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 | September 15, 1893 |
|---|---|
| From City | Cato |
| From State | PA |
| To City | Cato |
| To State | PA |
| Set ID | S09 |
| Cert Author | PF |
| Cert Number | 518140 |
| Census ID | 91 |
| $1 | 1 |
| $2 | |
| $3 | |
| $4 | 1 |
| $5 | |
| Notes | $1.00 and $4.00 Columbian tied on cover with black CDS dated Sep 15, 1893, from Cato, PA, and addressed to Geo T. Bush, Cato, PA. The $4.00 is a right margin single. Robert A Siegel Auction Galleries, Inc, Sale 1055 (Nov 6, 2013) Lot 142. Realized $1,200. William A Fox#181 (Sep 9, 1988) Lot 572. Est $4,000. PF 518140: "$4.00 WITH RIGHT SELVEDGE, EACH TIED BY "CATO PA. SEP. 15, 1893" (KATO PA.) CIRCULAR DATESTAMP ON COVER TO CATO. AND WE ARE OF THE OPINION THAT IT IS A GENUINE USAGE, ON A PHILATELIC COVER. * * * * * * * * * *" RELATED COVERS. This cover is one of a group of five covers from this correspondence with various combinations of the $1.00 through $4.00, and two examples of the $5.00 on cover. These covers are from Census Set: S9. $1.00 & $4.00 9/15/1893 ID: 91, PF#518140 $2.00 & $3.00 9/15/1893 ID: 90, PF#518141 $2.00 & $4.00 9/15/1893 ID: 92, PF#518142 $5.00 9/15/1893 ID: 93, PF#326521 Left margin selvege $5.00 9/15/1893 ID: 94, PF#391577 All covers in this set can be viewed following the image for the present cover. Searing Census 59. |
