re: Today's "Transportation FDC of the Day" - 11/06/2018
Johnny i remember when i was a teenager and walking past a gas station/garage and seeing a Cord sitting there...it was like seeing a dragon...what the heck is that ?
re: Today's "Transportation FDC of the Day" - 11/06/2018
Hi Phil,
I know! I have never seen one actually driving (except in movies), but I have seen them extensively in museums and I'm struck with how physically massive they are! Even there wheels are bigger. They remind you of a cross between a really cool looking car and a small powerful tractor, with all the metal on them!
re: Today's "Transportation FDC of the Day" - 11/06/2018
Hi all,
Today's Transportation Series addition is the "Buckboard" wagon!
The pickup truck of the late 1800's!
Interesting facts:
- Buckboard wagon's get their name from the board that the rider puts his feet on. The board is meant to protect the driver when and if a house was to "buck" or kick backwards and maybe hit the driver.
- The buckboard wagon was invented by Reverand Cyrus Comstock (wiki) to travel amongst his congregation.
- The term "buckboard" was also used to describe some early cars where the rear body was removed and replaced with a load carrying bed (pickup truck). It make we wonder of there was the equivalent of a Monster Truck in those days? MonsterBoard? Buckster?
- The stamp was actually drawn from a model that the artist made first. The drawing was made from scratchboard in which the artist scratches through the the white to create black lines.
Personal Opinion:
This FDC could have used some color. Just a little would have really made it snazzy.
The buckboard wagon must have been a grueling ride! I'm trying to think what would be the modern day equivalent? Riding a Llama? Sledding down a dirt road?
Question to the group:
- My understanding is that, an FDC is fitted with enough postage to cover 1st class postage rates of that error and that the postage amount can be over, but not under the 1st class postage rate. Correct? According to my analysis, the 1st class postage rate in 1985 was 22 cents, thus the five 4.9 cent stamps would have been more than enough money to cover the postal rate. Also true?
re: Today's "Transportation FDC of the Day" - 11/06/2018
Hi all,
Here is today's installment of an exciting FDC series.
The Transporation Series!!!
Today we have the simple Tractor.
Some points:
- GREAT artwork here on this Fleetwood FDC, just a fantastic ink rendering - would LOVE to be able to draw like that!
- The tractor revolutionized farming, that is obvious - but one thing I found during my research was that what took farming to a whole new level was the introduction of the PTO (Power Take Off) unit. With this a farmer could now really power a wide range of diverse equipment. Rubber tires also were revolutionary as well. Better grip I suppose.
A very nice addition to the series in my opinion. Very eye catching. The one in this picture "might" be a 1930 John Deere Model D.
Question: Does anyone know who the artist was on this one? Or maybe Fleetwood covers are all from a handful of artists?
re: Today's "Transportation FDC of the Day" - 11/06/2018
John, that certainly is a cool series of stamps. I wasn't collecting during the era when they were issued so I never purchased these new. I decided I wanted the series, went looking and there was one lot, all of them mint singles at once! I decided that was too easy! So I passed on the lot!
I started pulling the ones I have into one pile so I can start an album for those two series. I'm trying to find them on cover, commercial usage for the rate they were intended. This may be an adventure!
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