I'm not at all opposed to HL doing GLOWs of previous LEs. Nor do I oppose the re-issue of certain significant LEs. The caveat is that the re-issue has to be substantially, materially, different from the previous editions. For example, Portland Head in winter. Or Cape Hatteras in scaffolding for the move. Or Tybee in the new, original, paint scheme. Or Chatham in a historically correct view from the sea.

That's four suggestions, I'm sure there are more. This is 1999. If HL did one per year we're into 2004 (assuming it's too late to issue one this year) and they've added some 'punch' to the line. They've also given those that have discovered HL in the past few years a chance to have representations of significant lights at retail prices.

Why is this a bad idea? For my part, if those are lights that I collect, I want them. And if I don't have the 'other' version, it whets my appetite and I try even harder to have both (or all) versions to display side-by-side.

Rick