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 | November 8, 1893 |
|---|---|
| From City | Bridgeport |
| From State | CT |
| To City | New York |
| To State | NY |
| Set ID | |
| Cert Author | PF |
| Cert Number | 191117 |
| Census ID | 139 |
| $1 | 1 |
| $2 | 1 |
| $3 | 1 |
| $4 | 1 |
| $5 | 1 |
| Notes | Complete set of Columbian Issue, 1c through $5.00 (Scott No 230-245) on large cover to New York. Stamps cancelled with a pen, and traces of WESTPORT" CDS at left, with a manuscript Westport Conn at lower left. Not seen at auction; only reference is Philatelic Foundation certificate. Image courtesy of The Philatelic Foundation. PF 191117: "(SCOTT 245 ($5), ON CVR, TO N.Y. W/1c THROUGH $4.00 VALUES (SC. # 230-244), MANUSCRIPT CANCELLATIONS WESTPORT, CT 1893 PMKS, AND WE ARE OF THE OPINION THAT They are Genuinely Used on Cover With THE $4.00 FADED****. Not in Searing. [B-1033] |
