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The World's Fair Collection of The 1893 Columbian Issue continued...

Domestic and Foreign Uses, 1c-5c continued...

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174°

3c Columbian (232). Rich color, used with two pairs and single of 2c 1894-95 Bureau Issue, tied by bold strikes of "Chicago" oval handstamps on registered cover to Granada, Nicaragua, purple "Registered, AU 25, 1896 Station A, Chicago Ill" four-line handstamp, New York registry label, various transit and receiving backstamps, barely reduced at right, minor wear, Very Fine, colorful and unusual franking paying the 5c rate plus 8c registry fee (Image)

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E. $ 200-300

SOLD for $170.00
Will close during Public Auction

175°

3c Columbian (232). Tied by "New York May 13 10:30 AM P 93" duplex datestamp on 2c Columbian entire (U349) to Freetown, Sierra Leone, receiving datestamp, trivial edgewear, Very Fine, scarce use to Sierra Leone, from the Gorgerat correspondence (Image)

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E. $ 200-300

CLOSED
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176°

3c-4c Columbian (232-233). Cancelled by criss-cross penstrokes on registered 5c Columbian entire (U350) to Cairo, Egypt, back of cover with vertical strip of three of 1c Green (279) and 1c Blue (219), purple "Registered, May 18, 1893, Galveston, Texas" three-line datestamp, London transit, receiving backstamp, 4c with pre-use scuff, still Fine and scarce use from Texas to Egypt, from the Gurdji correspondence (Image)

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E. $ 200-300

SOLD for $250.00
Will close during Public Auction

177°

5c Columbian (234). Tied by "San Francisco Cal. Aug. 5 5PM 93" duplex datestamp and oval on cover to captain of Bark Adolph Obrig in care of U.S. Consul at Taltal, Chile, purple "C. Juan Ewald, Talta" double oval forwarder's handstamp and small label stamped "Pisagua", receiving backstamps, Very Fine (Image)

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E. 100-150

CLOSED
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178°

5c Columbian (234). S.e. at top, tied by "New York N.Y. P Aug. 5, 1893" duplex cancel on cover to Auckland, New Zealand, forwarded to Taltal, Chile, and sent back to New York, Vancouver transit, Auckland datestamp, back of cover contains eleven transit markings incl. Vancouver (Aug. 11), Wellington, Lytleton and Christchurch N.Z. (Sep. 14, 25 and 25), Valparaiso (Sep. 18), Rio de Janeiro (Oct. 22), Taltal (Nov. 25), Iquique, Chile (Nov. 28) and New York (Jan. 2, 1894), red manuscript "Mailed from Caleta Buena November 6th 1893" on top flap in same hand as final New York address, minor edgewear but in surprisingly nice condition given this cover's long journey, Very Fine (Image)

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E. $ 200-300

SOLD for $130.00
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179°

5c Columbian (234). Tied by "San Francisco Cal. Dec. 18 3:30 PM 93" duplex on cover to Yokohama, Japan, bold "25/CTMS/T" postage deficiency marking, Japan, 1882, 10s Brown Orange (79) used as postage due, tied by chop handstamp, receiving backstamp, 5c with diagonal crease, Fine appearance and scarce use (Image)

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E. $ 400-500

SOLD for $425.00
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180°

5c Columbian (234). Two, tied by "Andover Mass. Apr. 11 12M 1893" duplex datestamp on cover to Jerusalem, Syria, various backstamps incl. Boston, New York, London and receiving, purple straightline receiving datestamp, back of cover reattached, otherwise Fine (Image)

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E. 200-300

CLOSED
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181°

5c Columbian (234). Two, s.e. at top, tied by oval grids, "Detroit Sta. A Mich. Jun. 3 6PM 93" circular datestamp on mourning cover to Peking, China, backstamps incl. San Francisco, U.S. Postal Agency in Shanghai, Tientsin and Peking, red "Customs Tientsin JU 8, 1893" double-circle datestamp also ties one stamp, some wear, Very Fine and scarce use to China with the Tientsin datestamp (Image)

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E. $ 1,000-1,500

SOLD for $2,700.00
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182°

5c Columbian (234). Intense color, used with 3c Columbian (232), tied by "Columbia Sta. Phila. Pa. Jun. 27 1:30 AM 93" duplex datestamp on 2c Columbian entire (U349) to Canton, China, embossed corner card from brewing company, San Francisco, Hong Kong and receiving backstamps, some slight toning affects stamps, still Very Fine and unusual double-rate use to China (Image)

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E. $ 300-400

SOLD for $350.00
Will close during Public Auction