V305

American Wildlife

American Buffalo and Pronghorn

Winter 2022 Mail Sale Commentary 

Lot 8 V305 — American Wildlife — Buffalo-Pronghorn — (5-14-81)

The pronghorn stamp has the official first day of issue postmark from Boise, Idaho. The Buffalo stamp has a bold, large bullseye day of issue postmark from Mountain Home, Idaho. The hand painted cachet is done with a circular backdrop and is a beauty.

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)