U.S. First Day Cover Cachet Display Catalog:
Cachetmaker: Raleigh D. Newton

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

(last updated .11-17-2024)

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      This page displays First Day Cover (FDC) cachets Hand Drawn and Hand Painted by Raleigh D. Newton (Dalton) (1902-1980) of San Pedro, CA from about August 1945 to about April 1960. This page displays every Raleigh D. Newton cachet that I know about (84 FDC's and 2 WW II Events). Because these supposedly one-of-a-kind cachets first came to light in September 2021, it is doubtful that any of these covers are listed in any edition of Mellone's 1940's or 1950's Catalogs. Also, at this time it is unknown whether these cachets are "of the period" or add-ons. Unless further research turns up more copies of one or more of his FDC cachets, their current "one-of-a-kind" status does not qualify Raleigh D. Newton for listing in "First Cachets".
      Earliest and Latest FDC cachets I know about: 10-27-1945 (#933) -- 4-22-1960 (#C59)
      Earliest and Latest WW II Event cachets I know about: 8-14-1945 -- 9-02-1945

      References -- What's New on this page

      Wanted: a 300 bpi / 600 pixel wide (or greater) .jpg scan of any unlisted cachet
Email it to: henkle@pobox.com
Subject for this page: Doug Henkle unlisted Raleigh D. Newton 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

      All cachets displayed were found on the Web.

  1. U.S. Scott #933 -- 1-30-1946 (in combo with #930, #931 and #932) -- Raleigh D. Newton (eBay)
    Raleigh D. Newton on U.S. Scott #933
  2. U.S. Scott #935 -- 10-27-1945 -- Raleigh D. Newton (eBay)
    Raleigh D. Newton on U.S. Scott #935
  3. U.S. Scott #936 -- 11-10-1945 -- Raleigh D. Newton (eBay)
    Raleigh D. Newton on U.S. Scott #936
  4. U.S. Scott #938 -- 12-29-1945 -- Raleigh D. Newton (eBay)
    Raleigh D. Newton on U.S. Scott #938
  5. U.S. Scott #940 #1 -- 5-09-1946 -- Raleigh D. Newton (eBay)
    Raleigh D. Newton #1 on U.S. Scott #940
  6. U.S. Scott #940 #2 (in combo with #929, #934, #935, #936 and #939) -- 5-09-1946 -- Raleigh D. Newton (eBay)
    Raleigh D. Newton #2 on U.S. Scott #940
  7. U.S. Scott #940 #3 -- 5-09-1946 -- Raleigh D. Newton -- (eBay)
    Raleigh D. Newton on U.S. Scott #940 #3
  8. U.S. Scott #941 -- 6-01-1946 -- Raleigh D. Newton -- (eBay)
    Raleigh D. Newton on U.S. Scott #941
  9. U.S. Scott #944 -- 10-16-1946 -- Raleigh D. Newton (eBay)
    Raleigh D. Newton on U.S. Scott #944
  10. U.S. Scott #945 -- 2-11-1947 -- Raleigh D. Newton (eBay)
    Raleigh D. Newton on U.S. Scott #945
  11. U.S. Scott #947 -- 5-17-1947 -- Raleigh D. Newton (eBay)
    Raleigh D. Newton on U.S. Scott #947
  12. U.S. Scott #949 -- 6-09-1947 -- Raleigh D. Newton (eBay)
    Raleigh D. Newton on U.S. Scott #949
  13. U.S. Scott #952 -- 12-05-1947 -- Raleigh D. Newton -- (eBay)
    Raleigh D. Newton on U.S. Scott #952
  14. U.S. Scott #953 -- 1-05-1948 -- Raleigh D. Newton -- (eBay)
    Raleigh D. Newton on U.S. Scott #953
  15. U.S. Scott #954 -- 1-24-1948 -- Raleigh D. Newton -- (eBay)
    Raleigh D. Newton on U.S. Scott #954
  16. U.S. Scott #957 -- 5-29-1948 -- Raleigh D. Newton (eBay)
    Raleigh D. Newton on U.S. Scott #957
  17. U.S. Scott #959 -- 7-19-1948 -- Raleigh D. Newton (eBay)
    Raleigh D. Newton on U.S. Scott #959
  18. U.S. Scott #960 -- 7-31-1948 -- Raleigh D. Newton -- (eBay)
    Raleigh D. Newton on U.S. Scott #960
  19. U.S. Scott #962 -- 8-09-1948 -- Raleigh D. Newton -- (eBay)
    Raleigh D. Newton on U.S. Scott #962
  20. U.S. Scott #963 -- 8-11-1948 -- Raleigh D. Newton -- (eBay)
    Raleigh D. Newton on U.S. Scott #963
  21. U.S. Scott #964 -- 8-14-1948 -- Raleigh D. Newton -- (eBay)
    Raleigh D. Newton on U.S. Scott #964
  22. U.S. Scott #965 -- 8-25-1948 -- Raleigh D. Newton -- (eBay)
    Raleigh D. Newton on U.S. Scott #965
  23. U.S. Scott #967 -- 9-07-1948 -- Raleigh D. Newton -- (eBay)
    Raleigh D. Newton on U.S. Scott #967
  24. U.S. Scott #968 -- 9-09-1948 -- Raleigh D. Newton -- (eBay)
    Raleigh D. Newton on U.S. Scott #968
  25. U.S. Scott #969 -- 9-21-1948 -- Raleigh D. Newton -- (eBay)
    Raleigh D. Newton on U.S. Scott #969
  26. U.S. Scott #970 -- 9-22-1948 -- Raleigh D. Newton -- (eBay)
    Raleigh D. Newton on U.S. Scott #970
  27. U.S. Scott #971 -- 10-04-1948 -- Raleigh D. Newton -- (eBay)
    Raleigh D. Newton on U.S. Scott #971
  28. U.S. Scott #972 -- 10-15-1948 -- Raleigh D. Newton -- (eBay)
    Raleigh D. Newton on U.S. Scott #972
  29. U.S. Scott #973 -- 10-27-1948 -- Raleigh D. Newton -- (eBay)
    Raleigh D. Newton on U.S. Scott #973
  30. U.S. Scott #975 -- 11-04-1948 -- Raleigh D. Newton -- (eBay)
    Raleigh D. Newton on U.S. Scott #975
  31. U.S. Scott #977 -- 11-09-1948 -- Raleigh D. Newton -- (eBay)
    Raleigh D. Newton on U.S. Scott #977
  32. U.S. Scott #978 -- 11-19-1948 -- Raleigh D. Newton -- (eBay)
    Raleigh D. Newton on U.S. Scott #978
  33. U.S. Scott #979 -- 11-20-1948 -- Raleigh D. Newton -- (eBay)
    Raleigh D. Newton on U.S. Scott #979
  34. U.S. Scott #980 -- 12-09-1948 -- Raleigh D. Newton -- (eBay)
    Raleigh D. Newton on U.S. Scott #980
  35. U.S. Scott #981 -- 3-03-1949 -- Raleigh D. Newton -- (eBay)
    Raleigh D. Newton on U.S. Scott #981
  36. U.S. Scott #984 -- 5-23-1949 -- Raleigh D. Newton -- (eBay)
    Raleigh D. Newton on U.S. Scott #984
  37. U.S. Scott #985 -- 8-29-1949 -- Raleigh D. Newton -- (eBay)
    Raleigh D. Newton on U.S. Scott #985
  38. U.S. Scott #986 -- 10-07-1949 -- Raleigh D. Newton -- (eBay)
    Raleigh D. Newton on U.S. Scott #986
  39. U.S. Scott #987 -- 1-03-1950 -- Raleigh D. Newton -- (eBay)
    Raleigh D. Newton on U.S. Scott #987
  40. U.S. Scott #988 -- 1-27-1950 -- Raleigh D. Newton -- (eBay)
    Raleigh D. Newton on U.S. Scott #988
  41. U.S. Scott #991 -- 8-02-1950 -- Raleigh D. Newton -- (eBay)
    Raleigh D. Newton on U.S. Scott #991
  42. U.S. Scott #993 -- 4-29-1950 -- Raleigh D. Newton -- (eBay)
    Raleigh D. Newton on U.S. Scott #993
  43. U.S. Scott #994 -- 6-03-1950 -- Raleigh D. Newton -- (eBay)
    Raleigh D. Newton on U.S. Scott #994
  44. U.S. Scott #997 -- 9-09-1950 -- Raleigh D. Newton -- (eBay)
    Raleigh D. Newton on U.S. Scott #997
  45. U.S. Scott #1000 -- 7-24-1951 -- Raleigh D. Newton -- (eBay)
    Raleigh D. Newton on U.S. Scott #1000
  46. U.S. Scott #1001 -- 8-01-1951 -- Raleigh D. Newton -- (eBay)
    Raleigh D. Newton on U.S. Scott #1001
  47. U.S. Scott #1006 -- 2-28-1952 -- Raleigh D. Newton -- (eBay)
    Raleigh D. Newton on U.S. Scott #1006
  48. U.S. Scott #1007 -- 3-04-1952 -- Raleigh D. Newton -- (eBay)
    Raleigh D. Newton on U.S. Scott #1007
  49. U.S. Scott #1008 -- 4-04-1952 -- Raleigh D. Newton -- (eBay)
    Raleigh D. Newton on U.S. Scott #1008
  50. U.S. Scott #1009 -- 5-15-1952 -- Raleigh D. Newton -- (eBay)
    Raleigh D. Newton on U.S. Scott #1009
  51. U.S. Scott #1010 -- 6-13-1952 -- Raleigh D. Newton -- (eBay)
    Raleigh D. Newton on U.S. Scott #1010
  52. U.S. Scott #1011 -- 8-11-1952 -- Raleigh D. Newton -- (eBay)
    Raleigh D. Newton on U.S. Scott #1011
  53. U.S. Scott #1012 -- 9-06-1952 -- Raleigh D. Newton -- (eBay)
    Raleigh D. Newton on U.S. Scott #1012
  54. U.S. Scott #1013 -- 9-11-1952 -- Raleigh D. Newton -- (eBay)
    Raleigh D. Newton on U.S. Scott #1013
  55. U.S. Scott #1015 -- 10-04-1952 -- Raleigh D. Newton -- (eBay)
    Raleigh D. Newton on U.S. Scott #1015
  56. U.S. Scott #1016 -- 11-21-1952 -- Raleigh D. Newton -- (eBay)
    Raleigh D. Newton on U.S. Scott #1016
  57. U.S. Scott #1017 -- 2-23-1953 -- Raleigh D. Newton -- (eBay)
    Raleigh D. Newton on U.S. Scott #1017
  58. U.S. Scott #1019 -- 3-02-1953 -- Raleigh D. Newton -- (eBay)
    Raleigh D. Newton on U.S. Scott #1019
  59. U.S. Scott #1020 -- 4-30-1953 -- Raleigh D. Newton -- (eBay)
    Raleigh D. Newton on U.S. Scott #1020
  60. U.S. Scott #1021 -- 7-14-1953 -- Raleigh D. Newton -- (eBay)
    Raleigh D. Newton on U.S. Scott #1021
  61. U.S. Scott #1023 -- 9-14-1953 -- Raleigh D. Newton -- (eBay)
    Raleigh D. Newton on U.S. Scott #1023
  62. U.S. Scott #1024 -- 10-13-1953 -- Raleigh D. Newton -- (eBay)
    Raleigh D. Newton on U.S. Scott #1024
  63. U.S. Scott #1025 -- 10-27-1953 -- Raleigh D. Newton -- (eBay)
    Raleigh D. Newton on U.S. Scott #1025
  64. U.S. Scott #1026 -- 11-11-1953 -- Raleigh D. Newton -- (eBay)
    Raleigh D. Newton on U.S. Scott #1026
  65. U.S. Scott #1027 -- 11-20-1953 -- Raleigh D. Newton -- (eBay)
    Raleigh D. Newton on U.S. Scott #1027
  66. U.S. Scott #1028 -- 12-30-1953 -- Raleigh D. Newton -- (eBay)
    Raleigh D. Newton on U.S. Scott #1028
  67. U.S. Scott #1029 -- 1-04-1954 -- Raleigh D. Newton -- (eBay)
    Raleigh D. Newton on U.S. Scott #1029
  68. U.S. Scott #1041 -- 4-09-1954 -- Raleigh D. Newton -- (eBay)
    Raleigh D. Newton on U.S. Scott #1041
  69. U.S. Scott #1061 -- 5-31-1954 -- Raleigh D. Newton -- (eBay)
    Raleigh D. Newton on U.S. Scott #1061
  70. U.S. Scott #1062 -- 7-12-1954 -- Raleigh D. Newton -- (eBay)
    Raleigh D. Newton on U.S. Scott #1062
  71. U.S. Scott #1064 -- 1-15-1955 -- Raleigh D. Newton -- (eBay)
    Raleigh D. Newton on U.S. Scott #1064
  72. U.S. Scott #1065 -- 2-12-1955 -- Raleigh D. Newton -- (eBay)
    Raleigh D. Newton on U.S. Scott #1065
  73. U.S. Scott #1066 -- 2-23-1955 -- Raleigh D. Newton -- (eBay)
    Raleigh D. Newton on U.S. Scott #1066
  74. U.S. Scott #1067 -- 5-21-1955 -- Raleigh D. Newton -- (eBay)
    Raleigh D. Newton on U.S. Scott #1067
  75. U.S. Scott #1069 -- 6-28-1955 -- Raleigh D. Newton -- (eBay)
    Raleigh D. Newton on U.S. Scott #1069
  76. U.S. Scott #1070 -- 7-28-1955 -- Raleigh D. Newton -- (eBay)
    Raleigh D. Newton on U.S. Scott #1070
  77. U.S. Scott #1071 -- 9-18-1955 -- Raleigh D. Newton -- (eBay)
    Raleigh D. Newton on U.S. Scott #1071
  78. U.S. Scott #1072 -- 12-20-1955 -- Raleigh D. Newton -- (eBay)
    Raleigh D. Newton on U.S. Scott #1072
  79. U.S. Scott #1074 -- 4-05-1956 -- Raleigh D. Newton -- (eBay)
    Raleigh D. Newton on U.S. Scott #1074
  80. U.S. Scott #1077 -- 5-05-1956 -- Raleigh D. Newton -- (eBay)
    Raleigh D. Newton on U.S. Scott #1077
  81. U.S. Scott #1100 -- 3-15-1958 -- Raleigh D. Newton -- (eBay)
    Raleigh D. Newton on U.S. Scott #1100
  82. U.S. Scott #1112 -- 8-15-1958 -- Raleigh D. Newton -- (eBay)
    Raleigh D. Newton on U.S. Scott #1112
  83. U.S. Scott #1113 -- 2-12-1959 -- Raleigh D. Newton -- (eBay)
    Raleigh D. Newton on U.S. Scott #1113
  84. U.S. Scott #1114 -- 2-27-1959 -- Raleigh D. Newton -- (eBay)
    Raleigh D. Newton on U.S. Scott #1114
  85. U.S. Scott #1116 -- 5-30-1959 -- Raleigh D. Newton -- (eBay)
    Raleigh D. Newton on U.S. Scott #1116
  86. U.S. Scott #1122 -- 10-27-1958 -- Raleigh D. Newton -- (eBay)
    Raleigh D. Newton on U.S. Scott #1122
  87. U.S. Scott #1124 -- 2-14-1959 -- Raleigh D. Newton -- (eBay)
    Raleigh D. Newton on U.S. Scott #1124
  88. U.S. Scott #1132 -- 7-04-1959 -- Raleigh D. Newton -- (eBay)
    Raleigh D. Newton on U.S. Scott #1132
  89. U.S. Scott #1133 -- 8-26-1959 -- Raleigh D. Newton -- (eBay)
    Raleigh D. Newton on U.S. Scott #1133
  90. U.S. Scott #1135 -- 9-14-1959 -- Raleigh D. Newton -- (eBay)
    Raleigh D. Newton on U.S. Scott #1135
  91. U.S. Scott #1138 -- 12-03-1959 -- Raleigh D. Newton -- (eBay)
    Raleigh D. Newton on U.S. Scott #1138
  92. U.S. Scott #1139 -- 1-20-1960 -- Raleigh D. Newton -- (eBay)
    Raleigh D. Newton on U.S. Scott #1139
  93. U.S. Scott #1149 -- 4-07-1960 -- Raleigh D. Newton -- (eBay)
    Raleigh D. Newton on U.S. Scott #1149
  94. U.S. Scott #1150 -- 4-18-1960 -- Raleigh D. Newton -- (eBay)
    Raleigh D. Newton on U.S. Scott #1150
    95. #C -- U.S. Airmail Stamps

  95. U.S. Scott #C32 -- 9-25-1946 -- Raleigh D. Newton -- (eBay)
    Raleigh D. Newton on U.S. Scott #C32
  96. U.S. Scott #C33 -- 3-26-1947 -- Raleigh D. Newton -- (eBay)
    Raleigh D. Newton on U.S. Scott #C33
  97. U.S. Scott #C34 -- 8-30-1947 -- Raleigh D. Newton -- (eBay)
    Raleigh D. Newton on U.S. Scott #C34
  98. U.S. Scott #C36 -- 7-30-1947 -- Raleigh D. Newton -- (eBay)
    Raleigh D. Newton on U.S. Scott #C36
  99. U.S. Scott #C39 -- 1-18-1949 -- Raleigh D. Newton -- (eBay)
    Raleigh D. Newton on U.S. Scott #C39
  100. U.S. Scott #C39a -- 11-18-1949 -- Raleigh D. Newton -- (eBay)
    Raleigh D. Newton on U.S. Scott #C39a
  101. U.S. Scott #C40 -- 5-11-1949 -- Raleigh D. Newton -- (eBay)
    Raleigh D. Newton on U.S. Scott #C40
  102. U.S. Scott #C41 -- 8-25-1949 -- Raleigh D. Newton -- (eBay)
    Raleigh D. Newton on U.S. Scott #C41
  103. U.S. Scott #C42 -- 11-18-1949 -- Raleigh D. Newton -- (eBay)
    Raleigh D. Newton on U.S. Scott #C42
  104. U.S. Scott #C43 -- 10-07-1949 -- Raleigh D. Newton -- (eBay)
    Raleigh D. Newton on U.S. Scott #C43
  105. U.S. Scott #C44 -- 11-30-1949 -- Raleigh D. Newton -- (eBay)
    Raleigh D. Newton on U.S. Scott #C44
  106. U.S. Scott #C45 -- 12-17-1949 -- Raleigh D. Newton -- (eBay)
    Raleigh D. Newton on U.S. Scott #C45
  107. U.S. Scott #C46 -- 3-26-1952 -- Raleigh D. Newton -- (eBay)
    Raleigh D. Newton on U.S. Scott #C46
  108. U.S. Scott #C48 -- 9-03-1954 -- Raleigh D. Newton -- (eBay)
    Raleigh D. Newton on U.S. Scott #C48
  109. U.S. Scott #C53 -- 1-03-1959 -- Raleigh D. Newton -- (eBay)
    Raleigh D. Newton on U.S. Scott #C53
  110. U.S. Scott #C55 -- 8-21-1959 -- Raleigh D. Newton -- (eBay)
    Raleigh D. Newton on U.S. Scott #C55
  111. U.S. Scott #C59 -- 4-22-1960 -- Raleigh D. Newton -- (eBay)
    Raleigh D. Newton on U.S. Scott #C59
    112. #U -- U.S. Stamped Envelopes

  112. U.S. Scott #U532 -- 11-16-1950 -- Raleigh D. Newton -- (eBay)
    Raleigh D. Newton on U.S. Scott #U532
    113. #UC -- U.S. Stamped Airmail Envelopes and Air Letter Sheets (Aerogrammes)

  113. U.S. Scott #UC16 -- 4-29-1947 -- Raleigh D. Newton -- (eBay)
    Raleigh D. Newton on U.S. Scott #UC16
  114. U.S. Scott #UC17 -- 5-21-1947 -- Raleigh D. Newton -- (eBay)
    Raleigh D. Newton on U.S. Scott #UC17
    115. #WW-PAT -- World War II Patriotics

  115. #WWII-1 -- 8-14-1945 "Japan Surrenders" (VJ Day #1) -- Raleigh D. Newton -- (eBay)
          Webmaster's comment: This is the first cacheted cover I have seen where the red and blue stripe envelope border was hand drawn.
    Raleigh D. Newton on VJ Day 8-14-1945 - #1
  116. WWII-2 -- 9-02-1945 "Japan Signs Surrenders" (VJ Day #2) -- Raleigh D. Newton -- (eBay)
    Raleigh D. Newton on VJ Day 9-02-1945 - $2
  117. WWII-3 -- 9-02-1945 "Japan Signs Surrenders" (VJ Day #3) -- Raleigh D. Newton -- (eBay)
    Raleigh D. Newton on VJ Day 9-02-1945 - $3
    118. #CN -- Canada FDCs

  118. Canada Scott #274 -- 3-03-1947 -- Raleigh D. Newton -- (eBay)
    Raleigh D. Newton on Canada Scott #274
    119. #CZ -- Canal Zone FDCs

  119. Canal Zone Scott #141 -- 4-17-1948 -- Raleigh D. Newton -- (eBay)
    Raleigh D. Newton on Canal Zone Scott #141
#References
Articles published in FIRST DAYS, Listed in Date of Publication Order:

FIRST DAYS references for R. Newton or Raleigh D. Newton: None

      The first 40 covers known generally to the FDC community were placed at eBay auction on 11-04-2021 by the eBay dealer John F. Jones. See: What's New on this page for other cachets he has posted to eBay for sale since then.
      From John F. Jones' initial lot descriptions: "This and similar covers that will be offered in weeks to come are from the estate of philatelist Kevin Seward of San Pedro, California who passed away in February, 2021. Mr. Seward, a close friend of Walter Crosby, amassed a huge collection of Crosby works including these by artist R. Newton, also of San Pedro. The inside stuffer states that they are by "Improved Crosby Naval Cover Service, ORIGINAL CROSBY COVER ALBUM MFG, P.O. BOX 602, SAN PEDRO, CALIF.". I was fortunate to become aware of these covers earlier on and was fortunately able to acquire almost the complete collection of these R. Newton Hand Painted covers. Philatelist dealer, Joel Weinstein, believes that Newton was an apprentice artist for Crosby and believes his covers are all one-of-a-kind because he has never seen any others."

Walter G. Crosby: Philatelic Cachet Specialist (With Over 400 Illustrations)" by William H. Stroebel (1992)
      From Page 3: "Crosby utilized the talents of many artists for his cachets. They included "Joe" ?, Cecil Klark, C.G. Morris, George Neumann, C.S. Richell and J. Enos. For cachet design he had Dr. Frank Cole and naval personnel such as E.O. Tauer and ? Tyson. Raleigh D. Newton was the designer when Crosby was Cachet Director at San Pedro. Crosby also designed some covers and art work."
      Webmaster's note: I can't find Newton's name mentioned anywhere else in the book. The Catalog shows no hand drawn cachets by anyone. Unfortunately Stroebel does not mention here what years Crosby was "Cachet Director at San Pedro". Raleigh D. Newton's cachets displayed above run from August 1945 to April 1960, but I have no way of knowing if this period coincides with his years with Crosby or not.

References to Raleigh D. Newton found on the Web:

familysearch.org
      "Raleigh Dalton Newton was born on 16 May 1902, in Shamrock, Callaway (County), Missouri"
      "He died on 9 August 1980, in Los Angeles, California, United States, at the age of 78"

billiongraves.com
      "(burial) Raleigh D Newton (1902 - 1980) at Green Hills Memorial Park in Rancho Palos Verdes, Los Angeles, California"

California Digital Newspaper Collection (CDNC) -- From the: University of California: Riverside (UCR): Center for Bibliographic Studies and Research:
      News-Pilot, San Pedro, California, June 15, 1932, page 4: "A cachet, designed by Raleigh D. Newton, letter carrier of the San Pedro post office, and sponsored by the San Pedro chamber of commerce, had already been placed on the covers and for several weeks they had been in readiness for the arrival of the Akron."
      Webmaster's note: This newspaper story is about the U.S.S. Akron dirigible's flight over San Pedro, CA on 6-11-1932, on its flight from Sunnyvale, CA to Lakehurst, NJ (per Wikipedia). It is unknown how many of the 6,339 covers canceled that day had Raleigh D. Newton's cachet on them. The fly-over occurred at 4:30 pm, so that was when all the covers were canceled. I found nothing on the Web about any other cachet by him, except that Google mentions and shows two Alfred E. Newman cachets possibly by him, but the Mad Magazine site they were on is gone and archive.org never backed it up.
      Also from this article: "Several weeks ago the chamber of commerce announced in stamp magazines that it would sponsor a cachet commemorating the Akron’s arrival and Mr. Newton, who had formerly drawn the blimp’s Honolulu flight stamp, was asked to plan the design. Bearing a sketch of the Akron and the Patoka as well as several airplanes and the lighthouse at the end of the breakwater, the cachet has been declared by stamp collectors to be one of the finest ever made, according to Captain C. P. Wright, San Pedro postmaster."
      Webmaster's note: The following is the only one I can find of the covers canceled that day. The above description is close to what is depicted on this cachet, but it does not include "a sketch of the ... Patoka", so I am not positive that this is the actual Chamber of Commerce sponsored cachet by Raleigh D. Newton.
Akron dirigible 6-11-1932 cachet possibly by Raleigh D. Newton) Akron dirigible 6-11-1932 cachet possibly by Raleigh D. Newton News-Pilot, San Pedro, California, June 15, 1932 newspaper article
What's New on this page -- changes since 11-05-2021:
11-17-2024: Added 33 scans: #960 -- #1000 -- #1001 -- #1015 -- #1020 -- #1023 -- #1024 -- #1027 -- #1028 -- #1029 -- #1061 -- #1064 -- #1065 -- #1067 -- #1069 -- #1071 -- #1077 -- #1100 -- #1112 -- #1113 -- #1114 -- #1116 -- #1122 -- #1132 -- #1133 -- #1135 -- #1138 -- #1139 -- #1149 -- #1150 -- #U532 -- #UC16 -- #WWII-3
08-26-2023: Indexed 84 of the 86 FDC cachets on this page (not the 2 WW II Patriotics) on the FDC Cachetmakers Index page, and added: #1009 -- #1011 -- #1012 -- #1013 -- #1017 -- #1019 -- #1021 -- #1025 -- #1041 -- #1062 -- #1070 -- #1072 -- #C32 -- #C34 -- #C35 -- #C36 -- #C39 -- #C41 -- #C48 -- #C53 -- #C55 -- #C59 -- #UC17 -- WWII #2 -- Canada #274 -- Canal Zone #141
09-02-2022: Added 2 scans: #941 -- #962
08-21-2022: Added 6 scans: #979 -- #980 -- #984 -- #987 -- #988 -- #991
08-20-2022: Added 2 scans: #975 -- #977
08-18-2022: Added 4 scans: #965 -- #967 -- #969 -- #970
08-17-2022: Added 5 scans: #940 #3 -- #952 -- #953 -- #954 -- #963
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