U.S. Scott #795 General Purpose GP#FDC9
by Frank E. Lerchenfeld

U.S. First Day Cover Cachet Display Catalog:
Cachetmaker: Frank E. Lerchenfeld:
General Purpose GP#FDC9

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

(last updated .04-17-2026) -- NOT READY TO INSTALL

FDC Publishing Co. Planty Catalogue Numbers (1901-1939)

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      This page displays First Day Covers (FDC) with General Purpose (GP) cachets, all with the text, "Original / First Day Cover", with an arrow pointing to a diaper on a baby, created by Frank E. Lerchenfeld (1896-1955), of Detroit, MI. Except as noted by "{A}" (my personal collection), all other displayed covers were found on the Web.

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Email it to: henkle@pobox.com
Subject for this page: Doug Henkle unlisted Frank E. Lerchenfeld: General Purpose GP#FDC9 cachet
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      General Purpose (GP) cachet pages:
Eagles -- 1DC and 1DI -- FDC -- FDI -- FDOI
Identifier of all the GP's above on one page
General Purpose (GP) "Border" Cachets
GP#FDC9: General Purpose Cachets by Frank E. Lerchenfeld
GP#FDOI-10: General Purpose Cachets by Oswald A. Ludwig
      Note that each General Purpose Cachet has been assigned its own unique "GP#" Catalog Number.
Ioor General Purpose (GP) "Border" Cachets
Ioor General Purpose (GP) Cachets

  1. U.S. Scott #739-46 light orange, 7-07-1934, VII:14
  2. U.S. Scott #772-GP3 peach, 4-26-1935, VIII:23
  3. U.S. Scott #773-GP4 blue, 5-29-1935, VIII:43
  4. U.S. Scott #774-GP5 blue, 9-30-1935, VIII:62
  5. U.S. Scott #775-GP12 blue, 11-01-1935, VIII:88
  6. U.S. Scott #776-GP18 peach, 3-02-1936, IX:49
  7. U.S. Scott #777-GP1 blue, 5-04-1936, IX:82
  8. U.S. Scott #778-GP3 peach, 5-09-1936, IX:101
  9. U.S. Scott #785-794-GP9 peach, 12-15-1936 - 5-26-1937, XI:96
  10. U.S. Scott #799-802-GP8 peach, various, XIII:78
  11. U.S. Scott #803-834-GP49 peach, 7-15-1938, NIP
  12. U.S. Scott #820-GP49 - Frank E. Lerchenfeld -- XVIII:56 (eBay)
    U.S. Scott #820-GP49 - Frank E. Lerchenfeld
  13. U.S. Scott #836-GP18 peach, 7-15-1938, XV:39
  14. U.S. Scott #836-GP18a blue, 7-15-1938, XV:39
  15. U.S. Scott #837-GP12 peach, 7-15-1938, XV:62
  16. U.S. Scott #838-GP4 peach, 9-25-1939, XV:87
  17. U.S. Scott #838-GP4a ?, 9-25-1939, NIP
  18. U.S. Scott #838-GP4a - Frank E. Lerchenfeld -- XVIII:56 (eBay)
    U.S. Scott #838-GP4a - Frank E. Lerchenfeld
  19. U.S. Scott #852-GP8 - Frank E. Lerchenfeld -- (eBay)
          #852-GP8
    U.S. Scott #852-GP8 - unknown
  20. U.S. Scott #854-GP4 peach, 4-30-1939, XVI:96
  21. U.S. Scott #855-GP2 salmon-pink, 6-12-1939, XVII:185
  22. U.S. Scott #855-GP2a orange, 8-15-1939, XVII:185
  23. U.S. Scott #855-GP2b dark blu, 6-12-1939, XVII:185
  24. U.S. Scott #856-GP1 peach, 9-25-1939, XVIII:24
  25. U.S. Scott #857-GP10 - Frank E. Lerchenfeld -- XVIII:56 (eBay)
    U.S. Scott #857-GP10 - Frank E. Lerchenfeld
  26. U.S. Scott #858-GP8 peach, 11-02-1939, XVIII:103
  27. U.S. Scott #C23-GP2 dark pink, 5-14-1938, XVIII:119
  28. U.S. Scott #C23-GP2a peach, 5-14-1938, XVIII:119
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