O2403

Great Lakes Lighthouses

Spectacle Reef, Lake Huron

Autumn 2022 Mail Sale Commentary 

Lot 21 02401 to 02405 — Great Lakes Lighthouses (6/17/95)

This set of five lighthouses sold out quite quickly after I first offered them in 1995. The "entire" hand painted cachets all express a feeling of exhilaration in the great outdoors. For Lake Superior, I did a family of three in a canoe hugging the shoreline. Note the large rising sun, the trio of loons, and the squirrel in the white birch cluster. Split Rock Light is the stamp. For Lake Michigan, a small sailboat navigates the breaking waves. A gull has just caught a minnow, and two more hover overhead. Saint Joseph's is the Light for Lake Huron. I show a freighter passing under the bridge as two white-tailed deer look on. The sky is aglow! Spectacle Reef is the Light for Lake Erie. A family in period dress enjoys kite flying on the windy shore. Two sailboats pass in the distance. Marblehead Light stands nearby. For Lake Ontario I show a raccoon at twilight scavenging the shoreline. The setting sun frames a Great Lakes freighter. If you look closely, you'll see the raccoon's mate peering out of a hollow stump. Thirty Mile Point is the Light stamp.