Levy’s Boy & Girl Scout Cachet Covers of the United States

by Jay L. Rogers
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39-0.1

39-0.1

$15

FDC Golden Gate Exposition Stamp

02/18/39 San Francisco, California  Printed  Multicolored label

S39-1 National Council, BSA

39-1

39-1

Printed Multicolored label S39-1 National Council, BSA

a. FDC New York World’s Fair Stamp
04/01/39 New York, New York

$15

b. Boy Scout Day
06/29/39 World’s Fair Station, New York

$15

39-2a 39-2b

39-2

Buffalo Scoutorama

a. 04/20-21/39 Buffalo, New York Rubber stamped Blue  [28]

$27

b. 04/21-22/39 Buffalo, New York Rubber stamped Purple

$30

examples: U.S. Postal Dept. #7 envelopes

39-2.1

39-2.1

$50

S39-6 Girl Scout Chalet New York World’s Fair Label

06/18/39 World’s Fair Sta., NY Label Red and green on Gold foil Silver gelatin photographic postcard
See S39-6 in the Labels Section.

39-3

39-3

$15

World’s Fair Boy Scout Day

06/29/39 New York World’s Fair, New York  Printed  Black

39-4

39-4

$12

Golden Gate Exposition

08/03/39 San Francisco, California  Printed  Green Troop 17, Alameda, California  [29]

39-5

39-5

$15

Golden Gate Exposition Boy Scout Day

08/03/39 San Francisco, California  Printed  Black

39-5.1

39-5.1

$20

Printing Tercentenary Stamp FDC on Yucca Council Corner

09/25/39 New York, New York  Printed  Blue on blue envelope

Yucca Council, El Paso, Texas

39-6

39-6

Fleet Cruise

06/17/39 Gloucester, Massachusetts Printed
Hand cancel or machine cancel

a. Blue

$48

b. Red

$48

39-7

39-7

New York World’s Fair Cruise

New London, Connecticut  Printed  Machine cancel

a. Maroon 08/03-04/39  [1st listed]

$35

b. Blue  [1st listed]

$35

39-8

39-8

New York World’s Fair Cruise - Statue of Liberty

08/07/39 World’s Fair Station, New York  Printed  Machine cancel

a. Blue  [2nd listed]

$45

b. Green  [2nd listed]

$45

39-9

39-9

New York World’s Fair Cruise

Fishers Island, New York  Printed  Machine cancel

a. Brown 08/15/39

$30

b. Violet 08/16/39  [3rd listed]

$30

39-10 No entry

39-11

39-11

$30

New York World's Fair Cruise   Sandwich Tercentenary

08/19/39 Sandwich, Massachusetts Thermographed Hand cancel Gold

39-11.1 39-11.1-back

39-11.1

$75

Boston Sea Scouts New York World's Fair Cruise with Porpoise Corner

08/19/39 Sandwich, Massachusetts Thermographed Gold
"SEASCOUT SHIP PORPOISE" corner   Blue   Printed   #6¼ envelope

Hubert Giffels also had the following cachets printed on the same Porpoise corner covers:

a39-6.1a on 39-6a Fleet Cruise, Gloucester, Massachusetts

$75

b39-6.1b on 39-6b Fleet Cruise, Gloucester, Massachusetts

$75

a39-8.1a on 39-8a Fair Cruise, World's Fair Sta. New York

$75

a39-9.1a on 39-9a Fair Cruise, Fishers Island, New York

$75

b39-9.1b on 39-9b Fair Cruise, Fishers Island, New York

$75

The "SEASCOUT SHIP PORPOISE" black circular cachet is recorded only on cover backs of cachets that include "S.S.S. Porpoise" printed or hand written on the front.

39-12

39-12

$40

Annual Regatta - On the Charles

09/17/39 Charles River, Massachusetts  Printed  Hand cancel Blue  [4th listed]

39-13

39-13

$40

Annual Regatta - Cook Overboard

Printed Red 09/17/39 Charles River, Massachusetts Hand cancel
09/19/39 Boston, Massachusetts Machine cancel  [5th listed]

39-14

39-14

Night Maneuvers - Map

10/13/39

a. Brown Handcancel Hull 8 am, Nahant
7 pm, Boston Navy Yard Sta. 10 pm

$48

b. Black Handcancel Hull 8 am

$48

 [6th listed]

39-15

39-15

Night Maneuvers - Lost

10/13/39 Boston, Massachusetts Handcancel, Navy Yard Sta. 10 pm

a. Brown

$30

b. Black

$30

Also b. Nahant Hand cancel 7 pm

Also b. Nahant 10/14/39 Hand cancel 8:30 am

39-16

39-16

$10

Onondaga-Cortland Council Corner with "Now One Boy in Every Five a Scout"

12/01/39 Syracuse, New York  Printed  Black

Onondaga-Cortland Council, Syracuse, New York