K401

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Bobby Jones - Golf

Spring 2017 Mail Sale Commentary 

Lot 10 K401 — Bobby Jones — (the very first Collins "entire" cachet)

When designing the cachet layout for this cover, I wanted to show Bobby hitting a long drive to a green. To create the illusion of distance, I decided to have his shot go over the stamps and postmarks with Jones at the left and the green at the right. As a matter of happenstance, I created the very first Collins "entire" cachet which is certainly an historic milestone.

Two of the new stamps are placed in the center of the envelope along the bottom edge. The stamp on the left is canceled at the official city of Pinehurst, NC, and the covers were then taken to Augusta, GA where they received another first day of issue postmark. I believe that Collins cachets were the only ones to obtain the Augusta cancel. The hand painted cachet is an absolute beauty. Jones stands on a fairway on the left side' of the envelope and lofts a shot up and over the stamps and postmarks to a green on the right side of the envelope. This cover is shown in color on page 169 of the book. Golf is a very popular pastime, and the subject is very actively collected. This first day cover is stunning.