Stamporama Discussions: Collins covers

General Philatelic/Gen. Discussion : Collins covers

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2010ccg

07 Aug 2015
05:04:06pm

My friend has listed a number of Collins Covers on ebay. I know very little about these handpainted covers except what I found on google. Can anyone add to the info ? Thanks

ikeyPikey

07 Aug 2015
06:35:36pm

re: Collins covers

Fred Collins does lovely work.

When I win the lotto, I'll start a subscription, and go shopping to complete a set ... and I don't even collect FDCs.

I've see auction lots with 10s of Collins covers go for $4-5 each at auction. YMMV.

Cheers,

"I collect stamps today precisely the way I collected stamps when I was ten years old."

philb

07 Aug 2015
09:17:37pm

re: Collins covers

I could not find him in the 1930s,1940s Mellones catalogs..does someone have an example to show ?

"And every hair is measured like every grain of sand"

DouglasGPerry

APS Member #196859
07 Aug 2015
10:34:13pm

re: Collins covers

Here's an example of a Collins FDC from my collection. Fred Collins has been active since the 1980s, I believe.
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"All hobbies are absurd to those on the outside, and a joy to those within."

philb

07 Aug 2015
11:18:27pm

re: Collins covers

Thats a busy one !

"And every hair is measured like every grain of sand"

DouglasGPerry

APS Member #196859
07 Aug 2015
11:40:19pm

re: Collins covers

"Thats a busy one!"

Indeed! That style is what Collins is known for. Here's another example:

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"All hobbies are absurd to those on the outside, and a joy to those within."

2010ccg

08 Aug 2015
05:56:45am

re: Collins covers

They are beautiful works of art....He did covers in 1987 with a Toronto pictorial postmark..a stamp show I believe...... Tis on my wish list.

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2010ccg
07 Aug 2015
05:04:06pm

My friend has listed a number of Collins Covers on ebay. I know very little about these handpainted covers except what I found on google. Can anyone add to the info ? Thanks

ikeyPikey

07 Aug 2015
06:35:36pm

re: Collins covers

"I collect stamps today precisely the way I collected stamps when I was ten years old."

philb

07 Aug 2015
09:17:37pm

re: Collins covers

I could not find him in the 1930s,1940s Mellones catalogs..does someone have an example to show ?

"And every hair is measured like every grain of sand"

DouglasGPerry

APS Member #196859
07 Aug 2015
10:34:13pm

re: Collins covers

Here's an example of a Collins FDC from my collection. Fred Collins has been active since the 1980s, I believe.
Image Not Found

"All hobbies are absurd to those on the outside, and a joy to those within."

philb

07 Aug 2015
11:18:27pm

re: Collins covers

Thats a busy one !

"And every hair is measured like every grain of sand"

DouglasGPerry

APS Member #196859
07 Aug 2015
11:40:19pm

re: Collins covers

"Thats a busy one!"

Indeed! That style is what Collins is known for. Here's another example:

Image Not Found

"All hobbies are absurd to those on the outside, and a joy to those within."

2010ccg
08 Aug 2015
05:56:45am

re: Collins covers

They are beautiful works of art....He did covers in 1987 with a Toronto pictorial postmark..a stamp show I believe...... Tis on my wish list.