2022 AFDCS Cachetmakers Contest
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In the American First Day Cover Society’s annual cachetmakers<br />
contest, the best FDC designs from the previous<br />
year are chosen in up to 17 categories. The contest<br />
to select the best cachets for each year begins in<br />
January of the following year. The deadline<br />
for entries is usually mid-April. Those<br />
entering covers must be members<br />
of the <strong>AFDCS</strong>.<br />
<strong>2022</strong><br />
<strong>Cachetmakers</strong><br />
<strong>Contest</strong> Results<br />
Dave Bennett<br />
<strong>2022</strong> Cachetmaker of the Year<br />
Dave Bennett - Pony Cars<br />
September — October 2023 • First Days<br />
13
Category 1<br />
Hand-Drawn, Hand-Colored, Hand Painted<br />
First Place<br />
Bob Emrick - Elephants<br />
Second Place<br />
Terri Hardin - Charles M. Schulz<br />
Category 2<br />
Hand-Colored/Hand-Painted,<br />
Printed from Original Artwork<br />
Third Place<br />
Terri Hardin - Year of the Tiger<br />
First Place<br />
Fred Collins - Year of the Tiger<br />
14 First Days • September — October 2023<br />
category winners continue...
Category 2, continued<br />
Hand-Colored/Hand-Painted,<br />
Printed from Original Artwork<br />
Second Place<br />
Fred Collins - Sunflower Bouquet<br />
Third Place<br />
Fred Collins - Blueberries<br />
Category 3<br />
Hand-Colored/Hand-Painted, Printed from Non-<br />
Original Artwork<br />
First Place<br />
Arianna Calle - Year of the Tiger<br />
Second Place<br />
Ian Calle/Terry Ogletree - Year of the Tiger<br />
Third Place<br />
Ian Calle/Terry Ogletree - Year of the Tiger<br />
September — October 2023 • First Days<br />
15
Category 4<br />
Printed Artwork/Design, Multicolored<br />
First Place<br />
Walter Douglas George - Butterfly Garden Flowers<br />
Second Place<br />
Arianna Calle - Eugenie Clark<br />
Third Place<br />
Darcy Richmond - Women’s Rowing<br />
Category 5<br />
Printed Artwork/Design, Single Color<br />
First Place<br />
Arianna Calle - Edmonia Lewis<br />
16 First Days • September — October 2023<br />
category winners continue...
Category 6<br />
Miscellaneous Medium<br />
Second Place<br />
Walter Douglas George - Snowy Beauty<br />
Third Place<br />
Claudia Tengesdal/Rollin Berger -<br />
Nancy Reagan<br />
Category 6<br />
Printed Artwork/Design, Multicolored<br />
First Place<br />
Tricia Richmond - Holiday Elves<br />
Second Place<br />
Casey Jo White - Sunflower Bouquet<br />
Third Place<br />
Tricia Richmond - Holiday Elves<br />
September — October 2023 • First Days<br />
17
Category 7<br />
Esoteric or Unusual<br />
First Place<br />
Dave Bennett - Pony Cars<br />
Second Place<br />
Arianna Calle -<br />
Eugenie Clark<br />
Third Place<br />
Joshua McGee - Shel Silverstein<br />
18 First Days • September — October 2023
Category 8<br />
Federal or State Duck Stamp Covers<br />
First Place<br />
Fred Collins - Redheads<br />
Second Place<br />
Foster Miller/Pete McClure - Redheads<br />
Third Place<br />
Walter Douglas George - Redheads<br />
September — October 2023 • First Days<br />
19
Category 9<br />
Se-Tenant Covers<br />
First Place<br />
Arianna Calle - Mariachi<br />
category winners continue...<br />
20 First Days • September — October 2023
Category 9, continued<br />
Se-Tenant Covers<br />
Second Place<br />
Fred Collins - Pony Cars<br />
Third Place<br />
Foster Miller/Pete McClure -<br />
National Marine Sanctuaries<br />
September — October 2023 • First Days<br />
21
Category 10<br />
Noncommercial Covers<br />
First Place<br />
Darcy Richmond - Shel Silverstein<br />
Second Place<br />
Foster Miller/Pete McClure -<br />
Thirteen Million Steps<br />
Third Place<br />
Simon Vozick-Levinson -<br />
Webb Space Telescope<br />
Category 11<br />
Event Covers<br />
First Place<br />
Dave Bennett - TacoFest XXI<br />
category winners continue...<br />
22 First Days • September — October 2023
Category 11, continued<br />
Event Covers<br />
Second Place<br />
Karl Jacob -<br />
Alvin Submarine Record-Setting Dive<br />
Third Place<br />
Foster Miller/Pete McClure -<br />
Artemis Mission 1<br />
Category 12<br />
Foreign Covers<br />
First Place<br />
Foster Miller/Pete McClure<br />
- Canada: Vintage Travel<br />
Posters<br />
Second Place (tie)<br />
Lloyd de Vries -<br />
Canada: Eleanor Collins<br />
Second Place (tie)<br />
Karl Jacob -<br />
UK: Airey Neave Prison Escape<br />
September — October 2023 • First Days<br />
23
Category 13<br />
Rookie of the Year<br />
Claudia Tengesdal<br />
24 First Days • September — October 2023
Category 15<br />
Juniors, Ages 10 and younger<br />
First Place<br />
Mikey Vozick-Seltzer - Webb Space Telescope<br />
Second Place<br />
Mikey Vozick-Seltzer - Title IX<br />
Third Place<br />
Mikey Vozick-Seltzer - African Daisy<br />
Category 16<br />
Juniors, Ages 11 to 17<br />
First Place<br />
Katie Marks - Holiday Elves<br />
category winners continue...<br />
September — October 2023 • First Days<br />
25
Category 16, continued<br />
Juniors, Ages 11 to 17<br />
Second Place<br />
(3-way tie)<br />
Persimmon Elwood - Webb Space Telescope<br />
Annajoy Marks - George Morrison<br />
Christopher Stiner – Go Beyond<br />
26 First Days • September — October 2023
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