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I threw them up here because I didn't want to intrude on his specific topic.
I'm sure there are many different ones from around the world that are out there.
So, if you have something Kennedy related, feel free to share it here.
And, when bear completes his 1246 FDC quest, he can start on Germany Scott 901 (which is not a bad looking stamp)
* I don't collect JFK but have this one in my Overseas Mailers FDCs of the World collection.
Overseas Mailers was a USA cover producer. Its founder John Bernard (Jay) Leach (1911-2003) founded Overseas Mailers Limited in 1949 in New York. By the time he finished making FDCs in 1978, he had left his very colourful imprint on covers from around the world. Leach made very few covers with his own designs. The bulk of his covers, and there were thousands of them, including USA, Australia, India and China, were produced by distinctively transforming covers originally produced by others. In the case of Australia, Overseas Mailers produced 75 covers of Australia with its last issue in 1965.
The embellishment in the case of this cover from Germany is the addition of the portrait of JFK in violet.
Noel Almeida, Night Watchman, Australia Down Under. Author: Overseas Mailers of New York FDCs of Australia. Author: Australian Post Office Souvenir Covers. Author: Test Cricket Centenary 1977 Philatelic Covers.
Thanks Patg for starting this thread, I have picked up a few non-US JFK's in my travels including this one that I have previously put on the return to sender thread.
Specialist Collector of World Horse Racing Covers, Melbourne Cup & Kentucky Derby, & JFK fdcs.
* This is a 1965 Overseas Mailers of New York cover for the Philippines.
The distinctive 'Insert' that accompanied each Overseas Mailers FDC is also displayed.
Overseas Mailers Ltd NY produced covers for about 110 countries between 1949 and 1979.
Noel Almeida, Night Watchman, Australia Down Under. Author: Overseas Mailers of New York FDCs of Australia. Author: Australian Post Office Souvenir Covers. Author: Test Cricket Centenary 1977 Philatelic Covers.
This one won't win any prizes: T&C Isl. 20th "Anniversary" for 22 Nov. Released 22 Dec.??. At least they could have added the $1 stamp that was the other half of the set.
Here's a modern FDC; issued 06 June 2013 commemorating his visit to Ireland in June 1963.
This one has the Dublin first day cancel, a New Ross cancel released in very limited numbers is available too.
A 1965 First Day Cover from Cyprus commemorating a speech by Kennedy, when he was a Senator, on the self-determination of Cyprus made in the US Senate on 13 March 1956.
I've done some googling, but can find nothing further on the whys and wherefores of all this.
I wondered why this card had been posted from Mexico, until I checked the date of issue of the stamp affixed. First day of issue for JFK's visit to Mexico.
Late usage of this card, but sometimes things move slowly in politics!!
Brad
Specialist Collector of World Horse Racing Covers, Melbourne Cup & Kentucky Derby, & JFK fdcs.
These are postmarked on the date of issue of US Scott 1246 - JFK but the Sarawak stamps have no relevance to JFK & I would doubt whether they would be fdi. I can only presume that these covers were done for a bit of philatelic fun.
Brad
Specialist Collector of World Horse Racing Covers, Melbourne Cup & Kentucky Derby, & JFK fdcs.
Second Anniversary cover for JFK's meeting with Pope Paul VI:
Robert Rank cachet souvenir card for JFK's European tour with the Pope Paul VI Cape Kennedy Local Post Stamp in Blue & Green & cancelled with a local post fdi cancel in blue-green. A Vatican stamp has been added & is canceled with a Vatican cds hand cancel on July 2, 1965, the second anniversary of JFK's meeting with Pope Paul VI. As stated before this is not fdi.
Specialist Collector of World Horse Racing Covers, Melbourne Cup & Kentucky Derby, & JFK fdcs.
Sometimes I wonder who designs what (see previous posts above):
Now did the US or Argentina design this cover & did they add on or take off the extra printing next to "first day cover" at the bottom of the Argentina fdc
So did the US then copy this 2017 stamp from Argentina
Now I wonder where prolific add on cachetmaker, Jerry Myers of Shelby Township, Michigan, found the idea for this recent add on cachet for this "old" fdc
Brad
Specialist Collector of World Horse Racing Covers, Melbourne Cup & Kentucky Derby, & JFK fdcs.
Here are some of my John F. Kennedy covers from 1963 & 1964.
First card for the state visit by Kennedy in June 1963. This was the occasion of his 'Ich bin ein Berliner' speech.
Second card with the 1964 West Berlin Kennedy stamp.
Third card with the 1964 USPS and West Berlin Kennedy stamps. The APO 633 was for the Wiesbaden Lindsay Air Base. Both cancels carry the Freedom Flame designs.
Another from Brazil, postmarked Prama, October 5th, 1965:
From the Department of Roads, in the State of Guanabara, which existed from 1960 till 1975, when absorbed into the Municipality of Rio De Janeiro. It was received into the New York Grand Central Station Post Office on October 8th, 1965.
Specialist Collector of World Horse Racing Covers, Melbourne Cup & Kentucky Derby, & JFK fdcs.
Brad, so as not to make any waves. Just shoot me an email and I'll glad to send you over a link. No need to setup an account or anything. Just click and view.
Rayray
Now did the US or Argentina design this cover & did they add on or take off the extra printing next to "first day cover" at the bottom of the Argentina fdc
So did the US then copy this 2017 stamp from Argentina
Brad
The bottom, hand tinted cover, is an enhancement by Overseas Mailers of New York USA. Like all covers by Overseas Mailers, it was only marketed in the USA by John Barnard (Jay) Leach (1911-2003). It may still have the elusive Cyclostyled (Roneoed) Insert that accompanied every cover sold by Overseas Mailers Limited.
Noel Almeida, Night Watchman, Australia Down Under. Author: Overseas Mailers of New York FDCs of Australia. Author: Australian Post Office Souvenir Covers. Author: Test Cricket Centenary 1977 Philatelic Covers.
Now did the US or Argentina design this cover & did they add on or take off the extra printing next to "first day cover" at the bottom of the Argentina fdc
So did the US then copy this 2017 stamp from Argentina
Brad
The bottom, hand tinted cover, is an enhancement by Overseas Mailers of New York USA. Like all covers by Overseas Mailers, it was only marketed in the USA by John Barnard (Jay) Leach (1911-2003). It may still have the elusive Cyclostyled (Roneoed) Insert that accompanied every cover sold by Overseas Mailers Limited.
Noel
No Overseas Mailer insert in the colourised Argentinian JFK fdc (Mellone #177).
Of course for the US JFK issue (Scott #1246) the Overseas Mailer embellishment was to the Chickering Jackson cachet (Mellone #115).
Specialist Collector of World Horse Racing Covers, Melbourne Cup & Kentucky Derby, & JFK fdcs.