D1001

Transportation

Buckboard 1880s & Ambulance 1860s

Collins Cover Announcement 

TRANSPORTATION SERIES 

1860'S AMBULANCE 

1880'S BUCKBOARD 

This is a very attractive cover, and to those of you who have acquired the popular Oil Wagon/Push Cart FDC (U901), this one is done in the same eye-catching style. It is, in fact, a double cachet and a dual (same day) First Day of Issue on the same cover.

To the upper left is an early Buckboard being pulled by a trotting horse. In the background, period houses give a feeling of depth to the scene. To be noted is the mottled leaf on two trees effect in the foreground. To the lower right, an early ambulance approaches a city corner. The horse has assumed a slight balk suggesting unseen on-coming traffic. To be noted is the hand-painted brickwork in the corner building. The coloring tones and brush style are the same in this cover as in the Oil Wagon (U901), so if you enjoyed that design, you will this one also.

The stamp and cancel configuration is a little unusual and adds a nice touch. To the upper right is a pair of the 8.3-cent Ambulance stamps. Upper center, between the two hand-painted cachets is a pair of the 4.9-cent Buckboard stamps. Connecting and tying all four stamps is the official Reno, Nevada "First Day of Issue" cancel, but it is applied on a diagonal angle which is really quite different and attractive as a prominent part of this COLLINS cover.

A companion to U901, you'll enjoy this item #D1001 at $7.25.

Spring 2024 Mail Sale Commentary 

Lot 7 D1001 — Ambulance 1860s and Buckboard 1880s (PNC) — 6-21-85

This very attractive early cover has a double cachet and a dual (same day) first day of issue on the same cover. Additionally, it has a plate number on one of the ambulance stamps, making it a PNC. To the upper left is an early Buckboard being pulled by a trotting horse. In the background, period houses give a feeling of depth to the scene. To the lower right, an early ambulance approaches a city corner. The horse has assumed a slight balk suggesting unseen on-coming traffic. The stamp and cancel configuration are a little unusual and add a nice touch. To the upper right is a pair of the 8.3-cent Ambulance stamps. Upper center, between the two hand-painted cachets is a pair of the 4.9-cent Buckboard stamps. Connecting and tying all four stamps is the official Reno, Nevada first day of issue cancel, but it is applied on a diagonal angle which is really quite different and attractive as a prominent part of the cover. I believe this is the first time this PNC cover has appeared in one of my mail sales.