Michigan Centennial (775) - Is This Really a Crosby?

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Anthony issue that he would begin to create covers regularly for U.S. stamp issues released throughout the country.  Why then would he pick this issue to create a cachet for?  Also, while it has raised print, it does not seem to be the same raised print feeling that one gets when examining the Cal Expo issues.  And the envelope itself is completely different from the envelopes Crosby used to service his Cal Expo covers and the later issues.  (It is however, similar to the envelope used by Crosby on the 6c Garfield issue.)  Stroebel makes no mention of this issue in his book either.   While this cover may certainly be a Crosby cover, I would like to see some more definite information about it clearly establishing that it was designed by Crosby.   For example, is there any advertising for this cover by Crosby?  It is also curious that despite the fact that this cover is much less often seen that the Susan B. Anthony covers, when it is sold, it generally fetches much less.  Is that because others also are not certain that it is a Crosby cover?</div> <bR> <div> If anyone has information about this cover that would help to indicate that it either is or is not truly a Crosby cover, I would be very interested in hearing from you.</div> <bR> <bR> <DIV ALIGN="LEFT"></DIV> <div> <TABLE BORDER="2" CELLPADDING="15" CELLSPACING="1" WIDTH="543" BORDERCOLORLIGHT="#BF0000" BORDERCOLORDARK="#BF0000" FRAME="BOX" RULES="ALL" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" > <tR> <tD VALIGN=BOTTOM HEIGHT= 287 ><NOBR><div> <IMG SRC="58cf4190.jpg" border=0 width="500" height="281" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> </NOBR></tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=BOTTOM HEIGHT= 33 WIDTH="505"><div> Scott #775-47 - 3c Michigan Centennial - Cancelled Lansing, Michigan, November 1, 1935.</div> </tD> </tR> </TABLE></div> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> </td> </tr></table></body>