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An International Goose Day Feathursday

Today, September 29, is International Goose Day! Apparently International Goose Day is related to Michaelmas, which is also today, and allegedly a day in medieval times on which many people would pay their rent with a goose? Not sure about that one, but that’s the story! There is also a legend that if you eat goose on September 29 you won’t be short on cash for the following year. 

These geese all come from The Snow Goose by American author and sportswriter Paul Gallico with illustrations by British ornithologist, conservationist, and painter Peter Scott, published by Michael Joseph in an edition of 750 copies signed by the author and artist printed on mould-made paper. Paul Gallico is also the author of other titles you may have heard of like The Poseidon Adventure and Mrs. Harris Goes to Paris. Sir Peter Scott helped found the World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF), came up with new ways to camouflage boats during WWII, and hosted a nature program on BBC. He also won an Olympic medal in sailing and was British Gliding Champion in 1963 and did a ton of other things (his Wikipedia page is quite interesting!). 

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1958 Peter Scott Sportswear

Sir Peter Markham Scott (1909-1989) - Geese in flight

Oil on canvas. Painted in 1974.

20 x 30 inches, 50.8 x 76.2 cm. Estimate: US$2,500-3,500.

Sold Shannon's, Milford, CT, 29 April 2021 for US$7,500 + B.P.

Sir Peter Scott, artist, sportsman, and conservationist was the only son of Captain Robert Falcon Scott, the polar explorer. In 1946 he founded the Severn Wildfowl Trust (now the Wildfowl and Wetlands Trust) and in 1961 he helped establish the World Wildlife Fund (now the World Wide Fund for Nature).

The Snow Goose by Paul Gallico

Michael Joseph

26 Bloomsbury Street, London.

1941