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Vernon and Betty Lovejoy Collection of First Day Covers
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24c Inverted Jenny 22kt gold replica - original stamp issued May 13, 1981
Uncancelled stamped envelope - USA Old Glory
Uncancelled stamped envelope - 15c Honeybee (3 copies)
Uncancelled stamped envelope - 25c USA white stars in circle on blue background
Uncancelled stamped envelope - 29c Americans with Disabilities
Uncancelled stamped envelope - 29c USA blue star
Uncancelled stamped envelope - 29c Love
Uncancelled stamped envelope - 32c heart made of swirls.
First Day Cover, 85th Anniversary of Lincoln's Gettysburg Address, postmarked Gettysburg, PA Nov. 19, 1948
First Day Cover, American Credo Series "Those who Deny freedom to others Deserve it not for Themselves" postmarked New York, NY Nov. 19, 1960
First Day issue postcard, Customs 175 Years of Service, postmarked Washington, DC Feb. 22, 1964
First Day issue, New Jersey Tercentenary, postmarked Elizabeth, NJ June 15, 1964
First Day issue, Nevada statehood centennial, postmarked Carson City, NV July 22, 1964
First Day issue, Shakespeare, postmarked Stratford, CT Aug. 14, 1964
First Day issue, Doctors Mayo, postmarked Rochester, MN Sept. 11, 1964
First Day issue postcard, Social Security, postmarked Washington, DC Sept. 26, 1964
First Day issue, Robert H. Goddard, postmarked Roswell, NM, Oct. 5, 1964
First Day issue, American Music, postmarked New York, NY Oct. 15, 1964 (contains plate block inside envelope)
First Day issue, Christmas flowers, postmarked Bethlehem, PA Nov. 9, 1964
First Day issue, To the Fine Arts, postmarked Washington, DC Dec. 2, 1964 (2 copies)
First Day issue, Amateur Radio, postmarked Anchorage, AK Dec. 15, 1964 (2 copies)
First Day issue, Battle of New Orleans, postmarked New Orleans, LA Jan. 8, 1965
First Day issue, Centennial of the Sokols Physical Fitness, postmarked Washington, DC, Feb. 15, 1965
First Day issue, Civil War Centennial Appomattox, postmarked Appomattox, VA Apr. 9, 1965 (contains additional copies of stamp inside envelope)
First Day issue, Magna Carta 1215, postmarked Jamestown, VA June 15, 1965
First Day issue, International Cooperation Year 1965, postmarked San Francisco, CA June 26, 1965
First Day issue, Salvation Army 100 Years of Service, postmarked New York, NY July 2, 1965
First Day issue, Robert Fulton 1765-1965, postmarked Clermont, NY Aug. 19, 1965 (contains plate block inside envelope)
First Day issue, Stop traffic accidents, postmarked Baltimore, MD Sep. 3, 1965 (contains additional copies of stamp inside envelope)
First Day issue postcard, Bureau of the Census 1790/1965, postmarked Philadelphia, PA Oct. 21, 1965
First Day issue, Adlai Stevenson, postmarked Bloomington, IL Oct. 23, 1965
First Day issue, George Washington, postmarked Washington, DC Feb. 22, 1966
First Day issue, Albert Einstein, postmarked Princeton, NJ Mar. 14, 1966
First Day issue, Migratory Bird treaty, postmarked Pittsburgh, PA Mar. 16, 1966
First Day issue, Humane Treatment of Animals, postmarked New York, NY Apr. 9, 1966 (contains additional copies of stamp inside envelope)
First Day issue, Indiana Sesquicentennial, postmarked Corydon, IN Apr. 16, 1966
First Day issue, Circus, postmarked Delavan, WI May 2, 1966
First Day issue, Sixth International Philatelic Exhibition, postmarked Washington, DC May 21, 1966 (2 copies)
First Day issue, 175th Anniversary of the Bill of Rights, postmarked Miami Beach, FL July 1. 1966 (1 copy on official first day cover, 2 copies on plain envelope)
First Day issue, National Park Service 1916-1966, postmarked Yellowstone National Park, WY Aug 25, 1966
First Day issue, General Federation of Women's Clubs, postmarked New York, NY Sep. 12, 1966
First Day issue, Johnny Appleseed, postmarked Leominster, MA Sep. 24, 1966
First Day issue, Plant for a more beautiful America, postmarked Washington, DC Oct. 5, 1966
First Day issue, United States Savings Bonds, postmarked Sioux City, IA Oct. 26, 1966 (contains additional copies of stamp inside envelope)
First Day issue, Christmas, postmarked Christmas, MI Nov. 1, 1966
First Day issue, Mary Cassatt, postmarked Washington DC Nov. 17, 1966 (contains additional copies of stamp inside envelope)
First Day issue, Frederick Douglass, postmarked Washington, DC Feb. 14, 1967
First Day issue, Voice of America, postmarked Washington, DC Aug. 1, 1967
First Day issue, George C. Marshall, postmarked Lexington, VA Oct. 24, 1967
First Day issue, Towards Disarmament, postmarked United Nations, NY Oct. 24, 1967 (2 copies)
First Day issue, Marquette, postmarked Sault Sainte Marie, MI Sep. 20, 1968
First Day issue, Leif Erikson, postmarked Seattle, WA Oct. 9, 1968
First Day issue, Cherokee Strip, postmarked Ponca City, OK Oct. 15, 1968
First Day issue, John Trumball, postmarked New Haven, CT Oct. 18, 1968
First Day issue, John Dewey, postmarked Burlington, VT Oct. 21, 1968
First Day issue, waterfowl conservation, postmarked Cleveland, OH Oct. 24, 1968
First Day issue, Christmas, postmarked Washington, DC Nov. 1, 1968
First Day issue, Canada Christmas, postmarked Ottawa Ontario Canada, Nov. 1, 1968
First Day issue, Chief Joseph, postmarked Washington, DC Nov. 4, 1968
First Day issue, American Legion 50 Years, postmarked Washington, DC Mar. 15, 1969 (contains additional copies of stamp inside envelope)
First Day issue, Apollo 8, postmarked Houston, TX May 5, 1969
First Day issue, Alabama sesquicentennial, postmarked Huntsville, AL Aug. 2, 1969
First Day issue, First Man on the Moon, postmarked Washington, DC Sep. 9, 1969 and Moon Landing USA July 20, 1969
First Day issue, Professional Baseball 1869-1969, postmarked Cincinnati, OH Sep. 24, 1969
First Day Cover, The American Museum of Natural History 100th Anniversary, postmarked New York, NY May 6, 1970
First Day issue, Oliver Wendell Holmes, postmarked Myra, WV Feb. 13, 1980
First Day Cover, Antigua and Barbuda Ronald Reagan, postmarked G.P.O. St. John's Antigua Barbuda July 18, 1984 (2 copies)
First Day Cover, The Statute of Liberty Centennial Commemorative, postmarked New York, NY July 19, 1985
World War II 50th Anniversary Commemorative Series 1941 folder and commemorative sheet, issued Phoenix, AZ Sep. 3, 1991 (2 copies)
World War II 50th Anniversary Commemorative Series 1942 folder and commemorative sheet, issued Indianapolis, IN Aug. 17, 1992
World War II 50th Anniversary Commemorative Series 1944 commemorative sheet (2 sets)
First Day Cover, American Revolution Bicentennial with West Virginia State Seal on envelope, postmarked Independence, WV Dec. 31, 1976 (2 copies)
First Day Cover, Official Dedication New River Gorge Bridge, postmarked Fayetteville, WV Oct. 22, 1977
First Day issue, Quilt Stamp on Science and Culture Center envelope, postmarked Charleston, WV Mar. 8, 1978
First Day issue, Quilt Stamp on Senate of West Virginia envelope, postmarked Charleston, WV Mar. 8, 1978 (3 copies)
First Day Cover, Chuck Yeager breaking sound barrier, postmarked Hamlin, WV Oct. 14, 1987
First Day issue, Chuck Yeager breaking sound barrier, postmarked Hamlin, WV Oct. 14, 1987 (3 copies)
First Day issue postcard, Chuck Yeager breaking sound barrier, postmarked Hamlin, WV Oct.14, 1987
First Day Cover, 100 Years West Virginia Mountaineers, postmarked Mountaineer Field Station, Morgantown, WV Nov. 2, 1991 (21 copies)
First Day Cover, Rivers are Moving Gallipolis Lock Replacement, postmarked Apple Grove, WV Oct. 10, 1992 (3 copies)
First Day Cover, Elvis, postmarked Charleston, WV Jan. 8, 1993


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