Z201

Coral Reefs

Brain Coral, Elkhorn Coral, Chalice Coral, Finger Cora

Spring 2017 Mail Sale Commentary 

Lot 5 Z201 — Coral Reefs

My trip to the U.S. Virgin Islands to service this cover is related in my book on pages 38 and 39. I did have to scramble a bit to find several people to help me put the stamps on, but that's part of the story. Two of the colorful stamps were postmarked at the Charlotte Amalie, VI Post Office. Then, it was on to Coral Gables, FL for a terrific "related" first day magenta cancel. A wonderful philatelic bonus about this second postmark is that it ties both the second pair and the original pair from the Virgin Islands to the envelope.

The hand painted cachet showing both coral and tropical fish is colorful, bright, and vivid and complements the stamps perfectly.