#C25

U.S. First Day Cover Cachet Display Catalog:
U.S. Scott #C25 FDC Cachet List and Display in Mellone Order:
Twin-Motored Transport Plane (carmine)

Part of the U.S. First Day Cover Cachet Display Catalog
by Douglas H. Henkle, AFDCS LM #137, henkle@pobox.com

(last updated .10-02-2026)

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This page lists all First Day Cover (FDC) Cachets for U.S. Scott #C25 in Mellone Catalog Number Order.

What's New on this page

      U.S. Scott #C25 was issued on 6-25-1941 at Washington, DC - (6¢)
      Twin-Motored Transport Plane (carmine, booklet)
      Minkus A25 [2003 Krause-Minkus Catalog, p. 405]

Wanted: 300 bpi / 600 pixel wide (or greater) .jpg scan of any unlisted cachet (ALSO any cachet marked ***)
Email it to: henkle@pobox.com
Subject for this page: Doug Henkle unlisted #C25 cachet
(an email with any other subject or with any other graphical format will be ignored IF it has an attachment)

   U.S. Scott #C25-nn = each cachet's Mellone Catalog number.
   C25-nn = e.g. https://www.folklib.net/fdc/1940s/c25-cachets.shtml#C25-10 - each cachet on this page can be linked to individually by using "#" and its shown Mellone Catalog Number.
   p. nnn = the page number(s) this cachet is documented in Mellone's Specialized Cachet Catalog of First Day Covers of the 1940's, Volume II, 2nd ed., 1984
   (was ...) = the Cachetmaker identification in this edition was unknown or incorrect.
   [#nnn, ...] = references to articles in the AFDCS (American First Day Cover Society's) journal, FIRST DAYS.
   ACE #, RCD # = only the Cachetmaker's Art Cover Exchange and Registered Cachet Director membership numbers are listed here. Click on their name for their possible other AFDCS, ANCS or USCS membership numbers that I know about.
   name link = click on the Cachetmaker's name for possible birth/death dates, website links and/or FIRST DAYS article references for that Cachetmaker.
   name link @ = links to that Cachetmaker's Cachet Display page. All other name links go to their entry on the Philatelic Birth Dates, Index and Links page.

U.S. Scott #C25-1, p. 245 - Charles Stephen (C.S.) Anderson -- (eBay)
#C25-1a blue and red -- #C25-1b red and blue
U.S. Scott #C25-2, p. 245 - Art Craft -- (eBay)
U.S. Scott #C25-3, p. 245 - Fred Chambers -- ***
U.S. Scott #C25-4, p. 245 - W.G. Crosby (Walter Garfield), RCD #96 -- (eBay)
U.S. Scott #C25-5, p. 245 - W.G. Crosby (Walter Garfield), RCD #96 -- ***
U.S. Scott #C25-5a, p. 245 - W.G. Crosby (Walter Garfield), RCD #96 -- (eBay)
U.S. Scott #C25-6, p. 245 - W.G. Crosby (Walter Garfield), RCD #96 -- ***
U.S. Scott #C25-7, p. 245 - W.G. Crosby (Walter Garfield), RCD #96 -- ***
U.S. Scott #C25-8, p. 245 - W.G. Crosby (Walter Garfield), RCD #96 -- (eBay)
U.S. Scott #C25-9, p. 245 - W.G. Crosby (Walter Garfield), RCD #96 -- ***
U.S. Scott #C25-10, p. 245 - Detroit-Ludwig (Oswald A. Ludwig) -- (eBay)
U.S. Scott #C25-11, p. 245 - House of Farnam (HF) -- (eBay)
U.S. Scott #C25-12, p. 245 - Fidelity Stamp Co. -- (eBay)
U.S. Scott #C25-13, p. 245 - W.M. Grandy (Winfred Milton), RCD #130 -- (eBay)
U.S. Scott #C25-14, p. 245 - Henry Grimsland -- (eBay)
U.S. Scott #C25-15, p. 245 - Dr. Harry C. Ioor, RCD #107 -- (eBay)
Note: Machine Cancel: "First Day of Issue" -- Hand Cancel: "First Day Issue"
U.S. Scott #C25-16, p. 245 - Dorothy W. Knapp (Wallace) -- (eBay)
U.S. Scott #C25-17, p. 245 - Linprint (George W. Linn) -- (eBay)
U.S. Scott #C25-18, p. 245 - Aristocrats (Henry Day Lowry) -- (eBay)
U.S. Scott #C25-18a, p. 245 - Aristocrats (Henry Day Lowry) -- (eBay)
#C25-18 without "Via / Air / Mail" text
U.S. Scott #C25-18b-NIM - Aristocrats (Henry Day Lowry) -- (eBay) / (eBay ***)
#C25-18b-NIM with text -- #C25-18b1-NIM without text
Mellone listed this C25-18b general purpose cachet as C25a-5, C27-3, and C30-18.
U.S. Scott #C25-18c-NIM - Aristocrats (Henry Day Lowry) (serviced on #C25a-6) -- (eBay)
U.S. Scott #C25-19, p. 245 - Pavois (Stebbin) (SM Co.) -- (eBay)
U.S. Scott #C25-20, p. 245 - Pavois (Stebbin) (SM Co.)
#C25-20a red, black & gray -- #C25-20b red, blue & gray
same design as #C23-34
U.S. Scott #C25-21, p. 245 - Ludwig W. Staehle, RCD #206 -- (eBay)
U.S. Scott #C25-22, p. 245 - Ludwig W. Staehle, RCD #206 -- (eBay)
U.S. Scott #C25-22a-NIM - Ludwig W. Staehle, RCD #206 (serviced on #C27-19) -- (eBay)
U.S. Scott #C25-22b-NIM - Ludwig W. Staehle, RCD #206 (serviced on #C27-20) -- (eBay)
U.S. Scott #C25-23, p. 245 - unknown -- (eBay)
U.S. Scott #C25-24, p. 245 - Papercraft (Carl Buege) (was: unknown) -- (eBay)
U.S. Scott #C25-25, p. 246 - unknown -- (eBay)
U.S. Scott #C25-26, p. 246 - unknown -- (eBay)
U.S. Scott #C25-27, p. 246 - Dr. Harry C. Ioor, RCD #107 -- ***
Displayed is #C25A-41, presumably #C25-27 is the same without the "Booklet Leaf" text, but I have not seen one.
U.S. Scott #C25-28, p. 246 - Clarence E. Reid (was: unknown) -- (eBay)
U.S. Scott #C25-29, p. 246 - unknown -- (eBay)

(GP-NIM) General Purpose, all Not in Mellone

U.S. Scott #C25-GP1-NIM - unknown -- (eBay)
U.S. Scott #C25-GP2-NIM - Cachet Craft (was: unknown) -- (eBay)
U.S. Scott #C25-GP3-NIM - unknown -- (eBay)
U.S. Scott #C25-GP4-NIM - E.C. Lawrence -- (eBay)
General Purpose cachet: GP#FDC3
U.S. Scott #C25-GP5-NIM - unknown -- (eBay)
General Purpose cachet: GP#FDOI-27
U.S. Scott #C25-GP6-NIM - Oswald A. Ludwig -- {A}
General Purpose cachet: GP#Border14

#FC-NIM -- First Cachets, Not in Mellone

FC#C25-B

FC#C25-E

First Cachets (2006)

First Cachets, Vol. 2 (2005)

U.S. Scott FC#C25-A - 1st ? ***
There is no FC#C25-A listed in the (2005) or (2006) editions.
U.S. Scott FC#C25-B - 1st Robert Holzhauer ***
U.S. Scott FC#C25-C - 1st L.V.R. ***
U.S. Scott FC#C25-D - 1st Sky-Rite ***
U.S. Scott FC#C25-E - 1st Crown Stamp Co., N.Y.C. ***

#A-NIP -- More Recent Add-Ons, all Not in Mellone

U.S. Scott #C25-A1 - John Barbour (add-on) -- (eBay)

#NIM -- Not in Mellone

U.S. Scott #C25-NIM1 - Mae Weigand, RCD #149 -- (eBay)
U.S. Scott #C25-NIM2 - unknown -- (eBay)
addressed to Mae Weigand
U.S. Scott #C25-NIM3 - Louis C. Weigand, RCD #149 -- (eBay)
U.S. Scott #C25-NIM4 - unknown -- (eBay)
U.S. Scott #C25-NIM5 - Fidelity Stamp Co. -- (eBay)
U.S. Scott #C25-NIM6 - George V. Sadworth -- (eBay)
U.S. Scott #C25-NIM7 - Alfred Friedman -- (eBay)
U.S. Scott #C25-NIM8 - unknown -- (eBay)
U.S. Scott #C25-NIM9 - Cachet Craft -- ***
U.S. Scott #C25-NIM9a - Cachet Craft -- (eBay)
U.S. Scott #C25-NIM9b - Cachet Craft -- ***
U.S. Scott #C25-NIM9c - Cachet Craft -- (eBay)
U.S. Scott #C25-NIM9d - Cachet Craft -- ***
U.S. Scott #C25-NIM9e - Cachet Craft -- ***

Cachet Craft general purpose cachets

#C25A-8,9,10

#C25-NIM9

#C25-NIM9a

#C25-NIM9b

#C25-NIM9c

#C25-NIM9d

#C25-NIM9e

Cachet Craft general purpose cachet 1, 1918 Mail Plane

Cachet Craft general purpose cachet 2, Early Wright Plane

Cachet Craft general purpose cachet 3, Langley's Aerodrome

Cachet Craft general purpose cachet 4, Modern Land Transport

Cachet Craft general purpose cachet 5, Pan American Clipper

Cachet Craft general purpose cachet 6, Spirit of St. Louis

U.S. Scott #C25-NIM10 - unknown -- (eBay)
U.S. Scott #C25-NIM11 - F.R. Rice (Frederick Roger) -- (eBay)
U.S. Scott #C25-NIM12 - Winston Cover Company -- (eBay)
also known on C26, C27, C28, C29, C30 and C31
U.S. Scott #C25-NIM13 - P.L. Stratton -- (eBay)
U.S. Scott #C25-NIM14 - unknown -- (eBay)
U.S. Scott #C25-NIM15 - Gladys S. Adler, ACE #165 -- (eBay)
U.S. Scott #C25-NIM15a - Gladys S. Adler, ACE #165 -- (eBay)
U.S. Scott #C25-NIM16 - Max Sage -- (eBay)
U.S. Scott #C25-NIM16a - Max Sage -- (eBay)
U.S. Scott #C25-NIM16b - Max Sage -- (eBay)
U.S. Scott #C25-NIM17 - TBA
U.S. Scott #C25-NIM18 - TBA
U.S. Scott #C25-NIM19 - TBA
U.S. Scott #C25-NIM20 - TBA
U.S. Scott #C25-NIM21 - unknown
Renamed unknown #C25-NIM21 to Papercraft #C25-24
U.S. Scott #C25-NIM23 - unknown -- (eBay)
U.S. Scott #C25-NIM24 - unknown -- (eBay)
U.S. Scott #C25-NIM25 - Carl M. Becken -- (eBay)
U.S. Scott #C25-NIM26 - Grace Cheek -- (eBay)
U.S. Scott #C25-NIM27 - Ralph Dyer -- (eBay)
U.S. Scott #C25-NIM28 - William S. Espenshade -- (eBay)
U.S. Scott #C25-NIM29 - A.E. Owen (Arthur Edmund) -- (eBay)
U.S. Scott #C25-NIM30 - Pilgrim Cachets (John Alden), RCD #263 -- (eBay)
U.S. Scott #C25-NIM31 - William J. Volker @ -- (eBay)
U.S. Scott #C25-NIM32 - Louis G. Nix (Gregor) @ -- (eBay)

#PAT-WW2 -- World War II Patriotics, all Not in Mellone

2006 2nd ed. Sherman Catalog

U.S. Scott #C25-S2-993 - Linprint (George W. Linn) -- (eBay)
Sherman Catalog Numbers: -- S1#873, p. 144/149 -- S2#993, p. 157
U.S. Scott #C25-S2-10364 - Jacques Minkus -- (eBay)
Sherman Catalog Numbers: -- S1#9111, p. 307 -- S2#10364, p. 377 -- Minkus #JM-0.12

(CC-NIM) Corner Cards, all Not in Mellone

U.S. Scott #C25-CC1a-NIM - The Postmaster General - James A. Farley (corner card) -- TBA
U.S. Scott #C25-CC2-NIM - reserved for future reports of U.S. Senate corner cards
U.S. Scott #C25-CC3-NIM - reserved for future reports of U.S. House corner cards
U.S. Scott #C25-CC4-NIM - White House (corner card) -- (eBay)
U.S. Scott #C25-CC5e-NIM - Hoffman & Mayer, New York, NY (corner card) -- (eBay
U.S. Scott #C25-CC6-NIM - Faculty Club, Berkeley (, CA) (corner card) -- (eBay)
U.S. Scott #C25-CC7-NIM - Page Engineering Company, Clearing Postoffice, Chicago, IL (corner card) -- (eBay)
U.S. Scott #C25-CC8-NIM - Southwestern Bell Telephone Co., Topeka, KS (corner card) -- (eBay)
U.S. Scott #C25-CC9-NIM - United States Rubber Company (corner card) -- (eBay)

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What's New on this page -- changes since 05-22-2022
      10-02-2026:
      1) Added #C25-18a, but I had to rename 18b to 18c and 18a to 18b to make room for it.
      2) I have redesigned how I list Patriotics serviced as FDCs. From now on they will be listed in 2006 2nd ed. Sherman Catalog number order. Renumbered #C25-WW1-NIM to #C25-S2-10364, and #C25-WW2 to #C25-S2-993
      10-16-2023: Added #C25-S2-10364.
      10-11-2023: Renamed unknown #C25-NIM21 to Papercraft #C25-24 -- Added: #C25-S2-10364 and #C25-NIM23 and #C25-NIM24
      05-17-2023: Added: #C25-GP4-NIM -- #C25-GP5-NIM -- #C25-GP6-NIM -- #C25-CC5e-NIM -- #C25-CC8-NIM .

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U.S. First Day Cover Cachet Display Catalog:U.S. Scott #C25 FDC Cachet List and Display in Mellone Order: Twin-Motored Transport Plane (carmine)

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U.S. Scott #C25 FDC Cachet List and Display in Mellone Order:
Twin-Motored Transport Plane (carmine)