V2601

Flora and Fauna

Yellow Rose

Spring 2025 Mail Sale Commentary 

Lot 13 V2601 — Yellow Rose— 10-24-96

The influence of Spanish and Mexican culture has helped shape our Southwest from southern California where this stamp was issued to Texas which I made the subject of my cachet. It's an exceptionally attractive cover and is hand painted in tones of yellows, tans, rust, and sage green.

One of my favorite traditional songs is The Yellow Rose of Texas and, thus, I could not resist using this for my cachet theme. The setting is a small adobe village, and it provides the backdrop for the pretty senorita. It's an intriguing and eye-catching cachet celebrating the Yellow Rose, and this is the first time it has been offered in one of my mail sales.