First Day Cover - Ethelyn Emery Keays
RedBird_7a EastTN
3 years ago
For the past year or so, I’ve been tenaciously checking used bookstores/online book sellers for a reasonably priced copy of “Old Roses” by Ethelyn Emery Keays (both the 1935 and the 1978 edition with a foreword by Leonie Bell). After having no luck, I finally decided to check eBay as you can occasionally find old books there. I didn’t find the book, but I did find something else…
It is a 1978 First-Day Cover (FDC) featuring Mrs. Keays. (First-Day Covers are envelopes that are cancelled the first day that a stamp is issued.) It was part of a limited-edition series of First-Day Covers focused on women’s history. Over a five-year period, creator and developer Judith Kaplan, designed, researched, picked the subjects, and completed the write-ups for more than 170 women. Many of the FDC subjects were later commemorated on US stamps.
This FDC was just a few dollars and in mint condition; I'm glad I happened upon it! Here’s the front of the envelope and the biographical card that was tucked inside.
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jerijen
3 years agoHow fun! I just this morning recommended this book to someone . . . not realizing that it had become hard-to-find. But it's a GREAT book.
Mine is the 1935 edition . . . A bit delicate and well-loved, but really wonderful.
Mrs. Keyes also wrote a number of terrific articles for the ARS Annuals, back in the day, when McFarland was the editor. Those are also terrific publications, and I have to thank the late Bob Edberg for making sure that I had a number of them.
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