W2801

1898 Trans-Mississippi - Centenary

Marquette on the Mississippi River

Collins Cover Announcement 

TRANS-MISSISSIPPI SET

CENTENNIAL RE-ISSUE OF 1898

Beautiful Bi-Color Stamps

Set of Nine

Includes 50-cents one dollar and two-dollar high values

Many stamp collectors consider the 1898 Trans-Mississippi set the finest issue ever by the U.S. Post Office. The current re-issue faithfully duplicates the color scheme and image area of each stamp, and I personally think they are spectacular. What a pleasant difference from so many of the issues of today. Whatever your age and collecting preferences, I guarantee that you will absolutely love the quality and beauty of this great set of nine.

I've listed the individual topics of each stamp on the accompanying page. The "Indian Hunting Buffalo" and `Western Cattle in Storm" have become two of the great classics in American philatelic history. All of the topics of western expansion and settlement lend themselves to a great set of Collins hand painted cachets. And, the bi-color design of the stamps is wonderful. The center, image area of each is black and white, and the large, ornate perimeter area of each is in color. A fabulous effect,!

Please don't miss signing up for this exciting group of nine Collins hand painted First Day Covers. Included will be three "high value" stamps including the classic one dollar "Cattle in Snowstorm." To reserve one or more sets, send your first payment now per order form. I will send an immediate acknowledgment and your next payment will not be due until October.

I expect a relatively quick "sell out' of this set. My individually hand painted cachets are turning out magnificent and certainly do justice to the beautiful stamps. With the payment plan of $12.50 monthly, this set is affordable for each and every collector. In fact, you might want to consider an extra to put away. In the years ahead, this nine-cover mini-collection of Collins Cachets vtill be actively sought and aggressively pursued by collectors. You will definitely want to own them. Please order soon. Thanks.

Set of Nine 

Marquette on the Mississippi 

Mississippi River Bridge 

Indian Hunting Buffalo 

Fremont on Rocky Mountains 

Troops Guarding Train 

Hardships of Emigration 

Western Mining Prospector 

Western Cattle in Storm 

Harvesting in the West

High Values

This beautiful set includes the fifty cent, one dollar, and two dollar Collins First Day Covers.

Summer 2024 Mail Sale Commentary 

Lot 38 W2801 to W2809 — Trans-Mississippi set of 9 — Centennial Re-Issue of 1898 set — 6-18-98

In 1998, the U.S. Postal Service re-issued a much anticipated and appreciated set that had originally been released one hundred years previously. The re-issued stamps faithfully duplicated the color scheme and image area of each of the original stamps, and the quality and beauty of this great set of nine stamps is amazing. The bi-color design of the stamps is wonderful. The center image area of each is black and white, and the large, ornate perimeter area of each is in color. It's a fabulous effect!

The topics of the set of nine are: * Marquette on the Mississippi * Mississippi River Bridge * Indian Hunting Buffalo * Fremont on Rocky Mountains * Troops Guarding Train * Hardships of Emigration * Western Mining Prospector * Western Cattle in Storm * and Harvesting in the West. Two of those topics — The "Indian Hunting Buffalo" and "Western Cattle in Storm" have become two of the great classics in American philatelic history. All of the topics of western expansion and settlement lent themselves to a great set of Collins hand painted cachets. Included in the set were three covers that were considered "high-value" at that time. They were fifty-cent, one-dollar and two-dollar stamps and include the classic one-dollar "Cattle in Snowstorm."

The individually hand painted cachets make the Trans-Mississippi set of nine truly spectacular. Father Marquette explores the Mississippi River in a birch bark canoe * A flatboat with settlers and livestock on board passes a double-stacked river boat on the Mississippi River * An Indian warrior armed with a lance closes in on a large buffalo * John Fremont explores the Rocky Mountains * The Cavalry escorts a wagon train * A settler tries to control his team * A prospector searches for gold * A calf is rescued in a snowstorm * And settlers harvest the grain. It's a marvelous set thanks to the subject matter, the incredible re-issued stamps from 100 years earlier, and the amazing story the set tells. It's one of my all-time personal favorites!