N2604

Riverboats

Rebecca Everingham

Collins Cover Announcement 

RIVERBOATS

Rebecca Everingham

In addition to passenger traffic, the riverboats of the Old South carried much cargo including cotton. For my COLLINS Cachet I decided to capture this era and have shown this historic boat loaded to its ultimate capacity with bales of burlap-wrapped cotton.

Taking my cue from the golden tones used for the sky and water in the stamp, I created a wide expanse of slow-moving Oklawaha River water in dazzling reflections of the rays of the morning sun. This wide ribbon of gold flows through the subtropical landscape of northern Florida when it was still wild and untamed. Palm trees and other native plants line the banks and a large gator seeks the warmth of the morning sun.

With both decks completely obscured by the cotton bales, the riverboat labors along the Oklawaha with stern wheel churning and the twin stacks leaving their smokey wake.

This is another of my watercolor cachets that must be seen to appreciate the mood and tone of the sweltering scene. With a loud blast on her whistle, the Rebecca Everingham is ready to sail into your collection. Item #N2604. $11.75

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.