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| Date | October 16, 1893 |
|---|---|
| From City | Washington |
| From State | DC |
| To City | Mattawamkeag |
| To State | ME |
| Set ID | C01 |
| Cert Author | |
| Cert Number | |
| Census ID | 999 |
| $1 | |
| $2 | |
| $3 | |
| $4 | |
| $5 |
Notes
Columbian Issue Collateral Items.
Three items, incl. oversize registered cover from Post Office Department's Postage Stamp Agency to postmaster at Mattawamkeag Me. and with original enclosure stating quantity of each denomination which was ordered for the Columbians, last item is signed letter from Charles Skinner (engraver) dated Jan. 25, 1893 and reads in part "In reply to the request for a Set of Proofs of the 'Columbian Stamps' in Black such a Series has not been printed in each case they were proved in the colors that were selected for each denomination by the P.O. Dept. and strict instructions were given by the Dept. and by the Officers of the Co. to prevent proofs getting out.", fresh and Very Fine, wonderful collateral items.
Robert A Siegel Galleries, Inc. Sale 952, Lot 373.
ex-Schwartz.
Three items, incl. oversize registered cover from Post Office Department's Postage Stamp Agency to postmaster at Mattawamkeag Me. and with original enclosure stating quantity of each denomination which was ordered for the Columbians, last item is signed letter from Charles Skinner (engraver) dated Jan. 25, 1893 and reads in part "In reply to the request for a Set of Proofs of the 'Columbian Stamps' in Black such a Series has not been printed in each case they were proved in the colors that were selected for each denomination by the P.O. Dept. and strict instructions were given by the Dept. and by the Officers of the Co. to prevent proofs getting out.", fresh and Very Fine, wonderful collateral items.
Robert A Siegel Galleries, Inc. Sale 952, Lot 373.
ex-Schwartz.
