Alberta J. Goff, "A. Goff" Identifier
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U.S. First Day Cover Cachet Display Catalog:
Cachetmaker: Matthew J. Huss (Artist: Alberta J. Goff)
World War II Patriotics
Part of the U.S. First Day Cover Cachet Display Catalog
by Douglas H. Henkle, AFDCS LM #137,
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(last updated .07-27-2024)
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This page displays lithographed World War II Patriotic cachets created by "A. Goff"
(Alberta J. Goff) (1921 - 2008) of Evanston, Illinois, a Northwestern University student.
"Matthew J. Huss" produced the "A. Goff" signed World War II Patriotics shown on this page as well as those designed by his three other known free-lance artists:
L.I. Olsen,
Diana ? and
? Moher . Although many of them were serviced as First Day Covers (FDC), no Huss produced designs were made for any specific postal released issue.
References
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Crops of all known Alberta J. Goff Patriotic Cachets (Identifier).
Menu of all known Alberta J. Goff Patriotic Cachets
Known FDCs with Alberta J. Goff Patriotic Cachets
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(ALSO any cachet marked ***)
Email it to: henkle@pobox.com
Subject for this page: Doug Henkle unlisted Matthew J. Huss "A. Goff" 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
Except as noted by "{A}" (my personal collection), or (BD), the collection of Bud Davis, all other displayed covers were found on the Web.
The covers are listed in alphabetical order of the text printed on the cachet.
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 World War II Patriotics
- #106 - Alberta J. Goff, "Goff" lithographed WW II Patriotic cachet -- (eBay)
A Letter Today
[S1#99 p. 130]
-- [S2#106 p. 138]
- #264 - Alberta J. Goff, "Goff" lithographed WW II Patriotic cachet -- (eBay ***)
Adm. Raymond A. Spruance
[S1#238 p. 132]
-- [S2#264 p. 141/151]
- #270 - Alberta J. Goff, "Goff" lithographed WW II Patriotic cachet on a #926 FDC -- (eBay)
Admiral Chester W. Nimitz / Commander of U.S. Forces in the Pacific
[S1#244 p. 132]
-- [S2#270 p. 141]
Known FDCs: #926, #2838i
- #277 - Alberta J. Goff, unsigned lithographed WW II Patriotic cachet -- (eBay)
Admiral Ernest J. King
[S1#249 p. ?/140]
-- [S2#277 p. 141]
Printed in black, blue, and brown.
- #491 - Alberta J. Goff, "Goff" lithographed WW II Patriotic cachet -- (eBay ***)
American / Red Cross
[S1#442 p. 135]
-- [S2#491 p. 144]
- #505 - Alberta J. Goff, "Goff" lithographed WW II Patriotic cachet -- (eBay)
American Half-Track / Huss
[S1#451 p. 135]
-- [S2#505 p. 145]
- #597 - Alberta J. Goff, "Goff" lithographed WW II Patriotic cachet -- (eBay)
Anti Air Craft
[S1#534 p. 137]
-- [S2#597 p. 146]
- #598 - Alberta J. Goff, "Goff" lithographed WW II Patriotic cachet -- (eBay)
Anti Tank Gun
[S1#535 p. 137]
-- [S2#598 p. 146]
Printed in black and blue
- #853 - Alberta J. Goff, "Goff" lithographed WW II Patriotic cachet -- (eBay)
Back the Attack [three soldiers with rifles, advancing]
[S1#745 p. 142]
-- [S2#853 p. 154]
Known FDCs: #929
- #863 - Alberta J. Goff, "Goff" lithographed WW II Patriotic cachet -- (eBay)
Back the Attack! [two soldiers in moving Jeep] (large)
[S1#754 p. 142]
-- [S2#863 p. 154]
Known FDCs: #923
- #863a - Alberta J. Goff, "Goff" lithographed WW II Patriotic cachet -- (eBay)
Back the Attack! [two soldiers in moving Jeep] (small, unsigned)
[S1 not listed]
-- [S2# not listed]
- #904 - Alberta J. Goff, "Goff" lithographed WW II Patriotic cachet -- (eBay)
Be Alert!
[S1#791 p. 143]
-- [S2#904 p. 155]
Known FDCs: #2838a
- #1046 - Alberta J. Goff, "Goff" lithographed WW II Patriotic cachet -- (eBay)
Bonds buy / grenades
[S1 not listed]
-- [S2#1046 p. 158/165]
- #1240 - Alberta J. Goff, "Goff" lithographed WW II Patriotic cachet -- (eBay)
Buy War Bonds
[S1#1098 p. 147]
-- [S2#1240 p. 161]
- #2049 - Alberta J. Goff, "Goff" lithographed WW II Patriotic cachet -- (eBay)
Engineers
[S1#1846 p. 163]
-- [S2#2049 p. 184]
- #2159 - Alberta J. Goff, "Goff" lithographed WW II Patriotic cachet -- (eBay)
Feather Your Nest with / War Bonds
[S1#1944 p. 166]
-- [S2#2159 p. 189]
- #2778 - Alberta J. Goff, "Goff" lithographed WW II Patriotic cachet -- (eBay)
General / Montgomery -- [pictured on page 55 as Mellone #909-921-53 in his 1940's Catalog, whether serviced as a full set of 13, or just one or more is unknown]
[S1#2476 p. 177]
-- [S2#2778 p. 203]
- #2780 - Alberta J. Goff, "Goff" lithographed WW II Patriotic cachet -- (eBay)
General Chennault in China
[S1#2478 p. 177]
-- [S2#2780 p. 203]
- #3162 - Alberta J. Goff, "Goff" lithographed WW II Patriotic cachet -- (eBay) / (BD)
Guadalcanal's Vandegrift
[S1#2797 p. 182]
-- [S2#3162 p. 209]
1) Known FDCs: #929
2) Note the autograph by Alberta J. Goff, the only on cover example I have seen.
- #4115 - Alberta J. Goff, "Goff" lithographed WW II Patriotic cachet -- (eBay)
Join the WAC / Put Your Skill in Uniform -- [WAC - Women's Air Corps]
[S1#3643 p. 199]
-- [S2#4115 p. 232/235]
- #4116 - Alberta J. Goff, "Goff" lithographed WW II Patriotic cachet -- (eBay)
Join the WAVEs -- [WAVEs = Women Accepted for Volunteer Emergency Service]
[S1#3644 p. 199]
-- [S2#4116 p. 232/235]
- #4841 - Alberta J. Goff, "Goff" lithographed WW II Patriotic cachet -- (eBay)
Lt. Gen. Johnathan [sic] M. Wainwright
[S1#4256 p. 211]
-- [S2#4841 p. 249]
Known FDCs: #929
- #4886 - Alberta J. Goff, "Goff" lithographed WW II Patriotic cachet -- {A} / (eBay)
Luck and Strikes / won't win the war / but / Hard Work and Bonds / Will
[S1#4293 p. 212]
-- [S2#4886 p. 250]
- #5124 - Alberta J. Goff, "Goff" lithographed WW II Patriotic cachet -- (eBay)
Marine Insignia
[S1#4519 p. 218]
-- [S2#5124 p. 257]
Known FDCs: #929
- #5194 - Alberta J. Goff, "Goff" lithographed WW II Patriotic cachet -- (eBay)
Medical Services
[S1#4578 p. 219]
-- [S2#5194 p. 259]
- #5959 - Alberta J. Goff, "Goff" lithographed WW II Patriotic cachet -- (eBay)
Our Fighting Navy
[S1#5244 p. 232]
-- [S2#5959 p. 276]
Known FDCs: #935 / Huss Overprint #E12 (S2#9417) on S2#5959
- #6082 - Alberta J. Goff, "Goff" lithographed WW II Patriotic cachet -- (eBay)
P-38 Scores Another! [colored envelopes]
[S1#5350 p. 236]
-- [S2#6082 p. 281]
- #6257 - Alberta J. Goff, "Goff" lithographed WW II Patriotic cachet -- (eBay)
Poland / First To Fight
[S1#5510 p. 238]
-- [S2#6257 p. 284]
- #6264 - Alberta J. Goff, "Goff" lithographed WW II Patriotic cachet -- (eBay)
Poland Fights Again
[S1#5515 p. 238]
-- [S2#6264 p. 284]
- #6265 - Alberta J. Goff, "Goff" lithographed WW II Patriotic cachet -- (eBay)
Poland Fights On
[S1#5516 p. 238]
-- [S2#6265 p. 284]
Known FDCs: #940
- #6266 - Alberta J. Goff, "Goff" lithographed WW II Patriotic cachet -- (eBay)
Poland Lives Again
[S1#5517 p. 238]
-- [S2#6266 p. 284/288]
- #6271 - Alberta J. Goff, "Goff" lithographed WW II Patriotic cachet -- (eBay)
Polish Underground
[S1#5524 p. 238]
-- [S2#6271 p. 284]
Known FDCs: #933
- #6311 - Alberta J. Goff, "Goff" lithographed WW II Patriotic cachet -- (eBay)
Preserve our / American way / of life --- / Buy War Bonds
[S1#5560 p. 239]
-- [S2#6311 p. 286]
Known FDCs: #936
- #6364 - Alberta J. Goff, "Goff" lithographed WW II Patriotic cachet -- (eBay)
PT-10 in Action / Huss
[S1#5604 p. 239]
-- [S2#6364 p. 286/288]
- #6380 - Alberta J. Goff, "Goff" lithographed WW II Patriotic cachet -- (eBay)
Quartermaster Corps
[S1#5618 p. 242]
-- [S2#6380 p. 289]
Printed in blue and brown
Known FDCs: #934
- #6396 - Alberta J. Goff, "Goff" lithographed WW II Patriotic cachet -- (eBay)
Radio / Technician
[S1#5632 p. 242]
-- [S2#6396 p. 289]
- #6967 - Alberta J. Goff, "Goff" lithographed WW II Patriotic cachet -- (eBay)
Set Your Course Buy War Bonds
[S1#6139 p. 251257]
-- [S2#6967 p. 301/309]
- #7076 - Alberta J. Goff, "Goff" lithographed WW II Patriotic cachet -- (eBay)
Ski Troops (unsigned)
[S1#6229 p. 253]
-- [S2#7076 p. 303]
- #7301 - Alberta J. Goff, "Goff" lithographed WW II Patriotic cachet -- (eBay)
Tank Destroyer Insignia
[S1#6430 p. 259]
-- [S2#7301 p. 311
- #7758 - Alberta J. Goff, "Goff" lithographed WW II Patriotic cachet -- (eBay)
The Star and Stripes / "G.I. Like It!" [2nd line 36 mm] (w/ "!")
[S1#6845 p. 265]
-- [S2#7758 p. 319]
- #7759 - Alberta J. Goff, "Goff" lithographed WW II Patriotic cachet -- (eBay)
The Star and Stripes / "G.I. Like It" [2nd line 44 mm] (w/o /"!")
[S1#6846 p. 265]
-- [S2#7759 p. 319]
- #8201 - Alberta J. Goff, "Goff" lithographed WW II Patriotic cachet -- (eBay)
To our fighting forces / Welcome Home
[S1#7244 p. 271]
-- [S2#8201 p. 326]
- #8447 - Alberta J. Goff, "Goff" lithographed WW II Patriotic cachet -- (eBay)
U.S. Army
[S1#7455 p. 277]
-- [S2#8447 p.336]
Known FDCs: #934
- #8916 - Alberta J. Goff, "Goff" lithographed WW II Patriotic cachet -- (eBay)
United States Navy
[S1#7855 p. 284]
-- [S2#8916 p. 344]
- #8953 - Alberta J. Goff, "Goff" lithographed WW II Patriotic cachet -- (eBay)
United We Stand [colored envelopes] (unsigned)
[S1#7889 p. 285]
-- [S2#8953 p. 345]
Printed in black, blue, green, and red.
Known FDCs: #907, #920(2), #942, #2838b
- #9535 - Alberta J. Goff, "Goff" lithographed WW II Patriotic cachet -- {A}
Victory
[S1#8480 p. 296]
-- [S2#9535 p. 359]
- #9574 - Alberta J. Goff, "Goff" lithographed WW II Patriotic cachet -- (eBay)
Victory for the Allies!
[S1#8424 p. 295]
-- [S2#9574 p. 359]
- #9709 - Alberta J. Goff, "Goff" lithographed WW II Patriotic cachet -- (eBay)
WACs Are Soldiers, Too
[S1#8536 p. 299]
-- [S2#9709 p. 366]
without and with Huss overprint "Victory Over Japan"
- #9763 - Alberta J. Goff, "Goff" lithographed WW II Patriotic cachet -- (eBay)
War Bonds Bring Peace (unsigned)
[S1#8581 p. 299]
-- [S2#9763 p. 367]
Known FDCs: #928
No text
- #10711 - Alberta J. Goff, "Goff" lithographed WW II Patriotic cachet -- (eBay)
^^Destroyer sailing to right, 3 small birds above [colored envelopes] (unsigned)
[S1#9403 p. 316/320]
-- [S2#10711 p. 389]
- #10878 - Alberta J. Goff, "Goff" lithographed WW II Patriotic cachet -- (eBay ***) / {A}
^^MacArthur, Gen. Douglas and Eisenhower, Gen. Dwight D., 4 stars above
Sherman's description matches exactly, but it is signed "A Goff". I cannot explain why this design is also signed "JRC No. 1", the logo of Jasper R. Castellano, of Chicago, IL, next door to Evanston. I do not know of any connection between these two Cachetmakers or why Castellano would print his logo on a verifiable Huss/Goff design.
[S1#9529 p. 318]
-- [S2#10878 p. 392]
1) Without text as listed by Sherman
2) With the Mrs. Marie Wheeler sponsored Wikipedia: USS General H. B. Freeman (AP-143) text is unlisted. This is an officially canceled Richmond, CA 12-11-1944 ship launch Event cover. Per
NavSource Online, the ship was built in Richmond at "Kaiser Co. Inc., Yard No. 3".
- #10989 - Alberta J. Goff, "Goff" lithographed WW II Patriotic cachet -- (eBay)
[Engineers, same design as above, but without text] -- for this cachet with "Engineers" text, see #2049
[S1 not listed]
-- [S2#10989 p. 394]
Non-directly War Related Event Covers:
- #O -- Nimitz, WV #O -- 9-10-1945 -- Post Office Dedication, town re-named
[S1#244 p. 132]
-- [S2#270 p. 141]
-- Cachet produced by Matthew J. Huss (artist: Alberta J. Goff)
USPOD one-time usage of "First Day" in the cancelation killer bars.
- #69 -- MacArthur, WV #69 -- 4-15-1942 -- Post Office Dedication, town re-named
[S1#2502 p. 177]
-- [S2#2807 p. 203]
-- Cachet produced by Matthew J. Huss (artist: unknown)
USPOD one-time usage of "First Day Cover" in the cancelation killer bars.
#MyAd -- that has appeared in each issue of FIRST DAYS since May-June 2021 [#458, 66(3), 5-6/2021, p. 23].
- #CoH-8 -- #2399-2400 -- 10-20-1988 - Alberta J. Goff,
AFDCS Court of Honor
-- Cachet #8 -- {A}
This is the only cachet she ever made for a specific new Postal issue.
Menu of all known "Goff" or "A. Goff" signed cachet designs:
#nnn = Sherman 2nd ed.
Cachet Catalog Number
-- #nnn = First Day Covers known to have been serviced on this cachet.
- #106 - A Letter Today
- #264 - Adm. Raymond A. Spruance
- #270 - Admiral Chester W. Nimitz / Commander of U.S. Forces in the Pacific -- #926
- #277 - Admiral Ernest J. King (unsigned)
- #491 - American Red Cross
- #505 - American Half-Track / Huss
- #597 - Anti Air Craft
- #598 - Anti Tank Gun
- #853 - Back the Attack [three soldiers with rifles, advancing] -- #929
- #863 - Back the Attack! [two soldiers in moving Jeep] -- #923
- #863a - Back the Attack! [two soldiers in moving Jeep] (small, unsigned)
- #904 - Be Alert! -- #2838a
- #1046 - Bonds buy / grenades
- #1240 - Buy War Bonds
- #2049 - Engineers
- #2159 - Feather Your Nest with / War Bonds
- #2778 - General / Montgomery
- #2780 - General Chennault in China
- #3162 - Guadalcanal's Vandegrift -- #929
- #4115 - Join the WAC / Put Your Skill in Uniform
- #4116 - Join the WAVEs / Put Your Skill in Uniform
- #4841 - Lt. Gen. Johnathan [sic] M. Wainwright -- #929
- #4886 - Luck and Strikes / won't win the war / but / Hard Work and Bonds / Will
- #5124 - Marine Insignia -- #929
- #5194 - Medical Services
- #5959 - Our Fighting Navy -- #935
- #6082 - P-38 Scores Another!
- #6257 - Poland / First To Fight
- #6264 - Poland Fights Again
- #6265 - Poland Fights On -- #940
- #6266 - Poland Lives Again
- #6271 - Polish Underground -- #933
- #6311 - Preserve our / American way / of life --- / Buy War Bonds -- #936
- #6364 - PT-10 in Action / Huss
- #6380 - Quartermaster Corps -- #934
- #6396 - Radio / Technician
- #6967 - Set Your Course Buy War Bonds
- #7076 - Ski Troops (unsigned)
- #7301 - Tank Destroyer Insignia
- #7758 - The Star and Stripes / "G.I. Like It!" [2nd line 36 mm] (w/ "!")
- #7759 - The Star and Stripes / "G.I. Like It" [2nd line 44 mm] (w/o /"!")
- #8201 - To our fighting forces / Welcome Home
- #8447 - U.S. Army -- #934
- #8916 - United States Navy
- #8953 - United We Stand (unsigned) -- #907, #920(2), #942, #2838b
- #9535 - Victory
- #9574 - Victory for the Allies!
- #9709 - WACs Are Soldiers, Too
- #9763 - War Bonds Bring Peace (unsigned) -- #928
- #10711 - ^^Destroyer sailing to right, 3 small birds above (unsigned)
- #10878 - ^^MacArthur, Gen. Douglas and Eisenhower, Gen. Dwight D., 4 stars above
- #10989 - [Engineers, same design as #2049, but without text]
Known FDCs with Alberta J. Goff Patriotic Cachets:
- U.S. Scott #907 -- 1-14-1943 -- #8953
- U.S. Scott #920(2) -- 12-07-1943 -- #9535
- U.S. Scott #923 -- 5-22-1944 -- #863
- U.S. Scott #926 -- 10-31-1944 -- #270
- U.S. Scott #928 -- 4-25-1945 -- #9763
- U.S. Scott #929 -- 7-11-1945 -- #853 -- #3162 -- #4841 -- #5124
- U.S. Scott #933 -- 1-30-1946 -- #6271
- U.S. Scott #934 -- 9-28-1945 -- #6380 -- #8447
- U.S. Scott #935 -- 10-27-1945 -- #5959
- U.S. Scott #936 -- 11-10-1945 -- #6311
- U.S. Scott #940 -- 5-09-1946 -- #6265
- U.S. Scott #942 -- 8-03-1946 -- #9535
- U.S. Scott #2400 -- 10-20-1988 -- AFDCS Court of Honor #8
- U.S. Scott #2838a -- 6-06-1994 -- #904
- U.S. Scott #2838b -- 6-06-1994 -- #8953
- U.S. Scott #2838i -- 6-06-1994 -- #270
All the above issues have been added to the FDC Cachetmakers Index
#References
Articles published in FIRST DAYS, Listed in Date of Publication Order:
- #134-77
-- "Huss/Goff Research"
by Douglas H. Henkle
[#134, 23(3), 5-6/1978, p. 77]
- #203-948
-- "Alberta Goff...Cachet Artist"
by Hal Ansink
[#203, 32(8), 12-01-1987, p. 948,950,952,954]
- #209-810
-- Alberta Goff: Court of Honor No. 8
[#209, 33(6), 9-01-1988, p. 810-811
On-line References:
- #COH8
--
AFDCS: 1988 Court of Honor #8 Alberta Goff
Print References:
- #Zoor
-- Zoor, Jo,
"Designs have become collector's treasures", Oshkosh (WI) Daily Northwestern, 3-10-1978, p. 10
An article about the local Oshkosh World War II patriotic Cachetmaker, Alberta Goff, with a sidebar ["Chance remark leads to search"] of how I discovered that she was a Cachetmaker.
- #Goff
-- Goff, Bert
"First Day Covers Reflect Intrigues of the Past", Oshkosh (WI) Daily Northwestern ("Outlook" insert), 6-13-1979, p. 25
An article about this Webmaster as interviewed by Cachetmaker Alberta Goff.
What's New on this page -- changes since 08-07-2021:
07-27-2024:
1)
Added displays for all the rest of the 52 Patriotic designs by Alberta J. Goff.
2)
Added two Huss cachets serviced for 1942/1945 Post Office Dedications.
3)
Added her first and only cachet designed for a specific new Postal issue: AFDCS Court of Honor #8.
4)
Added "Printed in" for a few cachets that were printed in more than one color
-- #277
-- #598
-- #6380
-- #8953.
03-02-2023:
Added 24 missing Lawrence Sherman (1999) 1st ed. Catalog Numbers.
02-28-2022:
See this site's What's New for 02-28-2022. All internal "anchor" links for a specific World War II Patriotic Cachet displayed here have been changed. If you linked to, or bookmarked, a specific Cachet on this page, you will need to change your link or bookmark, e.g. "huss-goff.shtml#Spruance" is now "huss-gogg.shtml#264". This
Lawrence Sherman (2006) 2nd ed. Catalog Number appears at the beginning of each Cachet's entry, and it appears within each entry as "S2#nnn".
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