V601

Great Americans

Pearl Buck - Writer and Novelist

Collins Cover Announcement 

PEARL BUCK

The hand-painted cachet has a decided oriental flavor and pictured is a volume of The Good Earth, one of Buck's most reknown works.

This literary classic depicts life in China and the remainder of the cachet is dedicated to the Chinese theme with illustrations including a religious shrine, a peasant water carrier and a Chinese fishing boat. The soft colors were very carefully chosen and I think you will like it.

A block of four is canceled from the First Day city of Hillsboro, W.V. A last minute hitch prevented me from traveling to West Virginia. for an unofficial cancel. For newer COLLINS collectors it is very important to note that the occasional FDC I produce without an unofficial due to unforeseen circumstance, will still be considered a must for any COLLINS collection simply because it is one. With this in mind, consider each of my offerings carefully so that any desired cover can be acquired before "sold out" status makes it difficult to obtain. 

Winter 2021 Mail Sale Commentary 

Lot 16 V601 — Pearl Buck

A block of four stamps has the first day of issue slogan postmark from Hillsboro, West Virginia, her birth city. She spent most of her first 42 years living in China as the daughter of American missionaries. She had a passion for writing, and her novel The Good Earth was the best-selling fiction book in the United States in both 1931 and 1932. It won the Pulitzer Prize in 1932. My hand painted cachet shows Chinese images plus a titled copy of that book. In 1938 Buck was awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature. She was the first American woman to win this prestigious award.