W1601

Traditional Mail Delivery

Stagecoach, Paddlewheel Steamer, Biplane, Automobile

Autumn 2022 Mail Sale Commentary 

Lot 11 W1601 — Historic Mail Delivery (11-28-89)

This great Collins features an imperforated souvenir sheet of the historic Mail Delivery stamps and was the final issue of the 20th Universal Postal Congress Philatelic Show in Washington, D.C. Shown on the new stamps are a stagecoach, a double stacked steamboat, a bi-plane, and an automotive delivery car. It has a superb oval first day pictorial postmark showing an early locomotive. Eight very nice thin killer bars cancel the stamps with four above and four below the issue date of November 28, 1989. These postmarks were only available on site at the show making them quite scarce. The hand painted cachet shows an early locomotive chugging down the track with smoke billowing from the stack. A bright red "cow catcher" adds a perfect accent of color. Below the cachet are the Collins created logo for this series of Postal Congress covers and a railroad lantern. This is an opportunity for a splendid railroad Collins.