T1001s

Washington Monument

Obelisk Commemorating George Washington

Fred Collins Signature

Collins Cover Announcement 

WASHINGTON MONUMENT

(18-cent coil)

For the lovers of "pretty" cachets, this hand-painted beauty is for you. It comes alive with the pinks and reds of a spring-time day in Washington, D.C. Cherry blossoms and dogwood blooms in splendid cheerfulness present a profusion of color. This "entire" cachet is a beauty -- the Monument and Reflection Pool framed by the blazing colors of nature's spring.

A pair of the stamps (which also picture a portrait of George) are unofficially hand canceled in Tranquility, New Jersey, and I can't think of a more suitable cancel for tying in with this tranquil scene of Washington's "Cherry Blossom Time" at its finest. Item #T1001 - $7.75.