Presidential Inauguration Covers

I have prepared a small assortment of Inaugural covers for Barack Obama's Inauguration. An example is above. I will send you one for $10 postpaid or 3 for $25 while supplies last. I have less than 50 of these. It took almost five months for me to get them back from the post office where they received the official Inauguration day cancel on Jan 20, 2009 in Washington DC.

The cachet is from a Souvenir poster the Move On.org people gave to supporters after the election. I donated an extra bit to get 50 of them, which I had to cut down to fit on the envelopes.

Send me an email at enetwal@gmail.com to reserve one or more. I prefer payment to my paypal account which is also enetwal@gmail.com. If you prepay via paypal and I run out, I will refund your money in full. First come first serve.

Picture postcards caught the event for Americans in their heyday in the early 1900's.

In the picture postcard below President Taft gives his Inaugural Address on March 4th, 1909.

The President(Taft)

Inaugurals are a great time for political demonstrations as captured in this day before inaugural Suffragette Demonstration prior to Wilsons's Inauguration in 1913

Suffragette's Parade 3-3-13

Cacheted covers from before 1933 are scarce. Below is a cover postmarked Boundbrook, NJ with a commemorative rubber stamp cachet. The airplane in the upper left is a cut out pasted to the cover. The cover itself is franked with the popular C11 Beacon air mail stamp on March 4, 1929.

Herbert C Hoover Inaugural

Franklin Roosevelt did not win the election because he was a stamp collector, but it's clear many stamp collectors promoted his candidacy based on that fact. And they were eager to record the victory on inaugural day, March 4, 1933.

The event was historic in that it was the last March Fourth Inaugural date. A Constitutional amendment pushed the Inauguration date forward to January 20th as it is today.

The first example below show that cachets can also be used to state positions. Buy American was clearly a position supported by the New York American.

Buy American New York American

Herbert Hoover was the defeated outgoing President whose retirement is noted below.

Retirement of Hoover 31st Inaugural FDR 32nd

Inaugurals are special. A direct lineage that starts with George Washington, as acknowledged in this Morristown, NJ cachet honoring a Philatelic president.

Our First President

Roosevelt didn't squeak into office, he won decisively.

Electoral Map

The Commemorative Stamp Club celebrated teh event as the 37th inaugural.

Commemorative Stamp Club

Hyde Park, NY celebrates its role as both birthplace and home.

Hyde Park

Not only was Hyde Park proud, so was the Empire State Philatelic Association.

Empire State

By the second inaugural in 1937, printed cachets became the norm, however demand lessened. Thus they are scarcer today particularly when compared to the volume of 1933.

But they are more interesting. Such as this Leo Stietz caricature canceled aboard the USS Tattnall.

Sietz Tattnall

Cancels aboard US Naval Ships continues with one canceled on the USS New York.

USS New York

The final cover canceled US Receiving Station, Washington DC also notes that it "Rained Heavily." Not an auspicious start for the first Jan 20 Inaugural date.

Rained Heavily

Third Inaugural

The Third Inaugrual Covers continues the Naval tradition with a cover canceled at the US Naval Hospital Station in Philadelphia. It notes the first three terms and the smashing of precedent.

Naval Hospital Station

The USS Potomac Cachet and Cancel is less controversial. The Three Bar cancel notes FDR"S Third Inaugural. The Potomac was used as the "Presidential Yacht" during Roosevelt's presidency.

USS Potomac

A Death in Office

Franklin Delano Roosevelt died on April 12th.

L.W. Staehle created two covers commemorating FDR's death. The first canceled in Washington on April 12th shows a flag at half staff.

LW Staehle

The second Staehle was a first for Fluegel.

The first Fluegel First Day cover was the 3ct FDR Memorial issue released on June 27th. Over two months later.

First Fluegel

John Garner was part of the team, at least at first.
Below is shield cachet.

Shield

Another cachet noting the last March date, and stamp collecting as elements along with Garner. Plate number single on the stamp.

Magenta box

While most of these cachets were rubber stamp creations some were printed.

Printed

Reuben W Aretz of Waconia, Minnesota hit upon the fact that Minnesota had towns named, Franklin, Delano, and Roosevelt.

He created a three card set using UX27s to commemorate the day in all three towns. Sets of 3 like this go for a premium.

Reuben Aretz

One of more common cachets is a handstamp showing the capital in a rectangular box with text around.

It appears to come in at least three varieties.

Olive Green with Fine Lines

Solid Green Less definition

Multi-Colored

I have these and or similar covers available in my eBay store. http://stores.ebay.com/etn-covers Or if you prefer email me at enetwal@gmail.com.
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FDR's Funeral was on Apr 14, with internment on the 15th. It was followed by a month of official mourning.
These are captured on the following covers by DW Knapp and Richardson.

Funeral

Internment

End of Mourning Period

The Last Opponent
Wendell Wilkie Tried to interrupt FDR's Chain of presidencies. Below is a 1940 Wilkie Campaign Cover.

Wendell L. Wilkie

A New Man Steps Forward, a Truman
Even cachet makers like Staehle who anticipated FDR's death failed to effectively prepare for Truman's Inaugural.

This first Truman Inaugural clearly puts Harry in the background. The Half staff memorial cachet is cancelled date of death/inaugural in Roosevelt, NY and is also a First Day of the June 27th 3ct Memorial also in Roosevelt.

Death/Inaugural & FDC

The second Staehle Truman inaugural has added Inauguration data in the address area.

Inaugural Text Added

Truman won his re-election by a squeaker. Fulton, Crosby, and Fluegel made cachets for the event.

Fulton

Crosby

Fluegel

Dwight David Eisenhower or Ike as he was called by a grateful nation took office January 20, 1953. By then NATO was already established and the beginnings of the cold war was evident. Before he left office he warned the nation to be wary of the Military Industrial Complex. A disturbing comment from a General of the Army.

An Artcraft Inaugural Cachet from the Ike's First Inaugural

The more colorful Fluegel Cachet is less common and sought after because of it's striking colors in a black and white era.

The Second Inaugural occurred on a Sunday. While some covers are known postmarked on the 20th, most were postmarked the next day January 21. This is an Artcraft Cachet

Ike's Second Inaugural with a Fleetwood Cachet

Ike's Second with a Fluegel Cachet

This last cover is actually a Kennedy Inaugural Day Cover, but honor's the outgoing President with some tributes to the nation's accomplishments under his stewardship.

Some More Eisenhower Inaugurals from my collection:

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Eisenhower 1st Inaugural Artcraft cachet

Eisenhower 1st Inaugural Artcraft cachet

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Eisenhower 1st Inaugural on Fluegel cachet

Eisenhower 1st Inaugural Artcraft cachet

Eisenhower 1st Inaugural Artcraft cachet

Eisenhower Inaugural 1953 Artcraft NATO Plt blk

Eisenhower 2nd Inaugural Fleetwood cachet U/A

Eisenhower 2nd Inaugural Artcraft cachet U/A

Eisenhower 2nd Inaugural Artcraft cachet


1957 Eisenhower Fleetwood Inaugural cvr Hand Stamp

Richard Nixon had a troubled presidency, resulting in more than the traditional inaugural day cover. This section will do an overview of that period of American History with a selection of covers from my eBay store inventory.

Depending on when you see this these covers may of may not still be for sale.

Some I have Duplicates, Others are one of a kind, at least to me.

We start with the first Inauguaral in Jan 20, 1969. An invitation cachet sponsored by the George Washington Masonic Stamp Club.

Despite the protests of a youth movement that was adamantly opposed to the war in Vietnam, Richard Nixon was overwhelmingly reelected in 1973 despite my personal best efforts on behalf of George McGovern.

The next cover is a Sarzin Metalic cachet. Canceled Inaugural Day January 20, 1973.

Spiro Agnew's alliterative rhetoric caught some fancy, but his tax evasion culpability revolved the first door. His resignation was made October 10th, 1973.

With the Vice Presidency vacant, Richard Nixon Nominated Gerald Ford to take the place of Spiro Agnew.

Things started getting hot in Washington in July of 1974. On the 27th, the House Judicary Committee voted a Bill of Impeachment against President Richard Nixon.

On August 8th, Richard M Nixon announced his resignation.

And so, Gerald Ford rises to the Presidency, and America has a new First Family.

But now a new Vice President is needed. And so, Nelson Rockefeller takes the Oath of Office on Dec 19th, 1974. Leaving America with an un-elected President and Vice president.

Ronald Reagan 1st Inaugural Artmaster

Reagan Bush 1st Inaugural Colorano Entire

Reagan Bush 1st Inaugural Colorano

Walter & Joan Mondale on Reagan Inaugrual Colorano

Jimmy, Rosalynn on Reagan Inaugrual Colorano 1981

Reagan Inaugural House of Farnam Cachet 1/20/81

Ron & Nancy Reagan Inaugural 1981 Colorano cachets

Reagan Bush 1981 Inaugural HM cachet

Reagan 1981 Inaugural Limited Edition Collectors item

Reagan 1981 Inaugural H M Cachet w/ Oath

Ronald Reagan 1981 Inaugural Tudor House Cachet

Ronald Reagan Inauguration 1981 Tampico Rainbow

Ronald Reagan Inauguration 1981Colorano N.O.W.

Ronald Reagan Inauguration 1981 4 Cities

Reagan Bush Inauguration 85 Horseshoe Handpainted

Reagan - Bush Inauguration Cover DC#4 USCS

Ronald Reagan Inauguration 81 Postal Arts Society

Reagan - Bush Inauguration Cover Jan 20 1981 LEB

Election Day Cover Nov 4 1980 Carter Reagan LEB

Campaign 1980 Carter, Reagan, Anderson

Campaign 1980 Reagan Ford

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Earl Netwal
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  Arkansas centennial FDC's

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