A3501

Thanksgiving

The Feast

Cover Announcement 

When the new Thanksgivinq stamp was issued, I decided that I would produce a mini-set of five rather than just a single cover. I have always had a keen interest in United States history, and the story of the Pilgrims has fascinated me since the third grade. The philatelic press has reported that this will be the one and only stamp in the "Holiday Celebration" series that honors our annual day of Thanksgiving. Not wanting to miss this golden opportunity to record philatelically this special moment in America's past, I am pleased to present a First Day Cover chronicle of the Plymouth Colony.

Only the vivid imagination of each of us can conjure up what the first Thanksgiving feast actually looked like. We do know that local Indians attended. In my mind, I do not see them sitting at a table as this would not be in their realm of experiences. My cachet has them sitting on the ground being served bread, while the main dish cooks in an iron kettle over an open fire. The scene only shows a small, detailed part of the food and many unseen Pilgrims and Indians are also taking part. At day's end, the American tradition of Thanksgive had begun.