C1602F

Migratory Bird

Lesser Scaups - Duck

Winter 2023 Mail Sale 

Lot 11 C1602f — Federal Duck Lesser Scaup — White-Tail Deer Variety — (6-30-89)

This is one of the most intriguing and desirable lots in the entire sale. If you are missing this cachet variety in your collection, now is one of the few opportunities you will ever have to acquire it. The bottom line is that only 74 exist with the Deer cachet (Cl 602f). If you are a duck cover enthusiast, or if you like to seek out the scarcer Collins covers, this one is for you. Since so few covers were produced for each wildlife species, I look for these items to always maintain their value and also to become more difficult to find. If you need the Deer, this is a seldom-seen opportunity. I did have a numbering error on three of these covers, and the correct ones are Gray Squirrel Cl 602c, Chipmunk Cl 602d, and Black Bear C1602e. In recent sales, realizations have been increasing. The Cl 602a Cottontail Rabbit variety brought $301, and the C1602b Osprey variety went for $408, the C1602e Black Bear variety realized $463, and most recently the Gray Squirrel Cl 602c brought $463, and the Chipmunk realized $427 in the last sale. This one has the Deer wildlife stamp and the Deer cachet.