U.S. First Day Cover Cachet Display Catalog:
Cachetmaker: "FDC" General Purpose Cachets

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

(last updated .09-22-2024)

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      This page displays First Day Covers with General Purpose (GP) cachets created by known and unknown Cachetmakers that include the words:
"First Day Cover" (FDC).

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      Wanted: a 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 "FDC" General Purpose cachet
      (an email with any other subject or with any other graphical format will be ignored IF it has an attachment)

      U.S. Scott #nnn = U.S. Scott Catalog number.
      mm-dd-yyyy = First Day of Issue

      Other General Purpose (GP) cachet pages:
Eagles -- 1DC and 1DI -- FDC -- FDI -- FDOI
Identifier of all the GP's above on one page
General Purpose "Border" Cachets
      Note that each General Purpose Cachet has been assigned its own unique "GP#" Catalog Number.

"First Day Cover" Type Menu, either click on the "First Day Cover" Number or the Thumbnail:
FDC1 -- FDC2 -- FDC3 -- FDC4 -- FDC5 -- FDC6 -- FDC6c -- FDC6a -- FDC6b -- FDC7 -- FDC8 -- FDC9 -- FDC10 -- FDC11 -- FDC12 -- FDC13 -- FDC14 -- FDC15 -- FDC15b -- FDC16 -- FDC17 -- FDC18a -- FDC18b -- FDC19 -- FDC20 -- FDC21 -- FDC22 -- FDC23 -- FDC24 -- FDC25 -- FDC26 -- FDC27 -- FDC28 -- #FDC29 -- #FDC30 -- #FDC31 -- #FDC32 -- #FDC33 -- #FDC34 -- #FDC35 -- #FDC36 -- #FDC37 -- #FDC38 -- #FDC39 -- #FDC40 -- #FDC41 -- #FDC42 -- #FDC43 -- #FDC44 -- #FDC45 -- #FDC46 -- #FDC47 -- #FDC48 -- #FDC49 -- #FDC50 -- #FDC50a -- #FDC51 -- #FDC52 -- #FDC53 -- #FDC53-1 -- #FDC54 -- #FDC55
Thumbnail Menu arranged by size and similar subjects
General Purpose cachet GP#FDC1 - Mutual Benefit Stamp Club General Purpose cachet GP#FDC41 - Collectors Club of St. Louis General Purpose cachet GP#FDC16 - unknown General Purpose cachet GP#FDC31 - unknown General Purpose cachet GP#FDC2 - unknown General Purpose cachet GP#FDC51 - Van Dahl Type 1, script letters General Purpose cachet GP#FDC52 - Van Dahl Type 2, capital letters General Purpose cachet GP#FDC53 - Van Dahl Type 3, wide letter 'O' General Purpose cachet GP#FDC54 - Van Dahl Type 4, narrow letter 'O' General Purpose cachet GP#FDC55 - unknown, add-on rubberstamp General Purpose cachet GP#FDC3 - E.C. Lawrence General Purpose cachet GP#FDC4 - unknown General Purpose cachet GP#FDC5 (First Day Cover) - unknown General Purpose cachet GP#FDOI-24 (First Day of Issue) - unknown General Purpose cachet GP#FDC6 - unknown General Purpose cachet GP#FDC6a - unknown General Purpose cachet GP#FDC6b - McGregor General Purpose cachet GP#FDC9 - F.E. Lerchenfeld General Purpose cachet GP#FDC47 - unknown General Purpose cachet GP#FDC27 - unknown General Purpose cachet GP#FDC7 - unknown General Purpose cachet GP#FDC10 - unknown General Purpose cachet GP#FDC8 - unknown General Purpose cachet GP#FDC11a - unknown General Purpose cachet GP#FDC14 - unknown General Purpose cachet GP#FDC42 - unknown General Purpose cachet GP#FDC46 - unknown General Purpose cachet GP#FDC36 (First Day Cover) - unknown General Purpose cachet GP#FDOI-13 (First Day of Issue) - unknown General Purpose cachet GP#FDC30 - unknown General Purpose cachet GP#FDC17 - unknown General Purpose cachet GP#FDC50 - Artopages General Purpose cachet GP#FDC50a - Artopages General Purpose cachet GP#FDC20 - unknown General Purpose cachet GP#FDC33 - unknown General Purpose cachet GP#FDC35 - unknown General Purpose cachet GP#FDC43 - unknown General Purpose cachet GP#FDC22 - unknown General Purpose cachet GP#FDC45 - unknown General Purpose cachet GP#FDC23 - Bradie Buchanan General Purpose cachet GP#FDC34 - unknown General Purpose cachet GP#FDC15b (Dated) - unknown General Purpose cachet GP#FDC15 (Dated) - Paul P. Gervers General Purpose cachet GP#FDC15a - unknown General Purpose cachet GP#FDC12a - unknown General Purpose cachet GP#FDC29 - Harry F. Cornell General Purpose cachet GP#FDC32a - unknown General Purpose cachet GP#FDC32 - unknown General Purpose cachet GP#FDC21 - unknown General Purpose cachet GP#FDC26 - unknown General Purpose cachet GP#FDC28 - unknown General Purpose cachet GP#FDC44 - unknown General Purpose cachet GP#FDC37 - unknown General Purpose cachet GP#FDC39 - unknown General Purpose cachet GP#FDC40 - unknown General Purpose cachet GP#FDC18a - unknown General Purpose cachet GP#FDC18b - unknown General Purpose cachet GP#FDC19 - unknown General Purpose cachet GP#FDC24 - unknown General Purpose cachet GP#FDC25 - unknown General Purpose cachet GP#FDC38 - H. Mueller General Purpose cachet GP#FDC48 - unknown General Purpose cachet GP#FDC49 - unknown General Purpose cachet GP#FDC48(858) and GP#FDC49(795) - unknown General Purpose cachet GP#FDC13 - unknown
"FDC" cachets cataloged as "Unknown: Eagles"
General Purpose cachet GP#Eagle3

  1. #FDC1 -- "First Day Cover" General Purpose -- GP#FDC1 -- Mutual Benefit Stamp Club
          #795-GP4, 7-13-1937, XII:24 -- #796-GP24, 8-18-1937, XII:59 -- #798-GP16, 9-17-1937, XII:109 -- #799-802-GP3, various, XIII:77 -- #835-GP1, 6-21-1938, XIV:95
    General Purpose cachet GP#FDC1 -- Mutual Benefit Stamp Club General Purpose cachet GP#FDC1 on U.S. Scott #802 -- Mutual Benefit Stamp Club

  2. #FDC2 -- "First Day Cover" General Purpose -- GP#FDC2 -- unknown
          #940-GP1-NIM, 5-09-1946
    General Purpose cachet GP#FDC2 on U.S. Scott #940 - unknown General Purpose cachet GP#FDC2 on U.S. Scott #940 - unknown

  3. #FDC3 -- "First Day Cover" General Purpose -- GP#FDC3 -- unknown -- E.C. Lawrence
          #802-GP7, 12-15-1937
    General Purpose cachet GP#FDC3 - unknown General Purpose cachet GP#FDC3 on U.S. Scott #802 - unknown

  4. #FDC4 -- "First Day Cover" General Purpose -- GP#FDC4 -- unknown
          #730, 8-25-1933
    General Purpose cachet GP#FDC4 - unknown General Purpose cachet GP#FDC4 on U.S. Scott #730a - unknown

  5. #FDC5 -- "First Day Cover" General Purpose -- GP#FDC5 -- unknown
          #FDC5a blue, #774, 9-30-1935 -- #FDC5b violet, #657, 6-17-1929 -- #690-GP9a, 1-16-1931
          Planty: #657-47, II:60
    General Purpose cachet GP#FDC5a - unknown General Purpose cachet GP#FDC5a on U.S. Scott #774 - unknown
    General Purpose cachet GP#FDC5b - unknown General Purpose cachet GP#FDC5b on U.S. Scott #657 - unknown General Purpose cachet GP#FDC5b on U.S. Scott #690 - unknown
          #690-GP9, III:52 -- #723, 8-18-1932
          For the same design with "First Day of Issue" text see GP#FDOI-24
    General Purpose cachet GP#FDOI-24 on U.S. Scott #723 - unknown

  6. #FDC6 -- "First Day Cover" General Purpose -- GP#FDC6 -- (first name?) McGregor, M.D. (Dr.)
          () = cachet identification in Planty
          #654-19, 6-05-1929, II:40-41 (Stoutzenberg) -- #722-GP6, 10-12-1932, IV:90 (unknown) -- #724-GP8, 10-24-1932, IV:112 (Stoutzenberg) -- #725-GP15, 10-24-1932, V:23 NIP
    General Purpose cachet GP#FDC6 General Purpose cachet GP#FDC6 on U.S. Scott #722 General Purpose cachet GP#FDC6 on U.S. Scott #724 General Purpose cachet GP#FDC6 on U.S. Scott #725-GP15
          GP#FDC6 with top red arrow and bottom blue arrow by Stoutzenberg (GP#Border3) -- Stoutzenberg's GP arows border cachet is known on many other FDC's with and without an additional cachet by him or by unknown.
          742, 8-03-1934, VII:NIP -- #C19-GP3, 6-30-1934, VII:99 (unknown)
    General Purpose cachet GP#FDC6 on U.S. Scott #742 General Purpose cachet GP#FDC6 with GP#Border3 on U.S. Scott #C19-GP3
    #FDC6a -- "First Day Cover" General Purpose -- GP#FDC6a -- (first name?) McGregor, M.D. (Dr.)
          #734-GP2, 10-13-1933, VI:40 (unknown) -- #752-771-GP7, VII:92 (unknown) -- #C19-GP5, 6-30-1934, VII:NIP
          GP#FDC6a dark blue
    General Purpose cachet GP#FDC6a General Purpose cachet GP#FDC6a on U.S. Scott #734 General Purpose cachet GP#FDC6a on U.S. Scott #C19
  7. #FDC6b -- "First Day Cover" General Purpose -- GP#FDC6b -- (first name?) McGregor, M.D. (Dr.)
          1st line same font as FDC6 / 2nd line: "McGregor, M.D."
          #772-GP4, 4-26-1935, VIII:23 (McGregor) -- #774-GP8, 7-30-1934, VIII:63 (McGregor) -- #776-GP22, 3-02-1936, IX:50 (McGregor) -- #782-GP3, 6-15-1936, X:27 (McGregor) -- #784-GP7, 7-30-1934, X:97 (McGregor) -- #798-GP2, 9-17-1937, XII:107 (McGregor) -- #837-GP8, 7-15-1938, XV:61 (McGregor) -- #838-GP5 Black, 8-24-1938, XV:87 (McGregor)
          GP#FDC6b Black -- GP#FDC6b1 Purple
    General Purpose cachet GP#FDC6b (McGregor) General Purpose cachet GP#FDC6b1 General Purpose cachet GP#FDC6b General Purpose cachet GP#FDC6b1
    Comparison:
    General Purpose cachet GP#FDC6b (McGregor) General Purpose cachet GP#FDC6 General Purpose cachet GP#FDC6a
  8. #FDC7 -- "First Day Cover" General Purpose (Uncle Sam) -- GP#FDC7 -- unknown
          #620-GP1, 5-18-1925, I:39 -- #732-GP5, 8-15-1933, VI:18 NIP -- #739, 7-07-1934, VII:124 NIP -- #774, 9-30-1935, VIII:124 NIP -- #789-GP6, 5-26-1937, color?, XI:86 -- #793, 3-23-1937, color?, XI:86 -- #798-GP14, Blue-green, 9-17-1937, XII:109 -- #799-GP16, 10-18-1937, XIII:79 NIP -- #805ee-73, 1-16-1941, XIV:35 -- #835-GP11a, 6-21-1938, XIV:96 -- #855-GP74a, 6-12-1939, XVII:197
          GP#FDC7 green RS -- GP#FDC7a purple RS -- GP#FDC7b black printed -- GP#FDC7c blue RS
    General Purpose cachet GP#FDC7 - unknown General Purpose cachet GP#FDC7 on U.S. Scott #739 - unknown General Purpose cachet GP#FDC7 on U.S. Scott #799 - unknown General Purpose cachet GP#FDC7 on U.S. Scott #835-GP11a - unknown rubber stamp
    General Purpose cachet GP#FDC7a - unknown General Purpose cachet GP#FDC7a on U.S. Scott #620 - unknown General Purpose cachet GP#FDC7 on U.S. Scott #793 - unknown rubber stamp
    General Purpose cachet GP#FDC7b - unknown General Purpose cachet GP#FDC7b on U.S. Scott #805ee - unknown General Purpose cachet GP#FDC7b on U.S. Scott #805ee - unknown printed
    General Purpose cachet GP#FDC7c General Purpose cachet GP#FDC7c on U.S. Scott #732-GP5 - unknown rubber stamp

  9. #FDC8 -- "First Day Cover" General Purpose (map) -- GP#FDC8 -- unknown
          #551-5, 4-04-1925, I:17 -- #628-GP1, 5-29-1926, I:53 NIP -- #654-GP2, 6-05-1929, II:46 NIP -- #681-GP13, 10-19-1929, II:97 NIP -- #681-GP11, 10-19-1929, II:97 NIP -- #-GP, , -- #-GP, , -- #-GP, , -- #-GP, , -- #-GP, , -- #-GP, , -- #-GP, , -- #-GP, , -- #801, 11-25-1937, -- #936-GP2, 11-10-1945
    General Purpose cachet GP#FDC8 - unknown General Purpose cachet GP#FDC8 on U.S. Scott #80 - unknown1 General Purpose cachet GP#FDC8 on U.S. Scott #936-GP2 - unknown

  10. #FDC9 -- "First Day Cover" General Purpose -- GP#FDC9 -- F.E. Lerchenfeld
          #739-46 light orange, 7-07-1934, VII:14 -- #772-GP3 peach, 4-26-1935, VIII:23 -- #773-GP4 blue, 5-29-1935, VIII:43 -- #774-GP5 blue, 9-30-1935, VIII:62 -- #775-GP12 blue, 11-01-1935, VIII:88 -- #776-GP18 peach, 3-02-1936, IX:49 -- #777-GP1 blue, 5-04-1936, IX:82 -- #778-GP3 peach, 5-09-1936, IX:101 -- #799-802-GP8 peach, various, XIII:78 -- #857-GP10 peach, 9-25-1939, XVIII:1-56 -- #858-GP8 peach, 11-02-1939, XVIII:103 -- #C23-GP2 dark pink, 5-14-1938, XVIII:119 -- #C23-GP2a peach, 5-14-1938, XVIII:119
          GP#FDC9 peach -- GP#FDC9a blue -- GP#FDC9b dark pink -- GP#FDC9c light orange
    General Purpose cachet GP#FDC9 - F.E. Lerchenfeld General Purpose cachet GP#FDC9 on U.S. Scott #857 - F.E. Lerchenfeld

  11. #FDC10 -- "First Day Cover" General Purpose -- GP#FDC10 -- unknown
          #654-24, II:41 -- #681-GP9, 10-19-1929, III:14-15
    General Purpose cachet GP#FDC10 - unknown General Purpose cachet GP#FDC10 on U.S. Scott #681 - unknown

  12. #FDC11 -- "First Day Cover" General Purpose -- GP#FDC11 -- unknown
          #688, 7-09-1930 -- #689, 9-17-1930 -- #690, 1-16-1931
          FDC11a black -- FDC11b blue -- FDC11c purple -- FDC11d violet
    General Purpose cachet GP#FDC11a - unknown General Purpose cachet GP#FDC11b - unknown General Purpose cachet GP#FDC11c - unknown General Purpose cachet GP#FDC11d - unknown General Purpose cachet GP#FDC11b on U.S. Scott #688 - unknown General Purpose cachet GP#FDC11c on U.S. Scott #689 - unknown General Purpose cachet GP#FDC11a on U.S. Scott #690 - unknown

  13. #FDC12 -- "First Day Cover" General Purpose -- GP#FDC12 -- unknown
          #644, 8-03-1927 -- #645, 5-26-1928 -- #654, 6-05-1929 -- #688-GP2, III:33 -- #689-GP11, III:40 -- #795-GP10, XII:25
          FDC12a blue -- FDC12b red -- FDC12c green
    General Purpose cachet GP#FDC12a - unknown General Purpose cachet GP#FDC12a on U.S. Scott #644 - unknown General Purpose cachet GP#FDC12a on U.S. Scott #645 - unknown
    General Purpose cachet GP#FDC12b - unknown General Purpose cachet GP#FDC12b on U.S. Scott #654 - unknown
    General Purpose cachet GP#FDC12c - unknown General Purpose cachet GP#FDC12c on U.S. Scott #795-GP10 - unknown

  14. #FDC13 -- "First Day Cover" General Purpose -- GP#FDC13 -- unknown
          #C24, 9-17-1937 -- #703, 10-19-1931 -- #705, 1-01-1932
          FDC13 green -- FDC13a blue -- FDC13b red
    General Purpose cachet GP#FDC13 - unknown General Purpose cachet GP#FDC13 on U.S. Scott #C24 - unknown General Purpose cachet GP#FDC13 on U.S. Scott #C24 - unknown

  15. #FDC14 -- "First Day Cover" General Purpose -- GP#FDC14 -- unknown
          #C20, 11-22-1935
    General Purpose cachet GP#FDC14 - unknown General Purpose cachet GP#FDC14 on U.S. Scott #C20 - unknown

  16. #FDC15 -- "First Day Cover" General Purpose "Dated 1 line" -- GP#FDC15 -- Paul P. Gervers
          #690-GP15, 1-16-1931 -- #714-GP6, 1-01-1932 -- #729, 5-25-1933
          Planty: #704-715-GP6, III:120-121 -- #717-84, IV:44 -- #U523-13, IV:125-126
    General Purpose cachet GP#FDC15 - Paul P. Gervers General Purpose cachet GP#FDC15 on U.S. Scott #690-GP15 - Paul P. Gervers General Purpose cachet GP#FDC15 on U.S. Scott #729 - Paul P. Gervers

  17. #FDC15a -- "First Day Cover" General Purpose "Dated 2 lines" -- GP#FDC15a -- Paul P. Gervers
          #704-715-GP6, 1-01-1932, III:120-121 -- #717-84, 4-22-1932, IV:44 -- #720-GP9, 6-16-1932, IV:60 NIP -- #U528-13, 1-01-1932, IV:125-126
    General Purpose cachet GP#FDC15a - Paul P. Gervers General Purpose cachet GP#FDC15a on U.S. Scott #714-GP5 - Paul P. Gervers General Purpose cachet GP#FDC15a on U.S. Scott #714-GP5 - Paul P. Gervers General Purpose cachet GP#FDC15a on U.S. Scott #717-84 - Paul P. Gervers General Purpose cachet GP#FDC15a on U.S. Scott #720-GP9 - Paul P. Gervers General Purpose cachet GP#FDC15a on U.S. Scott #U528-13 - Paul P. Gervers
    #FDC15b -- "First Day Cover" General Purpose "Dated" -- GP#FDC15b (all NIM) -- unknown
          #909-GP1, 6-22-1943 -- #913-GP1, 8-24-1943 -- #915-GP1, 9-28-1943 -- #916-GP1, 10-12-1943 -- #917-GP1, 10-26-1943 -- #920-GP1, 12-07-1943 -- #936-GP1, 11-10-1945
    General Purpose cachet GP#FDC15b - unknown General Purpose cachet GP#FDC15b on U.S. Scott #909-GP1 - unknown General Purpose cachet GP#FDC15b on U.S. Scott #936-GP1 - unknown
  18. #FDC16 -- "First Day Cover" General Purpose -- GP#FDC16 -- unknown
          #739, 7-07-1934
          Planty: #610-3, I:24 -- #627-23A, I:46
    General Purpose cachet GP#FDC16 - unknown General Purpose cachet GP#FDC16 on U.S. Scott #739 - unknown

  19. #FDC17 -- "First Day Cover" General Purpose -- GP#FDC17 -- unknown
          #739, 7-07-1934 -- #793, 3-23-1937
    General Purpose cachet GP#FDC17 - unknown General Purpose cachet GP#FDC17 on U.S. Scott #739 - unknown U.S. Scott #785-794-GP15-NIP - unknown - unknown

  20. #FDC18 -- "First Day Cover" General Purpose -- GP#FDC18 -- unknown
          #619-GP1, 4-04-1925, I:36NIP -- #681-GP13, 10-19-1929, II:97NIP -- #685-GP3, 6-04-1930 -- #739, 7-07-1934 -- #816-GP, 9-08-1938,
          GP#FDC18a wavy edge -- GP#FDC18b straight edge
    General Purpose cachet GP#FDC18a - unknown General Purpose cachet GP#FDC18a on U.S. Scott #739 - unknown
          Planty: #651-28, II:30 identified as the 1st Floyd D. Shockley in six colors: black, purple, red, blue, lavender and green
          -- #657-44, II:60 -- #680-38, II:77 -- #855-GP75, 6-12-1939, XVII:197
    General Purpose cachet GP#FDC18b - Floyd D. Shockley General Purpose cachet GP#FDC18b on U.S. Scott #685 - Floyd D. Shockley

  21. #FDC19 -- "First Day Cover" General Purpose -- GP#FDC19 -- unknown
          #654, 6-05-1929
    General Purpose cachet GP#FDC19 - unknown General Purpose cachet GP#FDC19 on U.S. Scott #654 - unknown

  22. #FDC20 -- "First Day Cover" General Purpose -- GP#FDC20 -- unknown
          #717, 4-22-1932 -- #657-63, 6-17-1929, II:63
    General Purpose cachet GP#FDC20 - unknown General Purpose cachet GP#FDC20 on U.S. Scott #717 - unknown

  23. #FDC21 -- "First Day Cover" General Purpose -- GP#FDC21 -- unknown
          #726-GP12, 2-12-1933, V:35 NIP -- #728-GP5, 5-25-1933, V:91 NIP
          GP#FDC21 black -- GP#FDC21a red
    General Purpose cachet GP#FDC21 - unknown General Purpose cachet GP#FDC21 on U.S. Scott #728-GP5 - unknown General Purpose cachet GP#FDC21 on U.S. Scott #728-GP5 - unknown
    General Purpose cachet GP#FDC21a1 - unknown General Purpose cachet GP#FDC21a on U.S. Scott #726-GP12 - unknown

  24. #FDC22 -- "First Day Cover" General Purpose -- GP#FDC22 -- unknown
          #800, 11-12-1937
    General Purpose cachet GP#FDC22 - unknown General Purpose cachet GP#FDC22 on U.S. Scott #800 - unknown

  25. #FDC23 -- "First Day Cover" General Purpose -- GP#FDC23 -- Bradie Buchanan
          #649, 12-12-1928 -- #688, 7-09-1930
          At this time I do not know whether or not all six varieties below exist.
          GP#FDC23a1 with "First Day Cover" text and no border
          Planty: #682-GP4, III:14 -- #685-GP2, III:26 -- #688-GP5, III:34 -- #690-GP1, III:50
    General Purpose cachet GP#FDC23a1 - Bradie Buchanan General Purpose cachet GP#FDC23a1 on U.S. Scott #688 - Bradie Buchanan General Purpose cachet GP#FDC23a1 on U.S. Scott #734 - Bradie Buchanan

          GP#FDC23a2 with "First Day Cover" text and border GP#Border32a
          Planty: #657-43, III:II:60
    General Purpose cachet GP#FDC23a2 on U.S. Scott #680 - Bradie Buchanan

          GP#FDC23a3 with "First Day Cover" text and border GP#Border32b

          GP#FDC23b1 without text and no border
          #643-18, 8-03-1927, III:I:79 -- #644-35, 8-03-1927, III:I:88 -- #649, 12-12-1928, II:22 NIP
    General Purpose cachet GP#FDC23b - Bradie Buchanan General Purpose cachet GP#FDC23b on U.S. Scott #649 (front) - Bradie Buchanan General Purpose cachet GP#FDC23b on U.S. Scott #649 (back) - Bradie Buchanan

          GP#FDC23b2 without text and with border GP#Border32a
          Planty: #690-GP1a, III:50 -- #702-GP2, III:66

          GP#FDC23b3 without text and with border GP#Border32b

  26. #FDC24 -- "First Day Cover" General Purpose -- GP#FDC24 -- unknown
          #739, 7-07-1934
    General Purpose cachet GP#FDC24 - unknown General Purpose cachet GP#FDC24 on U.S. Scott #739 - unknown

  27. #FDC25 -- "First Day Cover" General Purpose -- GP#FDC25 -- unknown
          #739, 7-07-1934
    General Purpose cachet GP#FDC25 - unknown General Purpose cachet GP#FDC25 on U.S. Scott #739 - unknown

  28. #FDC26 -- "First Day Cover" General Purpose -- GP#FDC26 -- unknown
          #682-GP11, 4-08-1930 -- #683, 4-10-1930
    General Purpose cachet GP#FDC26 - unknown General Purpose cachet GP#FDC26 on U.S. Scott #682-GP11 - unknown General Purpose cachet GP#FDC26 on U.S. Scott #683 - unknown

  29. #FDC27 -- "First Day Cover" General Purpose -- GP#FDC27 -- unknown
          #737-738-92, 5-02-1934, VI:93 -- #755-GP8-NIP, 3-15-1935, VII:92 NIP
    General Purpose cachet GP#FDC27 - unknown U.S. Scott #755-GP8-NIP - unknown

  30. #FDC28 -- "First Day Cover" General Purpose -- GP#FDC28 -- unknown
          #717, 4-22-1932 -- #725-GP18, 10-24-1932, V:23 NIP -- #726-GP13, 2-12-1933, V:35 NIP
    General Purpose cachet GP#FDC28 - unknown General Purpose cachet GP#FDC28 on U.S. Scott #717 - unknown General Purpose cachet GP#FDC28 on U.S. Scott #725-GP18 - unknown General Purpose cachet GP#FDC28 on U.S. Scott #726-GP13 - unknown

  31. #FDC29 -- "First Day Cover" General Purpose -- GP#FDC29 -- Harry F. Cornell
          #773-GP3, 5-29-1935, VIII:43 -- #775-GP5, 11-01-1935, VIII:87 -- #784-GP4, 8-26-1936, X:97 -- #795-GP11, 7-13-1937, XII:25
    General Purpose cachet GP#FDC29 - Harry F. Cornell General Purpose cachet GP#FDC29 on U.S. Scott #795 - Harry F. Cornell

  32. #FDC30 -- "First Day Cover" General Purpose -- GP#FDC30 -- unknown
          #U532, 11-16-1950
          GP#FDC30 green -- GP#FDC30a red -- GP#FDC30b black
    General Purpose cachet GP#FDC30 - unknown General Purpose cachet GP#FDC30 on U.S. Scott #U532 - unknown
    General Purpose cachet GP#FDC30a - unknown General Purpose cachet GP#FDC30a on U.S. Scott #U532 - unknown
    General Purpose cachet GP#FDC30b - unknown General Purpose cachet GP#FDC30b on U.S. Scott #U532 - unknown

  33. #FDC31 -- "First Day Cover" General Purpose -- GP#FDC31 -- unknown
          #647-648, 8-13-1928
    General Purpose cachet GP#FDC31 - unknown General Purpose cachet GP#FDC31 on U.S. Scott #647-648 - unknown

  34. #FDC32 -- "First Day Cover" General Purpose -- GP#FDC32 -- unknown
          #921-GP2, 11-02-1944 -- #930-933-GP1, various -- #939-GP1, 2-26-1946 -- #982-GP1, 4-12-1949
          GP#FDC32 border type 1 -- GP#FDC32a border type 2
    General Purpose cachet GP#FDC32 - unknown General Purpose cachet GP#FDC32 on U.S. Scott #982-GP1 - unknown
    General Purpose cachet GP#FDC32a - unknown General Purpose cachet GP#FDC32a on U.S. Scott #921-GP2 - unknown General Purpose cachet GP#FDC32a on U.S. Scott #939-GP1 - unknown

  35. #FDC33 -- "First Day Cover" General Purpose -- GP#FDC33 -- unknown
          #682, 4-08-1930
    General Purpose cachet GP#FDC33 - unknown General Purpose cachet GP#FDC33 on U.S. Scott #682 - unknown

  36. #FDC34 -- "First Day Cover" General Purpose -- GP#FDC34 -- unknown
          #795-GP8, 7-13-1937
    General Purpose cachet GP#FDC34 - unknown General Purpose cachet GP#FDC34 on U.S. Scott #795-GP8 - unknown

  37. #FDC35 -- "First Day Cover" General Purpose -- GP#FDC35 -- unknown
          #846-GP1, 1-20-1939
    General Purpose cachet GP#FDC35 - unknown General Purpose cachet GP#FDC35 on U.S. Scott #846 - unknown

  38. #FDC36 -- "First Day Cover" General Purpose -- GP#FDC36 -- unknown
          #858-GP7, 11-02-1939
    General Purpose cachet GP#FDC36 - unknown General Purpose cachet GP#FDC36 on U.S. Scott #858 - unknown
          Also see: GP#FDOI-13 -- "First Day of Issue"
    General Purpose cachet GP#FDOI-13 - unknown

  39. #FDC37 -- "First Day Cover" General Purpose -- GP#FDC37 -- unknown
          #783, 7-14-1936
    General Purpose cachet GP#FDC37 - unknown General Purpose cachet GP#FDC37 on U.S. Scott #783 - unknown

  40. #FDC38 -- "First Day Cover" General Purpose -- GP#FDC38 -- Hermann C.P. Mueller
          #799-GP21, 10-18-1937
    General Purpose cachet GP#FDC38 - Hermann C.P. Mueller General Purpose cachet GP#FDC38 on U.S. Scott #799-GP21 - Hermann C.P. Mueller

  41. #FDC39 -- "First Day Cover" General Purpose -- GP#FDC39 -- unknown
          #647-GP2, 8-13-1928
    General Purpose cachet GP#FDC39 - unknown General Purpose cachet GP#FDC39 on U.S. Scott #647-GP2 - unknown

  42. #FDC40 -- "First Day Cover" General Purpose -- GP#FDC40 -- unknown
          #730-GP1, 8-25-1933
    General Purpose cachet GP#FDC40 - unknown General Purpose cachet GP#FDC40 on U.S. Scott #730-GP1 - unknown

  43. #FDC41 -- "First Day Cover" General Purpose -- GP#FDC41 -- Collectors Club of St. Louis
          #731-GP1, 8-25-1933
    General Purpose cachet GP#FDC41 - Collectors Club of St. Louis General Purpose cachet GP#FDC41 on U.S. Scott #731-GP1 - Collectors Club of St. Louis

  44. #FDC42 -- "First Day Cover" General Purpose -- GP#FDC42 -- unknown
          #936-GP4, 11-10-1945
    General Purpose cachet GP#FDC42 - unknown General Purpose cachet GP#FDC42 on U.S. Scott #936-GP4 - unknown

  45. #FDC43 -- "First Day Cover" General Purpose -- GP#FDC43 -- unknown
          #936-GP3, 11-10-1945
    General Purpose cachet GP#FDC43 - unknown General Purpose cachet GP#FDC43 on U.S. Scott #936-GP3 - unknown

  46. #FDC44 -- "First Day Cover" General Purpose -- GP#FDC44 -- unknown
          #681-GP12, 10-19-1929, II:97 NIP
    General Purpose cachet GP#FDC44 - unknown General Purpose cachet GP#FDC44 on U.S. Scott #681-GP12 (front) - unknown General Purpose cachet GP#FDC44 on U.S. Scott #681-GP12 (back) - unknown

  47. #FDC45 -- "First Day Cover" General Purpose -- GP#FDC45 -- unknown (possible W.M. Stalter)
          #772-GP7, 4-26-1935, VIII:24 (Buchanan) -- #774-102, 9-30-1935, VIII:61-62 (unknown) -- #783-GP13-NIP, 7-14-1936, X:73 NIP
    General Purpose cachet GP#FDC45 - unknown (possible W.M. Stalter) General Purpose cachet GP#FDC45 on U.S. Scott #783-GP13-NIP - unknown (possible W.M. Stalter) General Purpose cachet GP#FDC45 on U.S. Scott #783-GP13-NIP - unknown (possible W.M. Stalter)

  48. #FDC46 -- "First Day Cover" General Purpose -- GP#FDC46 -- unknown
          #783-GP5, 7-14-1936, X:72
    General Purpose cachet GP#FDC46 - unknown General Purpose cachet GP#FDC46 on U.S. Scott #783-GP5 - unknown

  49. #FDC47 -- "First Day Cover" General Purpose -- GP#FDC47 -- unknown
          #785-794, 12-15-1936 and others, XI:85-87
    General Purpose cachet GP#FDC47 - unknown General Purpose cachet GP#FDC47 on U.S. Scott #793 - unknown

  50. #FDC48 -- "First Day Cover" General Purpose -- GP#FDC48 -- unknown
          #858-GP14, 11-02-1939, XVIII:104 NIP
    General Purpose cachet GP#FDC48 - unknown General Purpose cachet GP#FDC48 on U.S. Scott #858-GP14 - unknown
          GP#FDC48 (small space between words) and GP#FDC49 (larger space between words)
    GP#FDC48 and GP#FDC49 compared

  51. #FDC49 -- "First Day Cover" General Purpose -- GP#FDC49 -- unknown
          #795-GP14-NIP, 7-13-1937,
    General Purpose cachet GP#FDC49 - unknown General Purpose cachet GP#FDC49 on U.S. Scott #795-GP14-NIP - unknown

  52. #FDC50 -- "First Day Cover" General Purpose -- GP#FDC50 -- Artopages
    General Purpose cachet GP#FDC50 - Artopages General Purpose cachet GP#FDC50 on U.S. Scott #2106 - Artopages General Purpose cachet GP#FDC50 on U.S. Scott #2747 - Artopages General Purpose cachet GP#FDC50 on U.S. Scott #5797 - Artopages

  53. #FDC50a -- "First Day Cover" General Purpose -- GP#FDC50a -- Artopages
    General Purpose cachet GP#FDC50a - Artopages General Purpose cachet GP#FDC50a on Canada Scott #1215 - Artopages General Purpose cachet GP#FDC50a on U.S. Scott #2046 - Artopages

  54. #FDC51 -- "First Day Cover" General Purpose, script letters -- GP#FDC51 -- Van Dahl (Nafziger Type 1) (#161-820)
          These cachets have been seen on First Day Covers from the U.S. and the United Nations, as well as Antigua, Australia, Canada, Canal Zone, Gilbert & Felice Islands, Jamaica, New Zealand, Niue, Northern Rhodesia, Saint Helena, and Tokelau.
    General Purpose cachet GP#FDC51 - Van Dahl Type 1 General Purpose cachet GP#FDC51 on U.S. Scott #C40 - Van Dahl Type 1
  55. #FDC51-1 -- "First Day Cover" General Purpose -- GP#FDC51-1 -- Van Dahl (Nafziger Type 1a) (#Nafziger)
          (printing error, Lettering shifted to the right)
          For a color cover photo, see Gary Dickinson's article: #Bnaps37 p. 6, Figure 13.
    General Purpose cachet GP#FDC51-1 - Van Dahl Type 1a
  56. #FDC52 -- "First Day Cover" General Purpose, capital letters -- GP#FDC52 -- Van Dahl (Nafziger Type 2) (#161-820)
    General Purpose cachet GP#FDC52 - Van Dahl Type 2 General Purpose cachet GP#FDC52 on U.S. Scott #1022 - Van Dahl Type 2
  57. #FDC52-1 -- "First Day Cover" General Purpose -- GP#FDC52-1 -- Van Dahl (Nafziger Type 2a) (#Nafziger)
          (printing error, The globe is missing.)
          For a color cover photo, see Gary Dickinson's articles: #447 p. 72, Figure 10 and #Bnaps37 p. 6, Figure 11.
    General Purpose cachet GP#FDC52-1 - Van Dahl Type 2a
    #FDC52-2 -- "First Day Cover" General Purpose -- GP#FDC52-2 -- Van Dahl (Nafziger Type 2b) (#Nafziger)
          (printing error, Lettering is misplaced in relation to the globe)
          For a color cover photo, see Gary Dickinson's articles: #447 p. 72, Figure 11 and #Bnaps37 p. 6, Figure 12.
    General Purpose cachet GP#FDC52-2 - Van Dahl Type 2b
  58. #FDC53 -- "First Day Cover" General Purpose, wide letter "O" -- GP#FDC53 -- Van Dahl (Nafziger Type 3) (#161-820)
          #FDC53, Blue & gold -- #FDC53a, Blue & orange -- #FDC53b, Black
    General Purpose cachet GP#FDC53 - Van Dahl Type 3 General Purpose cachet GP#FDC53a - Van Dahl Type 3 General Purpose cachet GP#FDC53b - Van Dahl Type 3 General Purpose cachet GP#FDC53a on U.S. Scott #1028 - Van Dahl Type 3
  59. #FDC53-1 -- "First Day Cover" General Purpose -- GP#FDC53-1 -- Van Dahl (Nafziger Type 3a) (#Nafziger)
          (previously undocumented printing error, No lettering.)
    General Purpose cachet GP#FDC53-1 - Van Dahl Type 3a General Purpose cachet GP#FDC53-1 on U.S. Scott #1064 - Van Dahl Type 3a
  60. #FDC54 -- "First Day Cover" General Purpose, narrow letter "O" -- GP#FDC54 -- Van Dahl (Nafziger Type 4) (#161-820)
    General Purpose cachet GP#FDC54 - Van Dahl Type 4 General Purpose cachet GP#FDC54 on U.S. Scott #1242 - Van Dahl Type 4

  61. #FDC55 -- "First Day Cover" General Purpose, add-on rubberstamp -- GP#FDC55 -- unknown
          FDC55, Black -- FDC55a, Red -- FDC55b, Blue (TBA) -- FDC55c, Black & red -- FDC55d, Blue & red
    General Purpose cachet GP#FDC55 - unknown General Purpose cachet GP#FDC55a - unknown General Purpose cachet GP#FDC55d - unknown General Purpose cachet GP#FDC55e - unknown General Purpose cachet GP#FDC55a on U.S. Scott #UX45 - unknown

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What's New on this page -- changes since 06-30-2023
03-28-2024: Added cover scans for: #FDC6b
03-28-2024: Added: #FDC47 -- #FDC48 -- #FDC49 -- #FDC50 -- #FDC50a -- #FDC51 -- #FDC52 -- #FDC53 -- #FDC53a -- #FDC54 -- #FDC55
02-25-2024: Added photocopy of #FDC6b from the Planty Catalog
12-02-2023: Added: #FDC45 -- #FDC46
11-27-2023: Added: #FDC29 -- #FDC30 -- #FDC31 -- #FDC32 -- #FDC33 -- #FDC34 -- #FDC35 -- #FDC36 -- #FDC37 -- #FDC38 -- #FDC39 -- #FDC40 -- #FDC41 -- #FDC42 -- #FDC43 -- #FDC44
11-16-2023: Added: #FDC7a and #FDC7b
11-02-2023: To be consistent with other pages at this site, renumbered: #FDC6a to #FDC6 -- #FDC6b to #FDC6a -- #FDC6c to #FDC6b
09-28-2023: I did not renumber any "GP#", or change the order of the section that displays the cachet thumbnail and one or more covers with that cachet, but I did reorder the thumbnail menu at the top of the page so similarly sized thumbnails are together, maybe making it easier to compare them. I also added to the thumbnail menu cachets that have the same design but different text.
      For #FDC2, changed the Cachetmaker from Artopages to unknown. The #940-NIM (5-09-1946) displayed was issued before Artopages' First Cachet, UX48 (11-10-1962). I don't recall how it got misidentified.
07-15-2023: -- Added #FDC27 -- Added #FDC28 .
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