R501s

America’s Libraries

Legacies to Mankind

Fred Collins Signature

Summer 2025 Mail Sale Commentary 

Lot 11 R501 — Libraries of America — 7/13/82

The cachet for this cover shows a traditional scene all of us have noticed many times — a librarian helping a student select a book. I chose a related unofficial that couldn't have been improved upon — Library, Pennsylvania. It's a nice, large cancel with killer bars that really "makes the cover." In addition to the unofficial from Library, another single has the official "First Day of Issue" hand cancellation from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. This is the first time this traditional cover has appeared in one of my mail sales.