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Rare US & UK combo

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SA 4.19 – Combo US/UK

Rare Country Combo – US and UK
This US cachet (SA 4.19), issued on July 2nd, was likely sent to the UK and later affixed with the UK Salvation Army stamp set issued on August 9th. The cachet is double dated and correctly cancelled in both countries. This exciting combination may have been created by a knowledgeable SA member who appreciated these commemorative stamps. The cover was priced very low on eBay at just $4, with no bidding competition. Consequently, such country combinations seem to be underestimated, probably since they are not mentioned in national FDC catalogues. However, they are quite scarce and should therefore be highly appreciated, with a correspondingly high value.

1965 – US FDCs with stickers

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Three unusual Salvation Army FDCs featuring stickers from the American First Day Cover Society and two variants of U.S. Postage FDC stickers. These cachets with stickers were likely used for other stamp issues as well, but are not listed in the Salvation Army FDC catalog or the Mellone catalogue.

SA 4 - American FDC Cover Society
SA 4 - US Postage FDC sticker
SA 4 - US Postage FDC sticker var.

1965 – US – country combo

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SA 4.19 – Combo – Netherlands Indies

This cover is truly extraordinary, never seen before and potentially one-of-a-kind. It features the first Salvation Army stamps ever issued; the 33-year-older Netherlands Indies SA stamp set (1932), which has been added to a United States First Day Cover (SA 4.19). This exceptional combination is likely the work of a collector or connoisseur who possessed in-depth knowledge of SA stamps. During the 1960s, likely few were familiar with the Netherlands Indies set. Additionally, obtaining stamps from foreign countries was much more challenging back then, and  having extra sets for such country combo issues, let alone coming up with this combo idea, would be rare.

SA 4.14 – rare US FDC

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SA 4.14 – Mather’s Forgery

Salvation Army world centennial, issued 02.07.1965. This cachet is noted in the Mellone catalogue (nr. 29) as a “Mather’s Forgery” cachet. The cover was created by dealer Jerry P. Mather. He made counterfeit covers with phony First Day of Issue postmark, and his covers are really collector rarities now. The cachet has a black Salvation Army Shield and is noted as nr 4.14 in the SA FDC catalogue. The shield is an imitation of the shield on the SA cachet 4.12:  Read more about the FDC dealer here:  https://www.ronnei.com/fdcM33.html

1965 – US FDC addons

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Several addons exist on US FDCs – SA 4, including a bunch of rather blunt and quite new digitally printed covers with different SA related pictures (“only one made”). The below covers are not been listed in the SA FDC catalogue or local US FDC catalogues (e.g., Mellone), and are likely addons. These addons seem to have been made before the age of the digital printer (if that’s possible)? Some  are real SA logos. Use the contact form if anyone has information about these covers Contact form

SA 4 - Addon - Willilam Booth aquarell
SA 4 - Airmail - SA crown addon
SA 4 - Addon Hope
SA 4 - Addon - Adult Rehabilitation
SA 4 - SA shield
SA 4 - Addon - Emergency Disaster Service
SA 4 - Addon - Cross - Blood & Fire
SA 4 - Addon SA Soldier
SA 4 - Crown
SA 4 - Blood and Fire addon
SA 4 – SA name addon
SA 4 - Marching Soldiers addon
SA 4 - SA Shield - addon?

SA 4 – US Maul handpainted FDC

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SA 4.66 – Jesus – reference cover

Salvation Army world centennial in 1965. Handpainted cachet picturing Jesus. Made by the renown cachet artist Herman Maul. He signed his cachet with “handdrawn” and year of issue (on the backside).  I’ve seen this cachet only once on Ebay. Likely a very rare cover. Sold for $73 on July 2022. NB! Reference cover – not in my collection.