Cattle In Storm #292

Mint oglh Scott #292 "Cattle in Storm".

Finally mine, mine mine, all mine.

Grats. How much did it set you back?

CF

Congrats, Mac

I sold my baseball cards in about '86 to buy my used copy!

Ray

Well let's just say I am hiding out from Momma for a few days.
Oh yeah, also picked up a replacement for my ng 241,it was a busy weekend.

Mint Scott #241

That's great Mac. Very nice. I'm green with envy ...

Love the Cattle stamp. Truly a classic and probably the most beautiful US stamp issued. My current project is to fill in the Columbians, so also like seeing your latest addition. I've got up to the 50 cents, and am now looking for "affordable" dollar values.

Nice stamp. There is something about the picture that is so cool. I think it is the lead bull leading the way for the others. I want one. I'll take a used one, as long as the cancel doesn't mess up that picture too bad.

I'm at a loss for words! I actually have the Columbian $1.00 issue but still pine for the cattle in the storm...your a lucky duck Mac! CONGRATS!

Always fun to fill the spaces of the key values.




The original painting is titled "The Vanguard" and was painted in Scotland by James Mac Whirter. The cattle pictured are actually Scottish cattle. Supposedly the U.S. Postal authority had seen the original painting at the 1890 Exhibition in New York where the artist's work was featured and selected it for an engraving for one of the stamps commemorating the Trans-Mississippi Exhibition.

look at that #292 in living color. Beautiful. Makes you want to be a cowboy.

way nice looking stamp Mac - an absolute classic - congrats on the find and purchase

Every time I see that stamp it reminds me of the movie "The Rare Breed" starring the great James Stewart and the fiery Maureen O'Hara. All about crossing English Hereford cattle with the robust US Longhorn cattle. Brian Keith playing a Scotsman was a real treat. Worth looking up.


Terry

I am still trying to find the picture but I think there is a picture of a print or artist rendering on the BNAPS office or in the UK. Will do a few more searches to see if I can find it.
Has anyone else seen this picture, it might have even been displayed on SCF.

Mac, Want to part with your old $1 Columbian?

I am really thinking about it. Out of town right now but will be back home the 21st. Email me if you would like.

Very nice Mac!