W301s

Transportation Coils

Surrey 1890s

Fred Collins Signature

Summer 2023 Mail Sale Commentary  

Lot 12 W301 — Surrey 1890s — First Transportation Stamp — 5-18-81

This was the very first transportation stamp in the long-term series that ended in 1995 with the Cog Railway issue. A single surrey stamp is canceled in Notch, Missouri, and a second single is postmarked with a magenta cancel at Springfield, Missouri. The hand painted cachet depicts a ,surrey with "the fringe on top." It's the Collins cover that started the Transportation Stamp Series.