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| Date | August 29, 1893 |
|---|---|
| From City | Chicago |
| From State | IL |
| To City | Chicago |
| To State | IL |
| Set ID | S08 |
| Cert Author | |
| Cert Number | |
| Census ID | 81 |
| $1 | 1 |
| $2 | |
| $3 | |
| $4 | |
| $5 |
Notes
Single $1.00 stamp with bottom selvedge and plate number "No. 92", together with Scott E2 special delivery issue, canceled by the American machine at the Chicago, IL World's Fair Station, which also ties an example of the Words Fair "registration" stamp to the cover.
From a group of 16 covers (1c to $5.00), all with the cachet designed by Charles F. Gunther, a prominent Chicago confection manufacturer and history enthuasist, using the portrait of Columbus by Moro.
Robert A Siegel Auction Galleries, Inc., Sale 1055 (Nov 6, 2013) Lot 115. Not Sold
ex-Virgil Brand estate, last sold for $69,000 (plus 10%) in a 1985 Steve Ivy auction.
RELATED COVERS.
This is one of eleven known dollar value Columbian Covers on this cachet, all addressed to Dr. Robert D. Locke at various addresses on these Gunther cacheted covers. The five covers in the present lot are from the only intact set, the balance are spread across multiple collections.
These covers are from Census Set ID: 8.
$1.00 8/29/1893 ID: 81, with 10c Scott E2
$2.00 8/29/1893 ID: 80, with Columbian registration stamp PF#157059
$3.00 8/29/1893 ID: 79, with Columbian registration stamp PF#157060
$4.00 10/27/1893 ID: 126, with Columbian registration stamp PF#157061
$5.00 10/27/1893 ID: 134, with Columbian registration stamp PF#157062
See also the six covers in Census Set ID: 7.
Not in Searing.
[B-1074]
From a group of 16 covers (1c to $5.00), all with the cachet designed by Charles F. Gunther, a prominent Chicago confection manufacturer and history enthuasist, using the portrait of Columbus by Moro.
Robert A Siegel Auction Galleries, Inc., Sale 1055 (Nov 6, 2013) Lot 115. Not Sold
ex-Virgil Brand estate, last sold for $69,000 (plus 10%) in a 1985 Steve Ivy auction.
RELATED COVERS.
This is one of eleven known dollar value Columbian Covers on this cachet, all addressed to Dr. Robert D. Locke at various addresses on these Gunther cacheted covers. The five covers in the present lot are from the only intact set, the balance are spread across multiple collections.
These covers are from Census Set ID: 8.
$1.00 8/29/1893 ID: 81, with 10c Scott E2
$2.00 8/29/1893 ID: 80, with Columbian registration stamp PF#157059
$3.00 8/29/1893 ID: 79, with Columbian registration stamp PF#157060
$4.00 10/27/1893 ID: 126, with Columbian registration stamp PF#157061
$5.00 10/27/1893 ID: 134, with Columbian registration stamp PF#157062
See also the six covers in Census Set ID: 7.
Not in Searing.
[B-1074]
