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Columbian Exposition Issue 1893 the Collection Presented Herein Comprises 35 Years of Collecting Primarily with the Help of a Great Stamp Consultant Andrew Levitt Columbian Exposition Issue 1893 The collection presented herein comprises 35 years of collecting primarily with the help of a great stamp consultant Andrew Levitt. This was truly a wonderful experience, and a great opportunity for an avid stamp collector. The collection was exhibited in 1996 at Amphilex in New York City at the Biltmore hotel , as 'anonymous' through Andrew Levitt. Both pieces shown below are part of this collection. Over the years the Columbian Stamp Co. has owned and offered for sale or represented buyers of many of these items. It is fitting that Harry Hagendorf of Columbian Stamp Co. represent these items. -Anonymous, Feb. 2009 Figure 1 shows the largest recorded Columbian stamps, $49.34 on a piece of registered package wrapper, mailed from Bangor, Maine, on February 19, 1897. Among the 25 Columbian series stamps are a strip of three of the $5.00 stamp at the bottom and a single $5.00 stamp at the top. Fig.1 Largest recorded used multiple on package wrapper. The PF certified the largest reported multiple, a block of 14 without gum, on October 24, 1991. (PF Certificate #250,000). See Figure 2. Fig.2 Largest recorded $5.00 stamp multiple. See: http://www.philatelicfoundation.org/research_articles/columbian.htm United States of America ~ The Columbian Exposition Issue of 1893 e annals of posta.l history, the Columbian Issue to not only rebuild, but prove to the world that Chicago r.sta.nds out a.s a monument in this country's 150-year wa.s a milestone in commercial and industrial progress. history of postage stamps. From the controversy sur- Thus, the World Columbian Exposition wa.s staged on rounding their issue in 1893 (centered mostly on the the shores of Lake Michigan-honoring not only the then higb-doUar face value ofthe set) and their inherent 400th anniversary of Christopher Columbus' discov­ exquisite design a.s America's first commemorative ery of America, but America, itself... and its preemi­ issue ... to their legend a.s being perhaps the most highly nence in human development. sought after set of stamps in American philately, the No human endeavor-during or after that Exposi- "Columbians" offer beauty, specialization and rarity. lion-serves to better commemorate that event than this Less than two decades after their city virtually great set of stamps. burned to the ground in the Great Chicago Fire of 1875, This exhibit represents selected pages from the most the citizens of the Midwest's teeming metropolis set out comprehensive collection ever formed of this issue . .. ~ " . i ~··· ---. 1. I Columbian I . stamps used on :!.!;_, . ___'_j January I, 1893, a Sunday, the first official day of use for this issue, represent great rarities since only the main post offices m New YotkCily and Boston were open for stamp sales. 1-Ccot Jan. t FDCfrom "Burger Corre­ spondence." - it .....,,~..,~.:.' .. ·-~i With the ftrst day ."' falling on a ... \ .. ··; ... ~ Sunday, the next 4 day, Monday, ......... ~ .. ~ ,. .. ~ . January 2, 1893, is also recognil'..ed as a ftrsl day for this issue­ especially at tbe Exposition, itself. L , <( r ..,_~ .. ~ Two J-(:Cnt issues • G .c < < ~ pay domestic '""\ letter rate on this ol FDCfrom ; "'-./ 6 L ' -( ( Chatham, Mass. on Jan. 2. ( ...., (..~ -... 'I b ~ ···.." ....., Fig.1 one Cent First Day Covers, Jan 1, and Jan 2, 1893 page1 Pre-First Day Usages Usage prior to January 1, 1893, is very rare. The one-cent issue cancelled on December 31, 1892. L The two-cent issue cancelled on December 31. 1892. Fig.2 Pre First Day Covers, Dec 1892 page 2 First Day Covers Two-cent first day cover from "Burger Correspondence" posunarked Jan. I, 1893. BaOOiamped tbe same day. 1\BS ETATS-UN!S. :B'O'BEI.A.UX, 1 R't7EI GOLD. Rolll •le PNit 1\:t~. l.oiDtll, Jlcta~. ~. First day cover of lhe 2-cenl value posunarked Lowell , Mass., L on Monday, January 2, 1893. Received next day in BoStOn. Fig.3 Two Cent First Day Covers, Jan1 and Jan2 1893. page 3 First Day Covers Three-ccnl issue Cfrom lhc "Burger Correspondence") posl­ marled Jan. 1. 1893. from New York. Bad:J>lampcd wne day. ._.... ·,:;~~-s :~~-~:~ \. .. -. '._.. •->~ ~.r~_ ~- ,, ~ ~ Four-cent issue (from lhe "Burger Correspondence") postmarked Jan. I. 1893. from New York. Backslalllped same day. L Fig.4 Three Cent and Four Cent First Day Usage Jan 1, 1893 page 4 Firsl Day Covers ~ · ~---- II r {u, "'\1 I .~\ (~t?Jl :)J /t}lt? 7~ fle/ « ~Cj- First day cover or the S-cent value postmarked New York on January L. 1893. Backstamped same day. :· .•: ... " .......... \ ...... ;;.' .. ~~v'-·-- -~ [() / . " I ' I ' I ~ II I ---~~~-: Firslday cover of the 10-cent value postmarked New York on January I, I893 . Backstamped same day. L Fig.5 Five and Ten Cent, Jan 1, 1893 First Day Covers. page 5 II Titc Ten-Cent Issue Pre-First Day Usage • Pre first day cover from Arlington, Mass. on December 31. 1892. Backstamped East Lexington, Mass., on the same day. On 4-cent en~ franking enough for seven times 2-cent letter rate. Fig.6 10 Cent Columbian Pre First Day usage, Dec. 31, 1892 Very Rare. Page 6 World's Fair Machine Cancellations of the Full Set Unique matched set or cacbeted covers w1lh each stamp in set {from lhe one-cent to lhe S5.00 values) tied by World's Fair Sumon machme cancellation mJune, 1893. Produced by Charles Gunlher, Ch•cago confectioner. and sbowmg only authentic portrait of Columbl.b Fig. 7 Dr. Robert Locke covers from the Exposition, incomplete set (2cent missing), found in the Virgil Brand safety deposit box at his death, sold in 1986. ( Steve Ivy auction). Page 7A ( 4 Pages.) r World's Fair Machine Cancellations of Lhe Full SeL II r==------- ~. ~ ~ e.-/c..c._ J"""' e~ ~. · ~ ... ~ a"''""'- Fig.7B 5 Cent through 10 Cent covers. Page 7B \'\'oriel's Fair Machine Cancellations of the Full Set Fig.7C 15Cent to $1.00 exposition usage. Page 7C - --..<-._ 0 .. I I I I'._ O ~I O ... ' .. 0 0 I I • .. ~-~ . - ", / < '')' ' ..... l .. \ l ··- :~" (I .. •• \ . I j , '•"·~ • I l -. ----· ·- Fig. 7D $2.00 to $5.00 Covers Page 7D The One-Cent Issue "Columbus ln Sight of Land" Unused bottom lcfl sheet margin copy ~howmg unlisted perforation error. \ i,.f(j (/ Bouom plate number 1mpnnt str1p or four wuh platemakcr's cootrollcuers. r Usage From U.S. Postal Agency • hanghai, China One and 2-cent Columbian issues wnh 2-cent Trans-mississippi 1ssue from Wuchow, China, to Germany in March, 1900 The U.S. stamps compnse the 5-<:cnt UPU nue to foreign destinations. Absence of Cbioese postage paying iotemal rate from L Wuchow to Shanghai indicates probably prepayment in cash. Fig.8 One Cent stamp error and usage through U.S. Shanghai Postal Agency. Page 8. Underpaid Mail To Yokohama, J apan One-«nt issue with pair of twO-<:ent stamps on double weagbt lcuer to Japan. Postage due p;ud with lO sen Japanese due stamp at destination. From San FranCtSCO, Jan., 1894. Insufficiently Paid To The Netherlands Double weight letter paid at single weight rate. Po tagc due at double msuffictent amounl, or 50 cenlimes ... paid with Dutch due stamp. Fig.9 Foreign Usage, Insufficient Paid Postage. Page 9. The One-CenL Issue Usages To Cuba and j amaica To Cuba Regtstered and special dehvery mail to Cuba foUowmg Spamsb-Amencan War 111 March, 1900. From Winchester. Mass .• lhrougb New York to Havana Five c~ms UPU lcuer rate, eight cents registry, plus 10 cents for c;pec1al delivery. To Jamaica One, 2, 5 and 6-ceot Columbian issues combtne 10 pay five cent UPU letter rate and 10 cents L registry to Old Harbor, Jamaica, in May, 1895. Fig.10 Foreign Usage. Page 10. The One-Cent Issue UNITE::D STATES PAVILIO N P'ARtS C:lCP0 b iT!0""'• 1900 • llr. John Bigelow Hotel ~egina Paris, France Paris Exposition CanceUation TI1e United Stales exhibit at lhe Paris, France, Exposition of 1899-1900 included a model post office station, and lellers wilh U.S. stamps were posunarked lhere. One-cenl Columbian covers postage for local deli very of leuer in Paris. Special Delivery Usage One-cem issue combines wllh one-cem stamped envelope on domestic leuer tale special deHvery cover from Bridgepon. Conn., 10 New York City in June, 1893. Page 11. The One-Cent Issue Fig. 12A U.S. Postal Agency Siberia Feb 23, 1923. Fig. 12B U.P.U. Rate to Russia, Feb. 1893. Page 12. The Two-Cent Issue Printed from 200-subject plates imo panes of 100. When demand caused overtaxing of larger presses, new plates of I00 subjectS were laid down. "The Landing of Columbus" Pair from damaged, imperforate, ungummed Sheet discovered in New York in 1900. \il.}.i 11 AllllRlCAIIo BA"M'-OTt: I;UIIPAtn'. Top margin plate number imprint strip of four wilb ABNC imprim. Plate No. I 58. ·..- . '-# .·; f il ;,fr . :l ',,~ { J .~ Bottom l.eft plate number imprint block of 10. L Page 13. The 1\vo-Cent Issue UnusuaJ Foreign Usages Around The World On German Postal Card Ten pfennig pos!al card sent from Germany to Yokohama, Japan. Mixed frankings wilb 2-celll Columbian used with German, Gibraltar and Japanese stamps. Eighty days in transit from Magdeburg, Germany from March lbrough May, 1893. To South Africa Two-cent and 8-cem Columbians combine to pay double lbe UPU foreign letter rate L to Wellington, Cape of Good Hope, South Africa, in March, 1894. Page 14. The Two-Cent Issue Fig.22a Insufficient postage to France. 'T' marked postage due.
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