O2403

Great Lakes Lighthouses

Spectacle Reef, Lake Huron

Collins Cover Announcement 

GREAT LAKES LIGHTHOUSES

SPECTACLE REEF

A magnificent sunset with sky and water ablaze with golden reflections makes this a magnificent hand-painted cachet. Two deer wander the wooded shoreline in the foreground as a barge glides through the golden waters as it travels beneath the twin towers of the Mackinac Bridge.

Located at the eastern end of the Straits of Mackinac, the Spectacle Reef Lighthouse was built to help mariners past one of the most dreaded navigational hazards in the entire Great Lakes chain. It was first lighted in 1874 and today its bright beacon helps guide ships past the dangerous Spectacle Reef.

This COLLINS Lake Huron cachet is a real eye-catcher and one that I proudly offer in my series of Great Lake vistas. Spectacle Reef Lighthouse. Item #O2403. $10.75.

Autumn 2022 Mail Sale Commentary 

Lot 21 O2401 to O2405 — 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.