Dorothy Knapp Hand-Painted Cachet Collection (894/1020, C25/C45, UC18). Outstanding collection of 100 multicolored hand-painted First Day cacheted covers, 90 between Scott Nos. 894 and 1020, ten Air Post between Scott Nos. C25 and C45 plus UC18, wonderful range of designs, pencil addresses to Dorothy Knapp in Rhinebeck N.Y. or unaddressed, some with faint toning at top edge but bright colors throughout

VERY FINE. A WONDERFUL AND VALUABLE COLLECTION OF DOROTHY KNAPP HAND-PAINTED CACHETED COVERS. RARELY SEEN OFFERED AS AN INTACT COLLECTION.

More than 70% of the Scott numbers from the years 1940 through 1953 are represented in this collection, including several rare designs from World War II, Roosevelt memorial, Armed Forces issues and the Boy Scouts Issue, another example of which realized $4,000 in our 2005 sale of the Martin collection. A complete scan of this collection is available here:

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