Q5905

Enjoy the Great Outdoors

Cross-country Skiing

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High above a frozen lake, a lone cross-country skier ascends a snow-covered ridge. A Steller's jay watches the stranger approach its pine bough perch. After enjoying the vista of lake and mountains, the day adventuer will make the easy descent via a well-used cross-country trail. The individually hand painted cachet captures the quiet solitude that this sport provides. The new stamp shows two distant skiers through a stand of white birch. It is tied to the envelope with a first day of issue bullseye postmark from Incline Village, Nevada.

This is the first stamp in a mini-set of five. The subject of enjoying the great outdoors makes it a fun series to work with from a cachetmaker's perspective and a nice topic for a collector to acquire. The strenuous but rewarding sport of cross-country skiing is now ready. Enjoy the Great Outdoors. Collins #Q5905 at $16.50.