X901

Rural Electrification Administration

Electrified Farm

Collins Cover Announcement 

RURAL ELECTRIFICATION

I am very enthusiastic about the hand-painted cachet for this issue. It is a large, rural setting at dawn The morning sky is depicted in three shades of lavender. Chimney smoke from the farm house drifts upward., and lighted windows attest to an awakening. From the barn, an open doorway spills light out onto the adjacent driveway. Although prominent in the foreground, utility poles and wires are almost made invisible by their "taken for granted familiarity. Yet, an easier lifestyle and increased productivity for rural America can be directly attributed to electrification. You will like this cachet, and it complements the stamp (canceled Madison, South Dakota) extremely well . Item #X901 - $7.00 .