U.S. First Day Cover Cachet Display Catalog:
Cachetmaker: David W. Emke

Part of the U.S. First Day Cover Cachet Display Catalog
by Douglas H. Henkle, AFDCS LM #137, henkle@pobox.com

(last updated .06-15-2026)

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      This page displays First Day Cover (FDC) cachets Hand Drawn and Hand Painted by David W. Emke (?-??-1948) of city?, Ontario, Canada from 1987 to 2015.

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      Wanted: a 300 bpi / 600 pixel wide (or greater) .jpg scan of any unlisted cachet (ALSO any cachet marked ***)
Email it to: henkle@pobox.com
Subject for this page: Doug Henkle unlisted David W. Emke cachet
      (an email with any other subject or with any other graphical format will be ignored IF it has an attachment)

  1. U.S. Scott #2257 -- 4-11-1987 First Cachet -- David W. Emke -- (WP)
          Also displayed is WorthPoint Corporation's (WP) detailed description of David W. Emke's First Cachet.
    U.S. Scott #2257 - David W. Emke (First Cachet) U.S. Scott #2257 - David W. Emke (First Cachet)
  2. U.S. Scott #2399 -- 10-20-1988 -- David W. Emke "10 of 25" --- (eBay)
    U.S. Scott #2399 - David W. Emke
  3. U.S. Scott #2416 -- 5-03-1989 -- David W. Emke "23 of 25" --- (eBay)
    U.S. Scott #2416 - David W. Emke
  4. U.S. Scott #2440 -- 1-18-1990 -- David W. Emke "? of 25" --- (eBay ***)
    U.S. Scott #2440 - David W. Emke
  5. U.S. Scott #2511a (#2508-#2511) -- 10-03-1990 -- David W. Emke "23 fo 25" --- (eBay)
    U.S. Scott #2511a - David W. Emke
  6. U.S. Scott #2512 -- 10-12-1990 -- David W. Emke "10 of 25" --- (eBay)
    U.S. Scott #2512 - David W. Emke U.S. Scott #2512 - David W. Emke
  7. U.S. Scott #2517 -- 1-22-1991 -- David W. Emke "10 of 25" --- (eBay)
    U.S. Scott #2517 - David W. Emke
  8. U.S. Scott #2532 -- 2-22-1991 -- David W. Emke "10 of 25" --- (eBay)
    U.S. Scott #2532 - David W. Emke U.S. Scott #2532 - David W. Emke
  9. U.S. Scott #2533 -- 3-01-1991 -- David W. Emke "10 of 25" --- (eBay)
    U.S. Scott #2533 - David W. Emke
  10. U.S. Scott #2578 -- 10-17-1991 -- David W. Emke "8 of 25" --- (eBay)
    U.S. Scott #2578 - David W. Emke
  11. U.S. Scott #2598 -- 2-04-1994 -- David W. Emke "10 of 25" --- (eBay)
    U.S. Scott #2598 - David W. Emke
  12. U.S. Scott #2636 -- 6-01-1992 -- David W. Emke "8,10 of 25" --- (eBay)
    U.S. Scott #2636 - David W. Emke U.S. Scott #2636 - David W. Emke
  13. U.S. Scott #2646a (#2642-#2646) -- 6-15-1992 -- David W. Emke "21 of 25" --- (eBay)
    U.S. Scott #2646a - David W. Emke
  14. U.S. Scott #2705 -- 10-01-1992 -- David W. Emke
  15. U.S. Scott #2706 -- 10-01-1992 -- David W. Emke "3 of 25" --- (WP)
    U.S. Scott #2706 - David W. Emke
  16. U.S. Scott #2707 -- 10-01-1992 -- David W. Emke
  17. U.S. Scott #2708 -- 10-01-1992 -- David W. Emke
  18. U.S. Scott #2709 -- 10-01-1992 -- David W. Emke "3 of 25" --- (WP)
    U.S. Scott #2709 - David W. Emke U.S. Scott #2709 - David W. Emke
  19. U.S. Scott #2711-2714 -- 10-22-1992 -- David W. Emke "10 of 25" --- (eBay)
    U.S. Scott #2711-2714 - David W. Emke
  20. U.S. Scott #2764a (#2760-2764) -- 5-15-1993 -- David W. Emke "10 of 25" --- (eBay)
    U.S. Scott #2764a - David W. Emke
  21. U.S. Scott #2790a -- 10-21-1993 -- David W. Emke "10 of 25" --- (eBay)
    U.S. Scott #2790a - David W. Emke
  22. U.S. Scott #2829-2832 -- 4-28-1994 -- David W. Emke "10 of 25" --- (eBay)
    U.S. Scott #2829 - David W. Emke
  23. U.S. Scott #2866a (#2863-2866) -- 10-03-1994 -- David W. Emke " of 25" --- (WP)
    U.S. Scott #2866a - David W. Emke
  24. U.S. Scott #2950 -- 3-03-1995 -- David W. Emke "4 of 25" --- (eBay)
    U.S. Scott #2950 - David W. Emke
  25. U.S. Scott #2968 -- 6-16-1995 -- David W. Emke "10 of 25" --- (WP)
    U.S. Scott #2968 - David W. Emke U.S. Scott #2968 - David W. Emke
  26. U.S. Scott #3003 -- 10-19-1995 -- David W. Emke "10 of 25" --- (WP)
    U.S. Scott #3003 - David W. Emke U.S. Scott #3003 - David W. Emke
  27. U.S. Scott #3025-3029 -- 1-19-1996 -- David W. Emke "10 of 25" --- (eBay)
    U.S. Scott #3025-3029 - David W. Emke U.S. Scott #3025-3029 - David W. Emke
  28. U.S. Scott #3088 -- 8-01-1996 -- David W. Emke "10 of 25" --- (eBay)
    U.S. Scott #3088 - David W. Emke U.S. Scott #3088 - David W. Emke
    29. According to the Siegel Sale 894, David W. Emke produced 40 more cachets before the end of 1996.

  29. U.S. Scott #3177 -- 10-30-1997 -- David W. Emke "10 of 25" --- (WP)
    U.S. Scott #3177 - David W. Emke U.S. Scott #3177 - David W. Emke
  30. U.S. Scott #3197a -- 3-19-1998 -- David W. Emke #1 "5 of 25" and #2 "22 of 25" --- (eBay)
    U.S. Scott #3193-3197 - David W. Emke U.S. Scott #3193-3197 - David W. Emke
  31. U.S. Scott #3248a (#3245-3248) -- 10-15-1998 -- David W. Emke "10 of 25" --- (eBay)
    U.S. Scott #3248a - David W. Emke U.S. Scott #3248a - David W. Emke
  32. U.S. Scott #3653 -- 8-15-2002 -- David W. Emke " of 25"
  33. U.S. Scott #3654 -- 8-15-2002 -- David W. Emke "11,19 of 25" --- (eBay)
    U.S. Scott #3654 - David W. Emke U.S. Scott #3654 - David W. Emke U.S. Scott #3654 - David W. Emke
  34. U.S. Scott #3655 -- 8-15-2002 -- David W. Emke " of 25"
  35. U.S. Scott #3656 -- 8-15-2002 -- David W. Emke " of 25"
  36. U.S. Scott #3657 -- 8-16-2002 -- David W. Emke " of 25" --- (eBay)
    U.S. Scott #3657 - David W. Emke U.S. Scott #3657 - David W. Emke
  37. U.S. Scott #3787-3788 -- 6-13-2003 -- David W. Emke "10,11 of 25" --- (eBay)
    U.S. Scott #3787-3788 - David W. Emke U.S. Scott #3787-3788 - David W. Emke U.S. Scott #3787-3788 - David W. Emke
  38. U.S. Scott #3836 -- #3836 -- David W. Emke "11 of 25" --- (eBay)
    U.S. Scott #3836 - David W. Emke U.S. Scott #3836 - David W. Emke
  39. U.S. Scott #3900-3903 -- 3-15-2005 -- David W. Emke "20 of 25" --- (eBay)
    U.S. Scott #3901 and 3903 - David W. Emke
  40. U.S. Scott #3901 -- 3-15-2005 -- David W. Emke "20 of 25" --- (eBay)
    U.S. Scott #3901 - David W. Emke
  41. U.S. Scott #3903a -- 3-15-2005 -- David W. Emke "11 of 25 of " --- (eBay)
    U.S. Scott #3900 - David W. Emke U.S. Scott #3900 - David W. Emke
  42. U.S. Scott #3956a (#3953-3956) -- 10-20-2005 -- David W. Emke "4 of 25" --- (eBay)
    U.S. Scott #3956a - David W. Emke
  43. U.S. Scott #4101-4104 -- 10-05-2006 -- David W. Emke "22 of 25" --- (eBay)
    U.S. Scott #4101-4104 - David W. Emke
  44. U.S. Scott #4150a (#4146-4150) -- 6-21-2007 -- David W. Emke "11 of 25" --- (eBay)
    U.S. Scott #4150a - David W. Emke U.S. Scott #4150a - David W. Emke U.S. Scott #4150a - David W. Emke
  45. U.S. Scott #4266 -- 5-17-2008 -- David W. Emke "5 of 25" --- (eBay)
    U.S. Scott #4266 - David W. Emke
  46. U.S. Scott #4363a -- 10-23-2008 -- David W. Emke "4 of 25" --- (eBay)
    U.S. Scott #4360-4363 - David W. Emke
  47. U.S. Scott #4428a (#4425-4428) -- 10-08-2009 -- David W. Emke "11 of 25" --- (eBay)
    U.S. Scott #4428a - David W. Emke U.S. Scott #4428a - David W. Emke
  48. U.S. Scott #4462 -- 5-17-2010 -- David W. Emke "10 of 25" --- (eBay)
    U.S. Scott #4462 - David W. Emke U.S. Scott #4462 - David W. Emke
  49. U.S. Scott #4481a -- 10-21-2010 -- David W. Emke "5 of 25" --- (eBay)
    U.S. Scott #4478-4481 - David W. Emke
  50. U.S. Scott #4548 -- 7-28-2011 -- David W. Emke "20 of 25" --- (eBay)
    U.S. Scott #4548 - David W. Emke
  51. U.S. Scott #4549 -- 7-28-2011 -- David W. Emke "11 of 25" --- (eBay)
    U.S. Scott #4549 - David W. Emke
  52. U.S. Scott #4550 -- 7-28-2011 -- David W. Emke "6,21 of 25" --- (eBay)
    U.S. Scott #4550 - David W. Emke U.S. Scott #4550 - David W. Emke
  53. U.S. Scott #4551 -- 7-28-2011 -- David W. Emke "21 of 25" --- (eBay)
    U.S. Scott #4551 - David W. Emke
  54. U.S. Scott #4790 -- 6-20-2013 -- David W. Emke "5 of 25" --- (eBay)
    U.S. Scott #4790 - David W. Emke
  55. U.S. Scott #4967a (#4964-4967) -- 3-20-2015 -- David W. Emke " of 25" --- (eBay)
    U.S. Scott #4967a - David W. Emke
  56. U.S. Scott #C130 -- 6-21-1991 -- David W. Emke "11,20 of 25" --- (WP) / (eBay)
    U.S. Scott #C130 - David W. Emke U.S. Scott #C130 - David W. Emke
#References
Articles published in FIRST DAYS, Listed in Date of Publication Order:

      Except for following three mentions in passing in FIRST DAYS, one of which states he is from an unknown city in Ontario, Canada and nothing else about him, the only other times Emke's name appears is in Auction Realizations, Dealer's Want Lists, and For Sale items.
  1. [#236, 37(1), 1-15-1992, p. 28]
  2. [#387, 55(8), 12-01-2010, p. 15]
  3. [#473, 68(6), 11-12/2023, p. 23]
References to David W. Emke found on the Web:

Siegel Sale 894: McCusker Sale 206: The Dr. Alfred S. Martin Collection (3-31-2005) [PDF/OCR] [Archive]
      Lot 801, page 130 [PDF/OCR] -- Lot text follows:
    "801 -- David Emke Collection. 45 hand-painted covers neatly mounted in NuAce album, including 3 Forerunner cachets
  1. Cactus block-only 5 produced
  2. Wetlands-only 5 produced
  3. Polar Explorers-unique 39c Canada Locomotive on oversized cover-2 produced)
  4. #2257 -- 1987 Canal Boat First Cachet
  5. #2281 -- 1988 Honeybee
  6. #2348 -- 1990 Rhode Island Statehood
  7. #2362-2366 -- 1987 Locomotive Booklet
  8. #2378-#2379 -- 1988 Love
  9. #2399-2400 -- 1988 Christmas
  10. #2416 -- 1989 South Dakota
  11. #2420 -- 1989 Letter Carriers
  12. #2427-2429 -- 1989 Christmas
  13. #2440-2441 -- 1990 Love
  14. #2468 -- 1990 $1.00 Seaplane
  15. #2479 -- 1991 Fawn
  16. #2484-#2485 -- 1991 Wood Duck
  17. #2511a -- 1990 Sea Creatures
  18. 25c America
  19. #2514-#2516 -- 1990 Christmas
  20. #2517 -- 1991 "F" Flower
  21. #2532 -- 1991 USA/Switzerland
  22. #2533 -- 1991 Vermont
  23. 1991 Love
  24. Cardinal
  25. 1991 Christmas
  26. #2636 -- 1992 Kentucky
  27. Wild Animals set of 5
  28. #2711-2714 -- 1992 1992 Christmas Toys
  29. 1993 Garden Flowers booklet
  30. African Violet
  31. 1993 Christmas: Greetings -- #2790a
  32. self-adhesive Eagle
  33. 1994 Love
  34. 1994 Garden Flowers -- #2829-2832
  35. Cranes
  36. 1994 Christmas
  37. 1995 Garden Flowers
  38. 1995 Christmas
  39. #3025-3029 -- 1996 1996 Garden Flowers
  40. #3088 -- 1996 Iowa
    41. This represents a complete Emke collection, from Forerunners through 1996 E. 12,000-15,000"
    "45 hand-painted covers", however, only 41 issues are listed.

          1987-2008 issues not included in the "complete Emke collection" listed above:
  41. #2646a -- 1992 Hummingbirds #2642-2646
  42. #2950 -- 1995 Florida
  43. #3197a -- 1998 Flowering Trees
  44. #3903a -- 2005 Spring Flowers
  45. #4101-4104 -- 2006 Christmas Snowflakes
  46. #4266 -- 2008 Minnesota
  47. #4363a -- 2008 Christmas Nutcrackers
  48. #4481a -- 2010 Christmas Evergreens
  49. # --
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Peppermint Stick Learning Co.: Featured Products Catalog (10-21-2013) [Archive]
      Two out-of-print books with illustrations by David W. Emke

The Stamp Collecting Forum: First Day Covers - David W. Emke (10-30-2013)

Colouring (British SP) Page for Sermon(s): Be Digging into the Word of God -- ©2008 by David W. Emke, Ontario, Canada
His Family Tree:
Father: Louis Emke 12-29-1911 - 2-02-1998 -- ancestry.com (almost nothing) -- Find A Grave
Mother: Beatrice Marjorie Klein Eke 2-05-1917 - 5-09-2003 -- ancestry.com (almost nothing) -- Find A Grave
      Per: Artistes au Canada (Artists from Canada): as of 2003, David W. Emke and his wife Sarah lived in Chesley, Ontario, and David was born ca. 1948 in Chesley, Ontario (or possibly in Elmwood, Ontario).

      Parent's 25th Wedding Anniversary (1965) -- Father's obituary (1998) -- Mother's obituary (2003)
Parent's 25th Wedding Anniversary (1965)    Father's obituary (1998)    Mother's obituary (2003)
What's New on this page -- changes since 02-10-2025
06-15-2026: Added 48 scans: #2440 -- #2512 -- #2578 -- #2598 -- #2706 -- #2709 -- #2764a -- #2866a -- #2968 -- #3003 -- #3177 -- #3248a -- #3654 -- #3657 -- #3787-3788 -- #3836 -- #3956a -- #4150a -- #4428a -- #4462 -- #4967a -- and a better scan of #C130
04-13-2025: Added: #2533 -- #2711-2714
#Contact
URL: https://www.folklib.net/fdc/makers/emke.shtml
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