Y1301

Saw-Whet Owl

Summer 2020 Mail Sale Commentary 

Lot 11 Y1301 and Z1301 — Saw-Whet Owl and Rose-Breasted Grosbeak 5-28-88

This is an unusual two-cover set that is crisp and attractive. Each cover has both of the stamps — each with its own first day postmark. The Y1301 cachet has the distinctive and diminutive saw-whet owl perched atop a pine tree, and the Z1301 has the beautiful and solitary rose-breasted grosbeak sitting in a vineyard amid clusters of grapes. On both covers, the hand painted framed cachet is in the center of the envelope with a stamp and cancel flanking it on each side. The owl has a cachet vignette of pine needles and cones while the grosbeak has a vignette of grapes.