COLLINS HAND PAINTED 2553-7 I1901-6 All 5 Olympics 91 - eBay FDCs 1951-Now, Covers, United States, Stamps. (end time 07-Jan-10 07:29:39 AEDST)

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COLLINS HAND PAINTED 2553-7 I1901-6 All 5 Olympics 91

COLLINS CATALOG NUMBER I1901-5

Fred Collins Handpainted First Day Cover

Fred Collins is the CACHET MAKER OF THE HALF CENTURY (1951-2000) as voted by the members of the American First Day Cover Society.

His first cachet was the American Quilt making issue (1748-51) issued in March 1978 and he is still producing First Day Covers today.

His cachet making work is detailed in a 340 page oversize book, “Collins Handpainted First Day Covers - The First Twenty Years 1978-1998. This book was written by Mr. Collins and published by James McCusker. This book details his exploits in traveling the country. I think my favorite story in the book was about the Roberto Clemente stamp and how the stamp was obtained in Puerto Rico, and how the unofficial cancels were obtained in Cooperstown, NY and Pittsburgh, PA.

Collins has an unique numbering system for his covers. His first cover the Quilt making cover was number A101 with a second variety numbered A102. He second issue the Statue of Liberty was numbered B101, B102, and B103. Generally the covers with the 02 03 numbers were made in small qualities and have a higher retail price. The exception to this is when there are several stamps in an issue. For example the Greeting from American series is numbered L3501 – L3550. Also about twice a year he has a subscriber only cover. His first “year” numbering ending with Z101 with the “second” year numbering starting at A201.

I have two lists of Collins covers. One is in Date Number and Scott Number sequence and are available upon request. The list is in PDF file format.

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