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 30, 1893 |
|---|---|
| From City | Chicago |
| From State | IL |
| To City | The Hague |
| To State | Netherlands |
| Set ID | |
| Cert Author | PF |
| Cert Number | 409821 |
| Census ID | 108 |
| $1 | |
| $2 | |
| $3 | |
| $4 | |
| $5 | 1 |
| Notes | $5.00 Columbian. Tied by two strikes (one at angle) from Chicago WFS machine cancel, on small registered cover, with red four-line "REGISTERED [SEPT] 30 1893 / Worlds Fair Station, / CHICAGO, ILL" at left. Manuscript Registry #2381 from CWF Sta, handstamped #56144 from New York, with New York exchange office CITY label # 42413, addresed to Mr. A. L. C. Kleyn, Den Haag, Holland. No auction reference located. Image courtesy of The Philatelic Foundation. PF 409841: "SCOTT 245 ($5.00) SINGLE, 1893 WORLD'S FAIR STATION CHICAGO MACHINE CANCEL, ON REGISTERED COVER TO THE NETHERLANDS, RED CHICAGO REGISTRY PMK & NY REGISTRY ETIQUETTE, CHICAGO, NY & DUTCH BKSTP AND WE ARE OF THE OPINION THAT It Is A Genuine Usage * * * * * * * * * * Not in Searing. [B-1029] |
