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The fourth was issued
on Nov. 7, 2005, to commemorate a traveling display of Corps of
Discovery information, at Long Beach WA.
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They are prints of the
original artwork, measuring 8 1/2 x 11", with a postmarked Lewis and
Clark attached.
There were only 50 of each of these that were signed and numbered.
Below is another enlarged
print of original artwork used for the pictorial cancellation that I
created to commemorate the Sesquicentennial of the Cape
Disappointment Lighthouse in Ilwaco, Washington.
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This is a very special piece
of art that I also created to commemorate the Cape Disappointment
Lighthouse Sesquicentennial. The art was done utilizing
pointillism, with no solid lines, only dots. I also wrote the
verse that accompanies the artwork, and the cancellation. This
lighthouse is definitely one of my favorite places.
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I have been
fortunate to have been able to be involved with many historic
celebrations, creating medals and pictorial cancellations in their
honor. Two of the postal cancellation designs that I have done
that were the most special to me, were for the bicentennial of my
home township of Dover, New York. It was held on two separate
dates and postal stations, the first on February 24, 2007 in Dover
Plains.
The second was held
on May 19, 2007 at Wingdale Station, and I attended the celebration
held at Tom Boyce Park. Wingdale is in the Township of Dover,
and is the area where my Irish ancestors settled, around Dog Tail
Corners. My father and mother built a house on Cricket Hill
Road, where my sister, Caroline and I were raised. It gave me
great pleasure to be a part of my hometown's 200th birthday.
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"THE VOTE"
solid brass medal, hand finished
in antique bronze
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This medal is my personal tribute to Lewis and Clark, and the Corps
of Discovery. It tells the story of a little known, and for
it's time in history, unprecedented action on the part of the
expedition's military commanders.
"The Vote" is a 2" solid brass medal, hand finished in antique
bronze. (Also shown for size in the photo on the left next to a
3"medal, a 1 1/2"medal and a Golden Dollar). It commemorates
the polling of the Corps of Discovery by Lewis and Clark on November
24, 1805 to determine the direction of their search to establish
winter quarters. It seems to me to be a very historic event, as it
was the first time a woman (and Native American Indian), and a Negro
(and slave), were able to vote in what was now part of the
Continental United States Territories. The scene takes place at
Station Camp, in what is now Chinook, Washington. In the background
you can see the Cape Disappointment cliffs, and the low isthmus.
Lewis stands by as Clark records their opinions in his elk-skin
journal. Sacagawea and York are the last two to vote. Seaman, Lewis'
Newfoundland dog, sits faithfully nearby.
The reverse shows the results of the vote as recorded by Clark in
his journal, (With a little artistic license), and using his unique
spelling of some words and phrases. Around the journal itself are
items of their everyday existence...Trading beads, elk antlers and
tracks, a bone fishhook, and a spawning salmon.
This is a photo of
Crater Lake, that I took from a high snow bank on the rim. It
is the deepest lake in the United States, and undoubtedly one of the
most beautiful sights in the world. It is located in Klamath
County, Oregon about 75 miles from our house. It is currently
"NOT FOR SALE"!
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