V303

American Wildlife

Brown Bear and Elk (wapiti)

Collins Cover Announcement 

WILDLIFE (Pane of Ten Stamps)

Wildlife is a favorite subject of mine, so the same urge that prompted me to do ae CAPEX set in 1978 has resulted in a set of five covers for the recent Wildlife Booklet Pane. On each cover are two of the stamps - one canceled "First Day of Issue" in Boise, Idaho, and one canceled unofficially in Mountain Home, Idaho. The cachet in each case depicts the two big game animals shown on the two stamps used on the cover.

This set must rank at or near the top as the best "COLLINS" cachets produced to date. I'm sure that some of you will think others have been better, but I'm equally as sure that many of you will rate this set the best. The animals are very well done in natural colors with striking backgrounds in various colors. As you can tell, I'm very enthusiastic about this set, and it definitely will be an asset to any PDC collector.

Fewer sets were produced for this issue than "Duck" covers, and they are sold out. Therefore, I will accept orders for more than one set but reserve the right to reduce such orders at my discretion as I want to make sure that all of my regular customers get a set if they want it. For those of you that normally order more than one of each item (for children's collections, etc.) your usual number can be ordered if you wish. 

This set makes me feel good, and I hope you'll order one - it is nice! V301 - 5 cover set - - - - $27.50

Winter 2021 Mail Sale Commentary 

Lot 12 V303 — American Wildlife: Grizzly Bear and Elk

This wildlife cover was produced just three years after I started as a cachetmaker. The top stamp is a grizzly bear and is postmarked with the large "first day of issue" slogan postmark from Boise, Idaho. The covers were then taken to Mountain Home, Idaho where an elk stamp received a nice large bullseye first day of issue postmark. The hand painted cachet is a beauty. It's done in a circle format with a snarling grizzly and large antlered elk shown in wonderful poses that blend in with the circle design perfectly. If you collect wildlife and/or early Collins covers, you will love this one. Don't miss it!

Winter 2025 Mail Sale Commentary  

Lot 4 V301 to V305 — American Wildlife Pane Booklet — (5 cover set) — 5-14-81

Wildlife is a favorite subject of mine, and I enjoyed creating the covers for this issue very much. There are ten small, subtle wildlife stamps for this issue, and I decided to put two close-up big game animals on each one along with the corresponding stamps. One is canceled First Day of Issue in Boise, Idaho, and the other is canceled unofficially in Mountain Home, Idaho. You will note that there is no zip code on the Mountain Home, Idaho cancels, so the device used on this cover must have been around for a long time, which I think adds interest and character to the covers. The animals are done in natural tones with circular backdrops in various colors. This unique set of five sold out quickly.

The wildlife represented include: Mountain Lion and Bighorn Sheep (V301); Polar Bear and Seal (V302); Grizzly Bear and Elk (V303); Moose and Deer (V304); and Pronghorn and Buffalo (V305)