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What got me started on this topic was the F. H. Dietz labels like the one above, of which there are many. Any serious poster stamp collector has seen them. By the time I had accumulated five or six different designs, all of the same format, and all with the "National Poster Stamp Society Certificate No." I was curious who Dietz was, and how many of these sheetlets he produced. Dietz's creations are not quite poster stamps, being much too large for a stamp. They are more what I would call souvenir sheets. Some of them are relatively common, and their consistent format makes them appealing to collectors who like matched sets, like me. I accumulated fifteen or so, then started to wonder how many different designs existed. The certificate numbers on them suggested there were over a hundred. Then I noticed that I had a couple that were the same format, but did not mention Dietz, and a sheet with an entirely different format that also had a PSS certificate number. That led me finally to look in the Fields-Picklo catalogue, which covers mainly Philatelic Exhibition Seals, but includes a lot of other material as well, and that gave me a list of about sixty items with an NPSS Cert. No., about half of them issued by Frederick Dietz, who I have learned was a stamp dealer in New York City who also produced First Day Covers (and should not be confused with August Dietz - no relation - the Confederate Stamp expert and printer, who also printed some poster stamps!) Looking through my own collections and browsing the www turned up a few more, and if those Certificate Numbers mean anything, there should be at least a hundred more than I have indentified so far
Below is the sum of my knowledge to date. If you can add to this,
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| (Undated) | No number | (Not in F-P) Sheet containing 12 original, poster stamps - cinderellas - "Denver, Colorado, Poster Stamps FOR SALE THROUGH Poster Stamp Bulletin OFFICIAL PUBLICATION OF NATIONAL POSTER STAMP SOCIETY 2445 So. Damen Ave. Chicago, Illinois". |
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| 1937 | (Undated) | ?? | (Not in F-P) Poster Stamps: 25 stamps (5x5?) - Kentucky the Beautiful, with 32-page album to mount them in. Inside back pages promote the National Poster Stamp Society. Last scan shows inside back cover of album, with list of 17 other sets of stamps.
If these all had certificate numbers, that would help fill the long gap from 1 to 47! |
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| 1938 | (Undated) | 47 | Poster Stamps: Sheet of 8 (2 X 4) Stamps of Scenes From the Movie
"Snow White". "Compliments of Armour & Company & Your Dealer".
Perfed/Gummed. 122 X 168 mm
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| (Undated) | 51 | Poster Stamps: Sheet of 10 (5 X 2) Advertising
Various Products of the
"Heil Co.", Milwaukee. Black, Red, Yellow On
White. Perfed/Gummed. 197 X 122 mm
I have five labels (4 designs, one both perf and imperf) that look as though they are from this sheet - see Image. |
$7.00 |
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| (Undated) | 54 | Poster Stamps: "Idaho". 20 Different. (2 Sheets of 10 (5x2) 1938-A, 1938-B). Purple With Green & Yellow Frames. Perfed/ Gummed. 216 X 140 mm | $13.50 |
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| 1939 | (Undated) | 60 | Poster Stamps: 4 Sheets of 4 Different "Air Heroes" (Famous Pilots). Each Sheet In 2 Different Colors. "Compliments of Skelly Oil Co.". to Be Placed In "Captain Midnight's (Radio Show) Album". Perfed/Ungummed. 76 X 102 mm | $7.00 |
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| (Undated) | 74 | Poster Stamps: Set of 25 Simple Color Drawings of Birds. Issued In Sets of 4 With Each Can of "Horlick's Malted Milk Sweet Chocolate Flavor". (Full Sheets Possibly Don't Exist). Perfed/ Gummed. 42 X 47 mm. |
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| (Undated) | (na) | Booklet: "Bird Poster Stamps". 6 Page Booklet to Affix Above Stamps. Red, Blue, White Covers. 164 X 129 mm | $3.00 |
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| (Undated) | 75 | Poster Stamps: Sheet of 9 (3 X 3) of Royal Family (4) & Scenes Pertaining to Their Visit to Canada. Multi Colored On White. (Printed In Canada). Perfed/Gummed. 158 X 209 mm | $12.00 |
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| 1939 | (Undated) | 77 | North Dakota Philatelic Association.
"COMMEMORATING THE FIFTIETH ANNIVERSARY OF THE STATE OF NORTH DAKOTA 1889 - 1939" with scenes of State Capitol, Teddy Roosevelt Cabin, International Peace Garden, Sakagewea, etc. "OFFICIALLY APPROVED BY THE NATIONAL POSTER STAMP SOCIETY, CHICAGO, ILLINOIS - CERTIFICATE NO. 77" along left side "APPROVED BY GOV. JOHN MOSES, THE STATE HISTORICAL SOCIETY AND THE GREATER NORTH DAKOTA ASSOCIATION" along right side. Text along bottom includes "COPYRIGHTED 1939". |
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| (Undated) | ??? | 50th Anniversary of North Dakota Statehood; S/S: Sheet of 8
(2 X 4) Labels Pertaining to North Dakota. Black Marginal Inscriptions, on White.
Imperf/Gummed. 162 X 210 mm
Is this the item (cert #77) above? |
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| (Undated) | ??? | Same as Above: but Rouletted Around Each Label. | $5.00 |
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| 1939 | (Undated) | 79 | Labels: Sheet of 24 (4 X 6) Brock, Norman H. (Brock's Hobby Shop), San Antonio, Texas Multi-Colored Labels Expounding on the Glories of San Antonio, Texas. 22 About San Antonio, 1 About National Poster Stamp Soc. & 1 Advertising Brock's Hobby Shop. Perfed/Gummed. Labels 52 X 40 mm | $20.00 |
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| (Undated) | 79 | Labels: Same as Above, but With Black Overprint, "June 1, 1939" on most of the labels. | $12.00 |
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| (Undated) | 80 | Poster Stamps: "Explore Nebraska". 5 Scenic Views. Blue & Red on White. |
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| 1940 | (Undated) | ??? | Label: Red & Yellow Circle Being Pierced By a White Triangle, Blue Background, on White. Perfed Horiz/Gummed. 45 X 57 mm | $.25 |
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| (Undated) | 87 | Labels: Sheet of 35 (7 X 5) Labels of the subjects of the
Famous Americans stamps of 1940. Photo, Dates
of Birth & Death & Occupation. Top & Bottom Marginal Inscriptions. Black & Olive,
On White. Perfed/Gummed. Labels 40 X 45 mm. Positive Publishing Co., N.Y.C., N.Y.
Envelope: "35 Poster Stamps for the Famous American Series. Add a Set to Your Collection. Send a Set to Your Friends." See Cert. # 101 |
$12.00 |
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| (Undated) | 90 | Labels: Sheet of 30 (6 X 5). Poster Stamps Of 30 Different "Lincoln" Photos From the "Meserve Collection". Black & Tan. Perfed/Gummed. Labels 44 X 50 mm. Historical Prints & Poster Stamps, Inc., Chicago, Ill. Includes a 20 Page Book to Hold Stamps & Tell Story of Each. | $15.00 |
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| (Undated) | 92 | DIETZ - Poster Stamps: Sheet of 25 (5 X 5). Color Facsimiles of Flags of the 21 Countries of the Pan-American Union (50th Anniversary). Blue Inscriptions at Top & Bottom Of the Sheet. Designed By L.W. Staehle. Perfed/Gummed. 241 X 280 mm. Sales Envelope Is Blue on White. | $15.00 |
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| (Undated) | 93 | Labels: Double Sheet of 50 Different Oklahoma Scenes (25 Black & Green; 25 Black & Red). Published By Oklahoma Travel Association. 277 X 410 mm | $12.50 |
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| (Undated) | 94 | Labels: Sheet of 6 (3 X 2) Scenes of New York Worlds Fair. Marginal Inscriptions at Left. Blue & Red, on White. Perfed/Gummed. Labels 51 X 38 mm. Ever Ready Label Corp. | $6.00 |
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| (Undated) | 96 | DIETZ - 100th Anniversary of the First Postage Stamp; S/S: Black & Gold Center & Black Marginal Inscriptions On White. Perfed Thru Margins/Gummed. 90 X 126 mm | $6.00 |
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| (Undated) | 97 | DIETZ - 50th Anniversary of Idaho Statehood; S/S: Black & Gold Facsimile of Great Seal of the State of Idaho. Black Marginal Inscriptions on White. Perfed Thru Margins/Gummed. 91 X 128 mm | $6.00 |
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| (Undated) | 98 | DIETZ - 50th Anniversary of Wyoming Statehood; S/S: Same as Idaho State-Hood Issue, but With Great Seal of the State of Wyoming. | $12.00 |
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| (Undated) | 101 | DIETZ - Poster Stamps: Sheet of 35 (7 X 5).
Photos, Fields & Dates of Persons Honored on the U.S.
Famous Americans issue of Postage Stamps of 1940. Gold & Black
On White. Inscriptions at Top & Bottom of Sheet. Perfed/Gummed. 255 X 308 mm.
The image at right does not show the cert. #, but I am assuming it must be #101 because of its similarity to #110, also by Dietz. See Cert. # 87. | $10.00 |
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| (Undated) | 101 | DIETZ - Same as Above: but Imperf. | $15.00 | ||
| (Undated) | 102 | DIETZ - S.S. America; S/S: Blue & Red Photo of the S.S. America & its House Flag. Blue Marginal Imprints, Including Specifications of the Ship & Crew. Perfed Thru Margins/Gummed. 140 X 90 mm | $6.00 |
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| (Undated) | 105 | DIETZ - U.S.A. National Defense; S/S: Drawing of a Soldier, Sailor & American Flag, with Facsimiles of Set of 3 U.S. "Defense" Stamps In Corners. Blue & Red on White. Perfed Center/Gummed. 98 X 134 mm | $5.00 |
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| (Undated) | 106 | DIETZ - U.S.A. National Defense; S/S: Drawings of Eagle, torch, American Flag, etc. with Facsimiles of Set of 3 U.S. "Defense" Stamps In Corners. Blue & Red on White. Perfed Center/Gummed. 98 X 134 mm | $5.00 |
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| 1941 | (Undated) | 109 | S/S: same format as the Dietz S/S's, but his name is not on it. Not in F-P. Central image of Minute Man, American Flag behind, eagle in front. text below: "United for Defense - Like 1775 So Today - To Keep Our Liberty and Security." Text on side panel includes "Published by Agruba Stamp Company." and "Designed by L.W. Staehle." Perfed/Gummed. mm. |
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| 1941 | (Undated) | 110 | DIETZ - Poster Stamps: Sheet of 35 (7 X 5). Photos & Dates of the 32 Presidents of the U.S (as of 1941), White House, Capitol Bldg., & Great Seal of U.S.. Gold & Black on White. Inscriptions at Top & Bottom of Sheet. Perfed/Gummed. 250 X 306 mm. | $10.00 |
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| 1941 | (Undated) | 111 | DIETZ - S/S: 150th Anniversary of Vermont Statehood. Seal & Drawing of State-House. Blue & Yellow Center With Blue Inscriptions. Perfed Center/Gummed. 88 X 124 mm | $10.00 |
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| 1941 | (Undated) | 114 | S/S: Fleetwood Cover Service, Mt. Vernon, New York 150 Years of Vermont Statehood. 2 Scenes of Scenery & Sugar Season. Marginal Inscriptions. Brown, Green & Gold on White. Designed By L.W. Staehle. Perfed Thru Margins/Gummed. 90 X 127 mm | $6.00 |
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| (Undated) | 115 | Labels: Sheet of 25 (5 X 5) Different Scenes of Missouri Landmarks. "Tourist/Travel Series". "Published & Distributed By/Missouri Chamber of Commerce". Perfed/Gummed. (Labels 45 X 57 Mm) 222 X 326 mm | $15.00 |
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| 1941 | May 2-4 | 119 | Wisconsin Federation of Stamp Clubs. Fond Du Lac, Wisc.; May 2-4; 10th Annual Convention; S/S: 4 Labels. Top Left & Lower Right Are Facsimiles of U.S. "Wisconsin" Stamp. Top Right & Lower Left Are Facsimiles of S.P.A. Poster Stamps. Red, Green, Purple On White. Sheet Has Center Lines & Arrows. Perfed Thru Margins/Gummed. 167 X 143 mm | $5.00 |
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| (Undated) | 119 | Same as Above: but Imperf. | $5.00 |
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| S/S's: Commemorating the New U.S. Airmail Stamps of 1941. Photos of AirCraft & Marginal Inscriptions, on White. 3 Sets of 2. 142 X 88 Mm: | |||||
| (Undated) | 121 | DIETZ - Eastern "Silverliner". Brown on White. Imperf/Gummed. | $1.50 |
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| (Undated) | 121 | DIETZ - Same as Above, but Blue On White. Perfed. | $1.50 |
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| (Undated) | 122 | DIETZ - Twa "Stratoliner". Brown On White. Imperf/Gummed. | $1.50 |
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| (Undated) | 122 | DIETZ - Same as Above, but Blue On White. Perfed. | $1.50 |
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| (Undated) | 123 | DIETZ - Pan American "Clipper". Brown on White. Imperf/Gummed. | $1.50 |
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| (Undated) | 123 | DIETZ - Same as Above, but Blue On White. Perfed. | $1.50 |
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| Aug 19, 1941 | 121-3 | National Aviation Day Labels: Set Of 3 (Centers From Dietz S/S's).
With Brown Overprint. Perfed/Gummed. 104 X 52 mm: |
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| (Undated) | 124 | DIETZ - S/S: "B-19, the World's Largest Bomber". Picture of B-19 In the Air. Specifications at the Bottom. Black & Blue on White. Imperf/Gummed. 142 X 93 Mm | $4.00 |
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| (Undated) | 125 | DIETZ - S/S: 1st U.S. Philatelic Seal; Facsimile of Mcgreely's Express Stamp Over Printed, "Pacific Philatelic Society of San Francisco, September 1902". Black Seal & Blue Inscriptions, on White. Imperf/Gummed. 140 X 44 mm | $5.00 |
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| (Undated) | 132 | Labels: Sheet of 64 (8 X 8) Different U.S. National, State, Presidential Flags & Seals, In Color. Produced By Herman Jaffe, N.Y.C. Sponsored By "Friends of Democracy, Inc.". N.Y.C., N.Y. Perfed/Gummed. 456 X 385 mm | $15.00 |
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| 1941 | (Undated) | 134 | Dec.; Poster Stamps: Barnum Poster Stamp Exchange, Bridgeport, Connecticut Sheet of 20 Labels (4 X 5) Showing Insignias & Duties Of 19 Different Civil Defense Groups (1 Advertising Label). Bottom Marginal Inscriptions. Red & Blue on White. Perfed/Gummed. Labels 63 X 45 mm | $ 7.00 |
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| 1942 | (Undated) | 138 | Labels: Sheet of 28 Military Division Insignias In Color. |
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| 1942 | June 13 | 144 | DIETZ - Douglas Macarthur Day; S/S: Photo of Gen. Macarthur. Black on White.
Imperf/Gummed. 88 X 125 mm
4/10/07 - Dealer David Semsrott wrote me as follows: I have Certificate No. 144, Win with MacArthur, one is black and white and the other in pastel color. See images - many thanks, David. |
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| 1942 | (Undated) | 145 | S/S: Fleetwood Cover Service, Mt. Vernon, New York for 150th Anniversary of Kentucky Statehood. Horseshoe Over State Capital. Marginal Inscriptions. Designed By L.W. Staehle. Perfed Center/Gummed. 88 X 107 mm | $2.50 |
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| (Undated) | 145 | Same as Above: but Imperf Center. | $5.00 |
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| June 1 | 146 | DIETZ - S/S: 150th Anniversary of Kentucky Statehood. Daniel Boone & Seal of Kentucky In Green, Blue & Yellow, with Blue Marginal Imprints. Imperf/Ungummed. 88 X 126 mm | $3.00 |
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| June 13 | 147 | DIETZ - Douglas Macarthur Day, "New York at War Day"; S/S: American Flag & Brown "V". Blue on White. Imperf/Gummed. 90 X 125 mm | $12.00 |
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| July 4 | 148 | DIETZ - "Win the War"; S/S: Gold Eagle on Red, White & Blue Shield. Blue on White. Imperf/Gummed. 90 X 126 mm | $10.00 |
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| July 7 | 149 | DIETZ - Resistance By the Chinese Against Japanese Agression; S/S: Dragon Over Sun Rising In Front of China Star. Red, Yellow, White & Blue, With Blue Marginal Imprints. Imperf/Ungummed. 90 X 125 mm | $6.00 |
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| Oct. 12 | 153 | DIETZ - S/S: Columbus Discovers America & Keep America Free. Red, Yellow & Black on White. Imperf/Gummed. 90 X 126 mm | $1.25 |
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| 1943 | (Undated) | 155 | Sheet of 50 (10 X 5) different patriotic poster stamps. Stamps designed for the National War Poster Competition. Each numbered label has the title & artists name at bottom, & biography on gummed side. Each sheet is numbered in red on back of margin. "Artists for Victory, Inc.". N.Y.C., N.Y. Reproduced by "Ever Ready Label Co.". Perfed/Gummed. (Each stamp 1.75 X 2.65 in. = 44 X 62 mm). 495 X 315 mm - (Recently available on eBay for $225.) Note the size - the full sheet is 12-1/2 inches by 19-1/2 inches! | $12 |
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| Jan 14 | 156 | Listed in F-P, but without Cert # DIETZ - Honoring the United Nations - S/S; Nations United Fighting For Victory & Liberty. Red, Yellow, White, Blue & Black Center With Blue Marginal Printing. Imperf/Ungummed. 90 X 126 mm |
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| (Undated) | 157 | DIETZ - The Four Freedoms; S/S: Multi-cColored Statue of Liberty, Speaker, Holy Book. Blue Marginal Inscriptions, On White. Imperef/Ungummed. 90 X 126 mm | $6.00 |
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| (Undated) | 159 | Poster Stamps: Sheet of 20 (4 X 5). "Fighting Americans". Honoring U.S. Military Heros. "Copyright 1943, R.L. Parkinson". 98 X 225 mm | $15.00 |
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| (Undated) | (na) | Booklet: to Mount Above Labels & Stories of Persons Shown. 98 X 225 mm | $5.00 |
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| June 22 | 161 | DIETZ - S/S Honoring the Overrun Nations In Europe. Multi-Colored Shield & Flags, on White. Imperf/Gummed. 92 X 125 mm | $7.00 |
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| (Undated) | 161 | DIETZ - Same as Above: but With 3 White Stars In Blue Squares at Top. |
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| (Undated) | none | DIETZ - S/S: 12 Flags on 2 Flagpoles, American Eagle & Torch. No Side Inscriptions. Imperf/Gummed. 67 X 105 mm | $7.00 |
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| (Undated) | 162 | DIETZ - Labels: Full Sheet of 12 Different Flags of "Overrun Countries" In Color. Blue Marginal Inscriptions, on White. Perfed Thru Margins/Gummed. 90 X 125 mm | $7.00 |
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| June 22 | 164 | June 22; S/S: Flags of Overrun Countries. Multi-Colored on White. Imperf/Gummed. 93 X 126 mm | $ 5.00 |
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| (Undated) | (none) | DIETZ - "U.S. Honors the Occupied Nations In Europe"; S/S: Similar to Above, but No Marginal Inscriptions. Imperf/Gummed. 67 X 105 mm | $5.00 |
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| (Undated) | ??? | DIETZ - S/S: Nations United Fighting For Victory & Liberty. Red, Yellow, White, Blue & Black Center With Blue Marginal Printing. Imperf/ |
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| (Undated) | 166 | Labels: Sheet of 50 (10 X 5) Identical. Flag on Staff, "Poland/First to Fight". Blue & Red on White. "Copyright 1943/Polish Information Center/N.Y.C., N.Y.". 303 X 226 Mm | $25.00 |
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| 1944 | (Undated) | ??? | Not in F-P Labels: Sheet of 30 (6 X 5) 1943 World Champion New York Yankees. Issued by National Poster Stamp Society, Patterson, NJ. Copyrighted 1944. Photos of 30 different Yankee player stamps. perforated, 11" x 13-1/5" |
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| 1944 | May 10 | 170 | DIETZ - S/S: 75th Anniversary of the Trans-continental Railroad. Locomotive & "Union Pacific" Shield. Blue & Red On White. 115 X 126 mm | $10.00 |
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| May 22 | 171 | DIETZ - S/S: 125th Anniversary Of Steamship "Savannah". Old Paddle Wheeler Under Sail. Red & Blue, With Blue Marginal Printing, on White. Imperf/Gummed. 107 X 126 mm | $5.00 |
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| May 24 | 172 | DIETZ - S/S for 100th Anniversary Of the First Telegraph. Telephone Poles & Red & White Banner With Dark Blue Marginal Imprints. Imperf/Gummed. 103 X 126 mm | $7.00 |
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| 1944 | ? | 174 |
(Not in F-P) Printed by the Polish Government Information Center 745 Fifth Ave New York, NY. Registered with the State Department #418. Approved by The National Poster Stamp Society Certificate # 174 Copyright 1944. Pritned in a sheet of 40 (5x8) |
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| (Undated) | 175 | Poster Stamps: "Indiana" Scenes. 12 Different (4 X 3). Black With Green Frames. "Published By Miss. Thelma Alberring, Seymour, Indiana." Sheets Numbered In Blue (Ie. 292). 203 X 258 mm | $12.00 |
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| 1948 | (Undated) | ??? | No #; Poster Stamps: Sheets of 12 (4 X 3). "Saratoga Spa Music Festival". 12 Different Stamps About Saratoga Bldg's Or Musicians. Set of 4 Sheets. Green; Purple; Magenta; Deep Yellow Frames. Black On White. Produced By Herman Jaffe. Perfed Thru Margins/Gummed. 202 X 139 mm | $18.00 |
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| (Undated) | 162 | (Not "National Poster Stamp Society"); Labels: Sheet of Photo Labels From Life of Theodore Roosevelt Jr. Sepia On White. |
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| BIPEX LABELS These all look like the Dietz labels, but do not mention him, nor do they carry an NPSS Cert. No. |
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| 1941 | May 8-11 | none | 4th annual exhibit; s/s's: round medal at top (figure on globe). Jonas Bronck signing treaty at bottom. Facsimiles of 1, 2, 3 cent U.S. "Defense" stamps in corners. Set of 3. Blue & silver; blue & gold; blue & bronze on white. Perfed thru margins/gummed. 90 x 126 mm | $ 3.00 |
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| 1942 | April 25 | none | 10th anniversary & testimonial dinner to Franklin R. Bruns Jr., editor of "stamp page" of N.Y. Sun; s/s's: red overprint on set of 1941 sheets. (Silver, bronze) (n) | $ 5.00 |
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| 1944 | April 17 | none | 12th anniversary celebration; s/s's: red overprint on set of 1941 sheets. ( Gold) (n) | $ 6.00 |
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| 1945 | April 16 | none | 13th anniversary party; s/s: yellow seal at top & yellow & blue vignette of Jonas Bronck at bottom. Blue on white. Imperf/gummed. 88 x 125 mm | $ 1.50 |
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Created -- 02/22/2007
Revised -- 11/03/2007