Set of 4: 1986 22c USA Folk Art

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ASTRINGTOR DC ОСТ 1986 20066 Folk Art USA 22 CHEWANE OROONOKO FINE CU CHE SCENTED SWEET-S TOBACCO LORILLARD P.A.LORLLARD JE MANUF CTURER SOLD at 42 CHATIIAM ST EW-YU RK SCOTCH KING Chir lable Wood Carving: Highlander Figure 105 DAYS to SAN FRANCISCO! Coleman's California Line, ILING RERELARLY AS ADVERTISED TUESDAY, APRIL 10th PER OF 22 ОСТ 1986 HORNET 20066 Dew rapidiy Toadisg at Pler 15 Fa WE COLEMAN co, CharCalle Wood Carving: Ship Figurehead WAS DC Fig: 1. AN AHINGTON OCT 1986 20066 Folk Art USA 22 ANEIN NE NESE ENE ELN SIM EbS ESE ASEE MSM Chuis Lable DC Wood Carving: Nautical Figure N- MNN ASHINGTON ОСТ 1986 20066 Folk Art USA 22 LARSERN CONSUL 任AYING CIGARS FABRICA DE TAGACOS ΤΟΥ &TOBACCO. 510 CIGARS CIGARS LORO Cheis Lable Wood Carving: CigaStore Figure

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HIGHLANDER FIGURE First Day of Issue: October 1, 1986 First Day City: Washington, D. C. The use of wood carved figures for advertising in America can be traced back to England. One of the most common examples of this practice was the Scottish Highlander, "Highland Laddie," and the Snuff Highlander figures which English wood craftsmen first carved for English tobacco shops. These figures soon became symbols for tobacconists throughout colonial America. Most figures were intricately detailed and carved at life-size or larger. Typically, The Highlander would stand in the doorway of the snuff shop with its hand extended offering a pinch of snuff to the passerby, while holding his snuff pouch in the other hand. The Highlander was always carved dressed in a tartan kilt, colorful bonnet, and a sporran fur — the traditional pouch worn at the waist by Scot Highlanders. But, as the United States won its indepen- dence, and settlers moved westward, the Highlander was replaced by a more distinctively American image – the Cigar Store Indian. No. 86-74 1986 The Maximum Card Collection A Division of Unicover Corporation . Cheyenne, WY 82008-0007 Original painting by Chris Calle. -- SHIP'S FIGUREHEAD First Day of Issue: October 1, 1986 First Issue Location: Washington, D.C. Of all woodcrafts, those used in shipbuilding rank among the oldest arts — and certainly one of the most vital to progress in America from colonial days onward. Some of the finest examples of a shipbuilder's artistic expres- sion could be found in the figureheads which graced the bows of ships. The figureheads these craftsmen carved performed no useful function, yet rarely was a ship lacking one. The tradition of ship's figureheads dates back to the early Mediterranean explorers, the Phoeni- cians. The custom of creating and placing figureheads below the bowsprit was continued by shipbuilders in the New World, and after the Revolution, in the new United States. Early American figurehead carvings featured slightly larger than life-sized animals and women, but as the United States became a proud, independent na- tion, heroes of the Revolution and American folk heroes were also skillfully carved. No. 86-75 ©1986 The Maximum Card Collection A Division of Unicover Corporation . Cheyenne, WY 82008-0007 Original painting by Chris Calle. NAUTICAL FIGURE First Day of Issue: October 1, 1986 First Day City: Washington, D. C. A favorite form of advertising in the nineteenth century, wood carved figures were especially popular with naut- ical equipment suppliers. Outfitters, instrument makers, and sail makers all used carved figures to demonstrate and promote their wares to seamen and captains of various nations and languages. Many of these figures were carved by the sailors themselves. To relieve the tedium of most voyages the sailors used the jack-knives they carried to whittle. Many patiently worked exotic woods — like mahogany, teak and sandalwood, gar- nered from the various ports of call — into exquisite figures. “The Navigator" featured on this Maximum Card was carved for the shop of James Fales, a nautical instru- ment maker from New Bedford, Massachusetts — a major whaling port. The figure demonstrates a navigator using a sextant to measure angular distances. No. 86-76 ©1986 The Maximum Card Collection A Division of Unicover Corporation • Cheyenne, WY 82008-0007 Original painting by Chris Calle. CIGAR SHOP INDIAN First Day of Issue: October 1, 1986 First Day City: Washington, D. C. The artistry of America's folk art vividly evokes life in the small towns and homesteads of the eighteenth and nineteenth century. Usually using nothing more than a knife or a piece of broken glass, the wood carving artist transformed an odd piece of pine or cedar into a unique work of art. Often the wood carver would work for storekeepers who wanted wooden figures to place out- side their shops, advertising their wares. The most dis- tinctively American form of such figure carvings is the cigar store figures created between 1850 and 1885. Cigar Store Indians carried a message even the most unedu- cated person could understand: “tobacco sold here." They welcomed smokers by offering a bunch of cigars in one hand and a plug of tobacco in the other. Some were carved in simple relief; others featured ornate de- signs and expressions which gave the Indians an elegant yet friendly air. No. 86-77 ©1986 The Maximum Card Collection A Division of Unicover Corporation . Cheyenne, WY 82008-0007 Original painting by Chris Calle.