C101

 Americana Sandy Hook Lighthouse

Summer 2023 Mail Sale Commentary 

Lot 2 C101 — Sandy Hook Lighthouse — 4-14-78

This is only the third cachet I produced. A pair with plate number has the Atlantic City first day of issue postmark. My next stop was up the New Jersey Parkway to Highlands, NJ where I obtained their very nice circular day of issue cancelation on an additional single. The hand painted cachet shows the lighthouse enclosed by a gold border. This is a very classy cover that is most pleasing to the eye. A rare Collins, only 100 covers with this cachet exist, of which 79 have this postmark configuration. The winner of this lot will be adding a magnificent Collins cover to their collection. A fantastic early Collins — only my third. Rare.