hutnick
-- Mac#20
- Intercity Stamp Co.
-- Mac#19
- Dr. Harry C. Ioor
-- Mac#18
- Dorothy W. Knapp (see also: Fleetwood / Dorothy W. Knapp)
-- Mac#79
-- Nim#D1-3
- Kribbs' Kovers
-- Mac#22
- Markwell Mfg. Company, Inc. (corner card)
-- Mac#CC1mac
- Jacques Minkus
-- Mac#80a-#80f
-- Nim#E1-#E5
- Oklahoma City Stamp Club
-- Mac#15
- Original Order of Zunks
-- Mac#25
- Pilgrim
-- Mac#10-Mac#10a
- Walter T. Poppenger
-- Mac#3-Mac#5
-- Mac#63a-#63b
- Clarence E. Reid
-- Mac#21
- Alfred M. Roberts
-- Mac#68
- Walter Sandberg
-- Mac#23
- Michael Sanders
-- Mac#12
- Smartcraft
-- Nim#N
- Ludwig W. Staehle (see: Fleetwood / Ludwig W. Staehle)
- Trail Blazers
-- Nim#L
- Washington Stamp Exchange
-- Mac#16
-- Mac#70
#References
Articles published in FIRST DAYS, Listed in Date of Publication Order:
- #2-4
-- The Question Box: Nimitz, West Virginia First Day
by Alan Warren
[#2, 1(2), 1-3/1956, p. 4]
- #3-5
-- The Question Box: Nimitz, West Virginia First Day
by Alan Warren
[#3, 1(3), 4-6/1956, p. 5]
- #105-44
-- "FIRST DAY COVERS" from MacArthur and Nimitz, W. Va.
by Jack V. Harvey
[#105, 18(4), 7-8/1973, p. 44-46]
Quote from page 45 this article: "STAMPS magazine, in the issue for May 2, 7942, reported that a total of 135,506 covers were canceled at MacArthur, W. Va., on April 15, 1942."
- #111-74
-- Unique Nimitz Cover Comes to Light
by Allison Cicenia
[#111, 19(4), 7-8/1974, p. 74-75]
- #189-185
-- General Douglas MacArthur Covers
by M. Douglas Parks
[#189, 31(2), 3-01-1986, p. 185-187]
- #196-80
-- Stuffer Stuff -, MacArthur, WV
by Wayne P. Gasper
[#196, 32(1), 1-15-1987, p. 80]
- #203-961
-- Another Fleetwood MacArthur, WV "FDC"
by Wayne P. Gasper
[#203, 32(8), 12-01-1987, p. 961]
On-line References:
-
Postal History Meets World War II Naval Admiral in Grandfather’s Collection
by Stan Cromlish
Print References:
-
"United States Patriotic Covers of World War II, 1st ed."
by Lawrence Sherman (1999),
"MacArthur and Nimitz Post Offices", pages 13-18, and Figure 1-10 on page 11
-
"United States Patriotic Envelopes of World War II, 2nd ed."
by Lawrence Sherman (2006),
Similar information to that above in the 1st ed. is on pages 9-10 and Figure 8 on page 7.
-
"Dorothy Knapp: Philately and Family"
by Douglas S. Weisz (2014), p. 271 (2 MacArthur and 2 Nimitz cachets)
What's New on this page
-- changes since the original installation on 02-26-2021, in reverse chronological order:
09-21-2023:
Added Mac#24
-- Mac#80g
-- Mac#CC3
-- Mac#CC4
-- Mac#CC5 .
08-06-2023:
Added cropped Hand Cancels for MacArthur and Nimitz at the top of the page.
12-29-2022:
Added Mac#87 .
10-10-2022:
Added:
Mac#10a
-- Mac#75
-- Mac#82
-- Mac#83
-- Mac#84
-- Mac#85
-- Mac#86 .
06-26-2021:
From now on, I will be adding underneath #MyAd below the placement of each ad in FIRST DAYS. I am planning on continuing to place this ad for the foreseeable future. If the only change to this page is a new ad placement, the "(last updated ...)" date will not be changed.
06-07-2021:
Added: Nimitz #M2 paste-on and
Nimitz no cachet #2 (Kelly).
05-18-2021:
Added: MacArthur #25 by The Original Order of Zunks.
04-23-2021:
Published a three issue run Want Ad in FIRST DAYS about this page. 10-25-2021: Moved ad to the bottom of the page.
04-08-2021:
1) Found 3 new Nimitz on Minkus cachets, so to keep them together like I did with the Dorothy Knapp's
#D1-#D3, and to initially list the cachets in Monty number order, I renumbered #E to #E3 and #F to #E5, and added
#E1, #E2 and #E4 .
2) Similarly, for MacArthur Poppenger, renumbered #63 to
#63a, and #67 to #63b .
3) Similarly, for MacArthur Minkus, renumbered #80 to
#80a, #81 to #80b, #82 to #80c, #83 to #80d, #84 to #80e, and #85 to #80f .
4) Added MacArthur #67 by Harry Citret.
5) Added MacArthur #81a and #81b by unknown.
6) Added Nimitz #F by Cachet Craft.
#MyAd that appears in each issue of FIRST DAYS .
See: #06-26-2021
[#458, 66(3), 5-6/2021, p. 23]
[#459, 66(4), 7-8/2021, p. 19]
[#460, 66(5), 9-10/2021, p. 15]
[#461, 66(6), 11-12/2021, p. 17]
[#462, 67(1), 1-2/2022, p. 15]
[#463, 67(2), 3-4/2022, p. 11]
[#464, 67(3), 5-6/2022, p. 13]
[#465, 67(4), 7-8/2022, p. 9]
[#466, 67(5), 9-10/2022, p. 5]
[#467, 67(6), 11-12/2022, p. 5]
[#468, 68(1), 1-2/2023, p. 7]
[#469, 68(2), 3-4/2023, p. 11]
[#470, 68(3), 5-6/2023, p. 11]
[#471, 68(4), 7-8/2023, p. 9]
[#472, 68(5), 9-10/2023, p. 7]
[#473, 68(6), 11-12/2023, p. 5]
[#474, 69(1), 1-2/2024, p. 11]
[#475, 69(2), 3-4/2024, p. 15]
[#476, 69(3), 5-6/2024, p. 13]
[#477, 69(4), 7-8/2024, p. 11]
#Contact
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