O2405

Great Lakes Lighthouses

Thirty Mile Point, Lake Ontario 

Collins Cover Announcement 

GREAT LAKES LIGHTHOUSES

THIRTY MILE POINT LIGHTHOUSE - LAKE ONTARIO

Twilight has descended on Lake Ontario and the sinking sun provides a colorful glow on the horizon. Framed by the setting sun's glow, a Great Lakes freighter sails by. As day turns to night, a raccoon walks on a log that has washed ashore. He looks for his evening meal along the deep blue and lavendar waters. Nearby, a companion has just popped up out of a hollow stump adding a very cute appearance to this hand-painted "entire" cachet. A final touch on this Great Lakes vista which completes my five cover set is a delicate golden songbird perched in a leafy bush watching the day slip away.

Thirty Mile Point Light was built in 1875 near the mouth of the Golden Hill Creek. It was in operation until 1958. The inquisitive, cute raccoons make this Great Lakes vista a winner. Item #O2405. $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.