F3408

Great Plains Prairie

 Plains Spadefoot & Dung Beetle 

Collins Cover Announcement 

Great Plains Prairie

Spectacular Wildlife Set of Ten

It is with a great deal of satisfaction that I present the first three covers in the Great Plains Wildlife set. This series of covers, done in a finely detailed close-up format, constitute some of the best wildlife cachets that you will ever encounter. It starts off with the adorable and furry badger, the fleet and inquisitive pronghorn, and the observant but reclusive burrowing owl. If you think the black and white photos are artfully done, just wait until you see them in full lifelike colors that only individual hand painting can achieve. They are truly tremendous, and I realistically expect them to sell out rather quickly. These are ones you won't want to miss out on.

The three engaging creatures portrayed on these First Day Covers are only the visual appetizers. Still to come are the mighty bison, the cute prairie dog, the striking painted lady butterfly, the whimsical kangaroo rat, the industrious dung beetle, the cuddly pocket gopher, and the brightly feathered Western meadowlark. Each of these remarkably realistic renditions is done in the same masterful close-up mode as are the first three pictured here. Worth repeating is the fact that these covers will quickly disappear from my "still available" list, so be sure to secure them now for your Collins collection.

My self-imposed standard for creating excellent cachet art is very high. A few times each year, the finished work exceeds my own expectations. This is definitely such a time, and I guarantee that you will love each and every finely detailed wildlife personality captured in this amazing set. I'm pleasedto offer the first three: Pronghorn (F3401); AinericaiT Badger (F3402); and Burrowing Owl (F3403). Priced at $12.25 each.