O1701s

Flora and Fauna

Bobcat

Fred Collins Signature

Autumn 2019 Mail Sale Commentary 

Lot 25 01701 — $2.00 Bobcat — 6/1/90

This "entire" cover is a lovely one, and it sold out like wildfire. A mother bobcat has her two kittens out for a morning walk. The movements of a pair of rainbow trout swimming in the clear water of a mountain brook catch the attention of the youngsters. This is a cute and realistic wildlife cachet for the $2 stamp which is lovely by itself. After picking up the new high-value stamps in their official city of Arlington, Virginia, I flew north to Albany, New York. Then it was a relatively short drive south to the small town of Catskill in a region where wild bobcats still roam in abundant numbers and where many splendid trout streams run swift and deep. It was there in the small and friendly post office that I obtained a Collins exclusive unofficial first day of issue postmark from Catskill, New York. A must-own wildlife cover!