A numbered cover from Uruguay showing mail carriage by Military Dog, 1975 .
The second one is a stamp from the famous Shrub Oak Local Dog Post, operated by the late Herman "Pat" Herst, renowned philatelist and philatelic writer.
These stamps are a favourite among the Local Post collectors.
Herst perated 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, 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 imperf. pairs existing on each sheet.
Alfie was fondly called his carrier no 1 of his local dog post.
No comments:
Post a Comment