F1201

Great Americans

Mary Lyon - Educator

Collins Cover Announcement

MARY  LYON

(2-cent Famous American)

This will be hard to believe, but this cover has eleven stamps and three hand-painted mini-cachets but does NOT in the least seem "cluttered". It certainly is different in appearance from most COLLINS covers. Here is the lay-out.

To the upper right there are two horizontal strips of five, and these ten stamps are tied to the cover with the "First Day of Issue" slogan cancellation. To the upper left is an attractive cachet showing Mount Holyoke College. To the lower left is a single stamp with a bullseye cancel. Two more cachets (showing [1] observatory telescope; and [2] class in session) are located at lower center and lower right.

Because of the pastel blue coloring of *he stamp and careful design and use of available space, the eleven stamps, two cancels and three cachets all fit together in a very nice and unusual mix. Item #F1201 - $7.00.