1968 US Poster Stamp Shrub Oak Local Post Cancelled Envelope Letter Herman Herst

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Year of Issue

1968

Item Description

1968 US Poster Stamp Shrub Oak Local Post Cancelled With Envelope And SIGNED Letter From Herman Herst As Shown. The Shrub Oak Local Post was operated by C, Jr. The "Pat" nickname stems from him being born on St. Patrick's Day. He was a well-known writer of philatelic books and a contributor of numerous articles to philatelic publications, such as Linn's Stamp News and Stamp Collector magazine. Herst later operated the Shrub Oak Local dog post, with his German Shepherd, Alfie. The Shrub Oak Local Dog Post stamp featuring "Alfie" was the post's second issue. It was designed by Robert Shields and had a printing issue of 50,000. First day of issue of the perforated stamp was September 23, 1966. It was issued in sheets of 40 stamps, with 5 imperforate pairs existing on each sheet.

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