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| Date | December 13, 1893 |
|---|---|
| From City | Hoboken |
| From State | NJ |
| To City | Stettin |
| To State | Germany |
| Set ID | S03 |
| Cert Author | |
| Cert Number | |
| Census ID | 172 |
| $1 | |
| $2 | |
| $3 | 1 |
| $4 | |
| $5 |
Notes
$3.00 Columbian tied on registered cover with Hoboken NJ duplex cance, and with printed corner card "John Pabst, Hoboken N.J.", with three line boxed registration marking from Hoboken, NJ, dated Dec 13, 1893. Letter has printed address to "Mrs. RICHARD LISSEL, / STETTIN, / Germany." New York exchange registry EXCHANGElabel #24819.
Image courtesy of Robert A Siegel Auction Galleries, Inc, Sale 767 (June 5, 1995 ), Lot 252. Realized $2000. (Color is distorted)
Robert A Siegel Auction Galleries, Inc, Sale 410 (1972), Lot 968. No prices.
Illustrated in the New Jersey Postal History Journal No. 86, Jan 1990, Supplement p. 17.
Illustrated in "Dollar Signs", by Chad Snee, Linn's Stamp News, Sept 3, 2001.
RELATED COVERS:
This is one of six similar covers on this distinctive printed envelope, each with a different dollar value stamp. Four are dated on Dec 13, 1893, and the other two at an earlier and later date. Two copies of the cover with the $2.00 issue are recorded.
Another similar cover with only the 50c value is also known, recorded in the Robert A Siegel Sale #674 (Dec 16-18, 1986) Lot 567 (Realized $850). It is included with this group for completeness.
This cover is from Census Set S03, and is one of six recorded covers:
$0.50 12/13/1893 Not in Census
$1.00 11/15/1893 ID 147 Ludeman ID [B-1003]
$2.00 12/13/1893 ID 137 Ludeman ID [B-1073]
$2.00 12/20/1893 ID 184 Ludeman ID [B-1112]
$3.00 12/13/1893 ID 173 Ludeman ID [A-0111]
$4.00 12/13/1893 ID 175 Ludeman ID [A-0113]
$5.00 12/13/1893 ID 176 Ludeman ID [A-0114]
All of these covers may be viewed following the image for the $1.00 cover, Census ID 156.
Searing Census 111
Image courtesy of Robert A Siegel Auction Galleries, Inc, Sale 767 (June 5, 1995 ), Lot 252. Realized $2000. (Color is distorted)
Robert A Siegel Auction Galleries, Inc, Sale 410 (1972), Lot 968. No prices.
Illustrated in the New Jersey Postal History Journal No. 86, Jan 1990, Supplement p. 17.
Illustrated in "Dollar Signs", by Chad Snee, Linn's Stamp News, Sept 3, 2001.
RELATED COVERS:
This is one of six similar covers on this distinctive printed envelope, each with a different dollar value stamp. Four are dated on Dec 13, 1893, and the other two at an earlier and later date. Two copies of the cover with the $2.00 issue are recorded.
Another similar cover with only the 50c value is also known, recorded in the Robert A Siegel Sale #674 (Dec 16-18, 1986) Lot 567 (Realized $850). It is included with this group for completeness.
This cover is from Census Set S03, and is one of six recorded covers:
$0.50 12/13/1893 Not in Census
$1.00 11/15/1893 ID 147 Ludeman ID [B-1003]
$2.00 12/13/1893 ID 137 Ludeman ID [B-1073]
$2.00 12/20/1893 ID 184 Ludeman ID [B-1112]
$3.00 12/13/1893 ID 173 Ludeman ID [A-0111]
$4.00 12/13/1893 ID 175 Ludeman ID [A-0113]
$5.00 12/13/1893 ID 176 Ludeman ID [A-0114]
All of these covers may be viewed following the image for the $1.00 cover, Census ID 156.
Searing Census 111
