FOGT Hand Painted OAK : 1983 German Immigration - w/Cbs. from 1949, 53, 62 & 78

Description

Judith Fogt
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German Immigration to America --- 300 Year Anniversary
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with 5 Theme-Related ( Vintage Ships ) Stamps, as far back as 1949
Strictly One-of-a-Kind
ABOUT THIS COVER
The feature stamp
on this hand drawn, hand painted
. . .
and strictly One-of-a-Kind
. . .
FDC by Judith Fogt is the PO's 1983
300 Year Anniversary of the First German Immigration to America
stamp, Scott # 2040.
About the inspiration for this the feature stamp
: as the PO’s souvenir sheet for this particular stamp explains it, the German ship known as
“
. . .
the Concord
brought 13 families from
(
the German city of
)
Krefeld to the New World in search of religious freedom. The families, led by Franz Louis Pastorius, had responded to an invitation from William Penn
(
founder of the Pennsylvania colony
)
to settle in Pennsylvania. On October 16, 1683, they founded
Germantown
, the first German settlement in America. Today, Germantown is part of the city of Philadelphia.
”
About the feature stamp, itself
: this sea-faring stamp was designed by Arlington, Virginia stamp artist, Richard Schlecht, who depicts a compelling view of the German ship,
Concord
, making its epic voyage across the Atlantic.
The actual combo stamps, themselves
: before I go any further, let me list the specific stamps for you the combos, all of which sport vintage ships and all of which are special Anniversary stamps :
Scott #     984
: the PO's
300 Year Anniversary of the then - Province of Annapolis, by Puritan exiles
. . .
released in 1949
Scott #   1021
: the PO's
100 Year Anniversary of the Opening of Trade Relations with Japan, via Commodore Perry
. . .
released in 1953
Scott #   1027
: the
PO's
300
Year Anniversary of the Dutch Immigration to America
. . .
also released in 1953
Scott #   1207
: the PO's Honoring
Artist, Winslow Homer, with his 1876 oil painting,
"
Breezing Up a Fair Wind
" . . .
released in 1962
Scott #   1732
:
the PO's
200 Year Anniversary of Captain Cook's discovery of Hawaii
. . .
released in 1778
About the hand drawn and hand  painted cachet
: on this beautifully colored, hand painted cachet, Mrs. Fogt gives a prominent view of Pastorius, his finger pointed in the direction of his nearby, new Promise Land.
About the very theme-related cancellation
: and when it comes to relevant cancellation sites, it just doesn't get any better than this
. . .
Germantown, Pennsylvania
. . . .
and 2 individually hand stamped Bulls-Eye cancels, to boot.
About the Scarcity Factor
: as noted above, this is a strictly One-of-a-Kind piece.
All in all
, definitely, a thumbs-up, stamp-rich piece of work.
INTERESTING TIDBIT
: in his informative -page article in the  December 2007 issue of
First Days
, writer Steve Ripley reveals that Judy Fogt's covers, from her very first up to her 1989 creations are all one-of-a-kind pieces. Judy did continue her cachetmaking in 1990 and beyond in a hand-drawn, hand painted line that she called
Limited Editions
where multiple quantities of each cover were made. But her all of
her truly unique, one-of-a-kind covers
, such as the one offered here, are
pre
-1990 creations.
But getting back to
First Days
for a minute
--- if you are not yet a member of the AFDCS (
A
merican
F
irst
D
ay
C
over
S
ociety ), which published
First Days
, you might want to check out their site at
www.AFDCS.org
. The magazine is quite informative and it will keep you very much in-tune and up-to-date with all Hobby issues, both past and present
. (
Most informed Hobbyists are members.
)
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