General Purpose GP#FDC9 by Frank E. Lerchenfeld

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Cachetmaker: Frank E. Lerchenfeld:
General Purpose GP#FDC9

(last updated .07-17-2026)

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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.

      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 Frank E. Lerchenfeld: General Purpose GP#FDC9 cachet
      (an email with any other subject or with any other graphical format will be ignored IF it has an attachment)
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U.S. Scott #nnn = U.S. Scott Catalog number.
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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, 7-07-1934, light orange, VII:14
2. U.S. Scott #771-GP8-NIP, 3-15-1935, color?, -- Frank E. Lerchenfeld: General Purpose GP#FDC9, NIP --- (eBay ***)
   
3. U.S. Scott #772-GP3, 4-26-1935, peach, VIII:23
4. U.S. Scott #773-GP4, 5-29-1935, blue, VIII:43
5. U.S. Scott #774-GP5, 9-30-1935, blue, VIII:62
6. U.S. Scott #775-GP12, 11-01-1935, blue, VIII:88
7. U.S. Scott #776-GP18, 3-02-1936, peach, IX:49
8. U.S. Scott #777-GP1, 5-04-1936, blue, IX:82
9. U.S. Scott #778-GP3, 5-09-1936, peach, IX:101
10. U.S. Scott #785-794-GP9, 12-15-1936 - 5-26-1937, peach, XI:96
11. U.S. Scott #797-GP6, 8-26-1937, - Frank E. Lerchenfeld -- XII:75
12. U.S. Scott #799-802-GP8, various, peach, XIII:78 --- {A}(eBay)
    
13. U.S. Scott #803-834-GP49, 7-15-1938, blue, NIP
14. U.S. Scott #820-GP49, 10-13-1938, - Frank E. Lerchenfeld -- XVIII:56 (eBay)
    
15. U.S. Scott #836-GP18, 7-15-1938, peach, XV:39
16. U.S. Scott #836-GP18a, 7-15-1938, blue, XV:39
17. U.S. Scott #837-GP12, 7-15-1938, peach, XV:62
18. U.S. Scott #838-GP4, 9-25-1939, peach XV:87
19. U.S. Scott #838-GP4a, 9-25-1939, color? - Frank E. Lerchenfeld -- XVIII:56 (eBay)
    
20. U.S. Scott #852-GP8, 2-18-1939, - Frank E. Lerchenfeld -- (eBay)
          #852-GP8
    
21. U.S. Scott #854-GP4, 4-30-1939, peach, XVI:96
22. U.S. Scott #855-GP2, 6-12-1939, salmon-pink, XVII:185
23. U.S. Scott #855-GP2a, 8-15-1939, orange, XVII:185
24. U.S. Scott #855-GP2b, 6-12-1939, dark blue, XVII:185
25. U.S. Scott #856-GP1 peach, 8-15-1939, XVIII:24
26. U.S. Scott #857-GP10, 9-25-1939, - Frank E. Lerchenfeld -- XVIII:56 (eBay)
    
27. U.S. Scott #858-GP8, 11-02-1939, peach, XVIII:103
28. U.S. Scott #C23-GP2 dark, 5-14-1938, pink, XVIII:119
29. U.S. Scott #C23-GP2a, 5-14-1938, peach, XVIII:119

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