Description

THIS IS ONE MY CACHETS FOR THE FOR THE ST. LOUIS STAMP EXPO APS SHOW. IT IS AN 'UNOFFICIAL COVER AND THERE ARE TWO VERSIONS, ONE FOR EACH OF THE TWO DAYS I WAS THERE.  THERE IS A STORY BEHIND THESE...I WENT TO THE EXPO, PRIMARILY TO BUY, BUT A CACHET MAKER IS 'ALWAYS' SUPPOSED TO BRING COVERS WITH HIM TO GET CANCELLED AT THE SHOW...DID I?  NOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!  I WENT TO THE USPS BOOTH..THEY HAD NO BLACK COVERS, ALL THEY HAD WERE A FEW 'PURPLE MARTIN' POSTAGE PAID ENVELOPES.  SO I BOUGHT THEM AND GOT SOME CANCELLED ON THE FIRST DAY AND SOME ON THE SECOND (DIDN'T STAY FOR THE THIRD DAY).  I JUST FIGURED OUT HOW TO TIE IN THE BIRD WITH THE THEME OF THE SHOW 'EMANCIPATION PROCLAIMATION...YOU ARE PURCHASING THE ONE PICTURED, THE OTHER IS BEING SOLD SEPERATELY.  THIS ONE IS AN ISSUE OF ONLY 8!  BE SURE TO CHECK OUT MY EBAY STORE FOR OTHER GREAT ITEMS!

**YOUR SATISFACTION IS GUARANTEED...IF YOU ARE NOT HAPPY WITH YOUR COVER, RETURN IT FOR A COMPLETE REFUND OF YOUR PURCHASE PRICE!

SHIPPING WITHIN THE U.S. IS 'FREE', CANADA PURCHASERS PAY $1.25 (CANADIAN BUYERS PLEASE WAIT FOR ME TO INVOICE YOU SO I CAN GIVE YOU YOUR RATE) AND ALL OTHER INTERNATIONAL BUYERS PAY $2.50. I SHIP ON THE VERY NEXT BUSINESS DAY AFTER RECEIPT OF PAYMENT....SO YOU WILL GET YOUR ITEM FAST

MEMBER OF AMERICAN PHILATELIC SOCIETY, AMERICAN FIRST DAY COVER ASSOCIATION, THE CACHETMAKERS ASSOCIATION (PRESIDENT) AND THE AMERICAN TOPICAL ASSOCIATION, THE MOURNING STAMP & COVER CLUB & THE UNIVERSAL SHIP CANCEL SOCIETY & ESPER.