This Census of the Dollar value stamps of Columbian Issue on cover is based on the pioneering work by Dr. Richard M. Searing, who published as series of articles in the USPCS Chronicle in August and November of 1992. Without this pioneering work, the present census would not exist. The covers for this census will be entered into the existing database as time permits. The images have been collected from a number of on-line sources and auction catalogs, and there are still a number of entries for which only a black/white photocopy is available, and a few for which no illustration is known. If you can provide an improved scan of any of these covers, please let me know.
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√ Use of Dollar Denomination Columbians from Travers Papers
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| Date | August 22, 1893 |
|---|---|
| From City | Chicago |
| From State | IL |
| To City | New York |
| To State | NY |
| Set ID | |
| Cert Author | |
| Cert Number | |
| Census ID | 69 |
| $1 | |
| $2 | |
| $3 | |
| $4 | 1 |
| $5 | |
| Notes | Single $4.00 stamp canceled by the American machine at the Chicago, IL World's Fair Station, dated Aug 22 5-PM 1893, on small registered cover to Mr. C. Trautvetter, New York, NY. Registration numbers #40310 (Chicago) in blue and #72750 (New York) in violet on front. Part of a set of five similar registered covers, each dated on Aug 22 or 23, 1893. Robert A Siegel Auction Galleries, Inc., Sale 953 (Feb 28, 2008) Lot 294. Realized: $32,500 (Set of five covers) Robert A Siegel Auction Galleries, Inc., Sale 679 (May 2, 1987) Lot 270. Realized $9,000. (Set of five covers) ex-Wunsch, Schwartz Second image of all five covers from Siegel#679. RELATED COVERS. This is one of five recorded dollar value Columbian Covers from this correspondence. These covers are from Census Set ID: 20. $1.00 8/23/1893 ID: 73 $2.00 8/23/1893 ID: 74 $3.00 8/22/1893 ID: 68 $4.00 8/22/1893 ID: 69 $5.00 8/23/1893 ID: 75 Searing Census 49. |
