The following are additions to the list of covers produced by Elwood Etter.
The original list was compiled by Jack Lewis [see Part 1]. There was also a further list compiled by Daryl Kibble [see Part 2].
I have in my possession all of the covers on the following list. Only differences from the original lists are noted. It is my observation that any of these covers after Feb. 78 are likely to be produced as no Birch Bark, left half Birch Bark, or full Birch Bark. I have examples of all types. He also used a large number of stamp combinations on any given cover. A complete collection could reach well over 500 covers depending on what one considers different.
I would be very interested in hearing from anyone with further additions so they can be added to the list.
Items 51.2, 57a, 58a, 69.1, 76a and 77a were listed by Daryl Kibble, and appear here to better track them in my collection.
| |
Postmark |
Date |
Cachet |
Color |
| 10a |
|
|
like 10 except typed on back of postcard |
|
| 11a |
|
|
like 11 except typed on back of postcard |
|
| 21 |
|
|
|
also blue & orange, blue & yellow |
| 21.1 |
Honolulu, HI |
18 Jan. 78 |
Pineapple Post local post FD |
Blue |
| 22 |
|
|
|
also blue & yellow, black & red |
| 24.1 |
Aitutaki |
19 Jan. 78 |
FDC |
Green |
| 30.1 |
Honolulu, HI |
21 Jan. 78 |
2 different pictures on back of postcard |
blue & red |
| 30.1a |
Honolulu, HI |
21 Jan. 78 |
First Hawaii Tourist on back of postcard |
orange |
| 31.1 |
Waimea, HI |
3 Feb. 78 |
like 31 |
|
| 31.2 |
Honolulu, HI |
3 Feb. 78 |
like 31 |
|
| 47.1 |
Seward, AK |
16 May 78 |
Prince William Sd. |
red Plain & birch |
| 51.1 |
Anchorage, AK |
2 June 78 |
Anchored |
blue & red like 51 pl. & birch |
| 51.2 |
Kodiak, AK |
9 June 78 |
Shelikof Strait Smokey Bay |
blue & red |
| 57a |
like 57 |
|
Anchored Oonalashka |
blue & red |
| 58a |
like 58 |
|
Detained by weather |
blue & red |
| 61.1 |
Male, Maldives |
15 July 78 |
FDC |
blue & red |
| 68.1 |
APO 98716 |
19 Aug 78 |
Polar Ice Pack Icy Cape |
purple & red |
| 69.1 |
APO 98716 |
21 Aug 78 |
Polar Ice Pack Cape Lisburne |
blue & red |
| 70.1 |
Elim, AK |
11 Sept. 78 |
Norton Sound like 70 |
|
| 70.3 |
Koyuk, AK |
11 Sept. 78 |
like 70 |
|
| 70.2 |
Nome, AK |
8 Sept. 78 |
like 70 |
|
| 70.3 |
Youngstown, OH |
16 Sept. 78 |
MAVEX |
Red |
| 70.4 |
Youngstown, OH |
17 Sept. 78 |
MAVEX |
Red |
| 71.1 |
Shaktoolik, AK |
17 Sept. 78 |
like 71 |
|
| 72.1 |
Unalakleet, AK |
17 Sept. 78 |
like 72 |
|
| 72.1a |
like 72.1 |
|
like 72 different cachet |
Red |
| 72.3 |
White Mountain |
2 Oct. 78 |
like 72 |
|
| 75a |
like 75 |
|
different cachet |
Red |
| 76a |
like 76 |
|
on Aristocrat |
Red |
| 77a |
like 77 |
|
on Aristocrat |
Red |
| 77.1 |
Jacksonville, AL |
7 Oct. 78 |
CALCOPEX |
Red |
| 77.2 |
Jacksonville, AL |
8 Oct. 78 |
CALCOPEX |
Red |
| 78.1 |
Ouzinkie, AK |
20 Oct. 78 |
like 78 |
|
| 78.2 |
Larsen Bay, AK |
20 Oct. 78 |
like 78 |
|
| 78.3 |
Old Harbor, AK |
20 Oct. 78 |
like 78 |
|
| 78.4 |
Karluk, AK |
20 Oct. 78 |
like 78 Also on #10 env. |
|
| 79.1 |
Piqua, OH |
21 Oct. 78 |
PIQUAPEX |
Blue |
| 83 |
|
|
|
also in blue |
| 88.1 |
Yorkshire, OH |
27 Oct. 78 |
like 88 |
|
| 91a |
on back of 31.1 |
|
|
blue |
| 91b |
on back of 80 |
|
|
blue |
| 91.1 |
Waimea, HI |
26 Nov 78 |
Returning to Sandwich on back 21 |
blue |
| 91.1a |
like 91.1 |
|
on back 31.1 |
blue |
| 91.1b |
like 91.1 |
|
like 91 |
red |
| 91.2 |
Honolulu, HI |
26 Nov. 78 |
Returning to Sandwich on back 31.2 |
blue |
| 91.2a |
like 91.2 |
|
on back 80 |
blue |
| 91.2b |
like 91.2 |
|
like 91 |
red |
| 91.3 |
Hana, HI |
26 Nov. 78 |
like 91 |
red |
| 92a |
like 92 |
|
on back 21 |
blue |
| 92b |
like 92 |
|
on back 31 |
blue |
| 92c |
like 92 |
|
on back 80 |
blue |
| 95.1 |
Captain Cook, HI |
16 Jan. 79 |
Discovered Kealakekua |
blue & brown |
| 95.2 |
Honaunau, Hi |
17 Jan. 79 |
like 95 |
|
| 96.1 |
Hawaii Nat. Park |
17 Jan. 79 |
like 96 |
|
| 96.2 |
Honaunau, HI |
16 Jan. 79 |
like 96 |
|
| 98 |
also blue & brown |
|
|
|
| 98.1 |
Hawaii Nat. Park. |
4 Feb. 79 |
like 98 |
|
| 99 |
also blue & brown |
|
|
|
| 99.1 |
Hawi, HI |
10 Feb. 79 |
like 99 |
|
| 100.1 |
Hilo, HI |
14 Feb. 79 |
like 100 |
|
| 100.2 |
Honolulu, HI |
14 Feb. 79 |
like 100 |
|
| 100.2a |
like 100.2 |
|
Pineapple Post FDC local post |
blue |
| 100.3 |
Hawaii Nat. Park |
14 Feb. 79 |
like 100 |
|
| 102.1 |
Cooktown, Qld |
14 Feb. 79 |
like 102 |
|
| 106.1 |
Honolulu, HI |
15 Mar. 79 |
like 106 |
|
| 106.2 |
Anahola, HI |
15 Mar. 79 |
like 106 |
|
| 106.3 |
Hilo, HI |
15 Mar. 79 |
like 106 |
|
| 106.4 |
Wake Island |
15 Mar. 79 |
like 106 |
|
| 106.5 |
Hanalei, HI |
15 Mar. 79 |
like 106 |
|
| 106.6 |
Laie, HI |
15 Mar. 79 |
like 106 |
|
| 108.1 |
Nikoleski, AK |
25 April 79 |
like 108 |
|
| 108.2 |
Anchorage, AK |
28 April 79 |
like 108 |
|
| 109a |
|
|
like 109 except different cachet |
black & red |
| 109.1 |
Savoonga, AK |
3 July 79 |
like 109 |
|
| 109.2 |
Dominica |
18 July 79 |
FDC |
blue |
From the above there are at least 29 new additions or variations and a few corrections. It could be possible that most of the covers exist both with and without birch bark, which could put a collection of Etter covers over the 200 mark.
Daryl R. Kibble
Originally published in Cook's Log, page 1730, volume 23, number 2 (2000).