Alden Partridge se-tenant pair with Roycroft cachet, EAPEX 1985
This First Day Cover features a pair of se-tenant 11-cent Alden Partridge stamps (Scott 1854) canceled with a circular EAPEX show cancel from East Aurora, NY, dated March 9, 1985. The cachet, created by the East Aurora Philatelic Society, reproduces the cover of 'The Roycrofter' magazine (Vol. VI, February 1932, No. 4) in teal/green ink, celebrating the Arts and Crafts tradition of the Roycroft community founded by Elbert Hubbard.
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The cachet reproduces the cover of 'The Roycrofter' magazine (Vol. VI, February 1932, No. 4) in teal/green ink on cream envelope, featuring a portrait illustration of a figure and listing article titles including 'Hubbarditorials.' The artwork is part of the Roycroft Craft Series produced by the East Aurora Philatelic Society, with the motto 'Gifts from the Hands of Craftsmen' at the bottom. Two se-tenant 11-cent Alden Partridge stamps (dark blue, depicting his portrait with an American flag scroll) are affixed at upper right. The postmark is a circular hand cancel from EAPEX Station, East Aurora, NY 14052, dated March 9, 1985.
This First Day Cover features a teal/green cachet with a reproduction of 'The Roycrofter' magazine cover (Vol. VI, February 1932, No. 4), showcasing a portrait of Elbert Hubbard and a list of article titles. The cover includes two se-tenant 11-cent Alden Partridge stamps (Scott 1854) with a circular postmark from East Aurora, NY, dated March 9, 1985. The postmark is associated with the EAPEX stamp show. The cover is in excellent condition with clear details.
(The automatic summaries sometimes misidentify the postmark as part of the cachet artwork.)