Hand Colored Variety
Original Uncolored Cachet
Here we have a very nice engraved Artcraft
Cachet featuring the American Cancer Society's Sword
of Hope and images of doctors and scientists working to help end the
scourge of cancer. This cachet was designated the official cachet
of the American Cancer Society. The first cover above has been very
nicely hand colored by persons unknown. The second became a combination
cover with the addition of the Pap Test stamp issued on May 18, 1978.
Artcraft produced its first cachet for the 3c New York World's Fair stamp
issued on April 1, 1939. The cachet includes the following text:
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First Day of Issue Research
Crusade Against Cancer Honoring the men and women
American Cancer Society
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