First cachet

The first cacheted FDC (first day cover) was produced by prominent philatelist and cachetmaker George W. Linn in 1923, for the Harding Memorial stamp issue.

In 1923, the first cacheted (decorated) first-day cover, shown in Figure 6, was created by George Linn. It was for the 2¢ Harding Memorial stamp. The black-bordered mourning envelopes bore a simple five-line remembrance.

First cachet: the very first cachet commercially produced by a cachetmaker.
First Class Card, Presorted: US nondenominated stamp, valued 15¢, placed on sale Mar. 17, 1995.

First Cachet - The first cachet commercially produced by a cachetmaker.
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The variety of first day covers alone could keep a collector busy and searching for years. In fact, the well-known Artcraft line of first day covers debuted with the '39 NYWF stamp and as a first cachet remains a much sought after item among ...

See also: Cachet, Stamp, Cover, Used, Official