Lot 2083
1893, 1¢-$1 Columbians (230-241), each tied by a separate strike of the "Worlds Fair Sta. Chicago, Ill." station "2" duplex handstamp, July 26, 1893, on a legal size 2¢ Columbian entire addressed to P.D. Armour & Co., Chicago, colors are bright and fresh, centering varies from average (5¢) to Extremely Fine (30¢ short perf) with the 50¢ being F-VF and the $1 Fine, the 2¢ also happens to be the "broken hat" variety, backstamped with the same cancelling device, Very Fine.
Estimate 5,000 - 7,500
A SPECTACULAR COLUMBIAN EXPOSITION COVER.
The collector who made this cover evidently found a very cooperative postal clerk to cancel it for him because the cancels are all struck in such a way that only the datestamp portion of the duplex shows. The canceller was either turned so that the "killer" was beyond the edge of the envelope or, on the middle stamps where that was not possible, the killer was somehow masked, perhaps placing a piece of paper between that portion of the device and the cover.
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| Realized $5,500 |
