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Welcome!
Welcome to the 2007 version of the REM Catalog
website. Those of you who are familiar with the 7-1-71 issue will
undoubtedly notice that this site is being hosted by a new party. From my
perspective, at least, virtually all of the previous information about the
7-1-71 issue has been provided by Roy E. Mooney, the long-time champion of
the “7-1-71 Affair”. I am honored that Roy has allowed me to attempt to
carry on his efforts. As is the case with trying to follow all great men
or women, I have no chance to fill Roy’s shoes. Instead, it is my hope
that I can find new shoes that will some day be as difficult for someone
else to fill as Roy’s are today. And while I accept the fact that I will
fail to fill Roy’s shoes, I will not let that prevent me from trying.
As a brief introduction, I am a collector of 7-1-71s, having started
corresponding with Roy in early 2000 about the issue. Virtually everything
I know about the issue I learned from Roy over the last seven years. I
think I have learned a lot, and yet I realize my knowledge is only a tiny
fraction of what Roy knows about this intriguing area of first day cover
collecting. Even if I live as long as Methuselah, Roy would still have
forgotten more than I could ever remember about 7-1-71s. And those of you
who know Roy know that he has an excellent memory!
So, what’s this website all about? I think the introduction to Roy Mooney’s
award winning philatelic exhibit says it best. It states, in part “7-1-71
was the date that the old Post Office Department changed to the new
[United States] Postal Service. Many big changes were planned. One thing
to start was to encourage stamp collecting. The Postal Service stamp was
to be issued with first day cancels available at all 33,000 postal
facilities. A cachet[ed] envelope was to be given free. For the price of
the 8 cent stamp and the local postmark, this became a first day cover.”
And those first day covers are what this website is all about. Enjoy your
visit. If you have any thoughts you would like to share with me on this
website or the 7-1-71 issue, click on the Contact us link.
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