N2602

Riverboats

Sylvan Dell

Spring 2021 Mail Sale Commentary 

Lot 25 N2601 to N2605 — Riverboats — 8/22/96

This set sold out so quickly it was almost unbelievable. The cachet art on each of the Riverboat hand painted covers is incredible, and I ask you to take a few moments to review each of the cachets. A golden sunset provides a spectacular setting on the Oklawaha River — note the palm trees, sub-tropical foliage and the big gator sunning on the bank. From their small village along the Yellowstone River, a band of Sioux watch a passing riverboat — note the designs on the teepees and the impressive buttes on the opposite shore. A passenger steamboat is shown on the mighty Mississippi River — note the cargo stacked on shore, a flatboat with cabin moored to the waterfront, and a boy with dog fishing from the wharf. A sidewheeler on the Hudson River passes a picturesque sailboat — note West Point on the opposite shore. In the Northwest, a sternwheeler visits the islands in Puget Sound — note the sparse pine boughs on the tall trees and peaks from the Cascade Range in the distance. This set will always be a lasting testimonial to the cachet quality of Collins hand painted covers. Rarely comes up for sale.