Co[umbian 'Ef(JJosition 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
Fig.! 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 $5.00 stamp multiple.
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'111C Columbian E,'-'Posilion Issue of I 893 In the annals ofpostaJ history, the Columbian Issue to llOI only rebuild, but prove tolhe world that Chicago stands OUI as a monuffifm in this country's l50-year was amilestone in oonunercial and industrial progress. history or postage StalllpS. From the oonlroversy sur Thus. the World Columbian Exposition was staged on rounding their issue in 1893 (centered mostly on the Ihe shores of Lake Michigan-honoring not ooly the then high-dolJar face value ofme set) and their inherent 400th anniversllry of Christopher Columbus' disco... exquisite design lIS America's l'irsl commemorative cry of America. bul America, ilSClf...aod its preemi issue...lo their legend as being perhaps the IOOSI highly nence in hum.~n development. sought after set of stamps in AlOOrican philately, the No human cooeavor---iluring Of lifter lItal Exposi "Columbians" offer beauty, specialization and rarity. tioo...-..servcs to better oommelllOf'1lle lhat event than this Less than two decades after their cily virtually great sel of sl.3JllpS. burned to the ground in theGreal Chicago Areof 1875, This exhibit represents selected pages from the mosl thechiull$ ofthe Midwest's ICerrung melrOpolis SCi OUt comprehensive collection ever formed oflitis issue.
Columbian ,limps LJJed on 1.,u.,. I. 1393. I ) Sunday. lbc fil"l ofrlclal day of... f\lr mil iI$ue. repn'Klll SSUi '/ IV11tes lira only -I !be main poll offiCC15 III New ~ Yolt eil)' and /// )7.-( .. Bwton ...ere open for Itll/llP ~. ~ l.ccnI1an. 1 A 'f 'c, FDC'~ "BUIlCl" C~ lponcknce."
With !be flnl dly 'IUmg on I Sulldly. 1M neXI dlY. MondlY. 1I11luary:2. 1893. isliJo flICOgnWld 11'1 flnl d&)' for this WIJO e.spec:'-Ily II I"" t-:.tpollihon. ilRlr. 1Wo..l-anl,lpLJeS leltc:/ rate on Illil FOC from Cbllharn. M_. on Jill. 2.
Fig.1 one Cent First Day Covers, Jan 1, and Jan 2, 1893 pagel Pre-firsl Day Usages Usateprior 10 J..uary I, 1893, is vay J3re.
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Fig.2 Pre First Day Covers, Dec 1892 page 2 •
Firsl Day Covers
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l'wo-«nt fml day cover from "Burger COlTt:SpondcllCC~ posunarkoo 1W1. I, 1893. Bacblampcd tile wne day.
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Fim day cover of !be 2-ec1l1 value posunarkcd Lowell, Mass., on Monday.1W1uary 2., 1893. Received nell! day in Boston.
Fig.3 Two Cent First Day Covers, Jan1 and Jan2 1893. page 3 Firsl Day Co\'ers
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Fig.4 Three Cent and Four Cent First Day Usage Jan 1, 1893 page 4 Firsl Day CO\'crs
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First day rover of the S-(;cm value postmarked New Vorl: on January I, 1893. Backstamped same d.1y_
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Fi~l day cover or the liken! value posunarked New York on January I, 1893. Backsmm~d.same day.
Fig.S Five and Ten Cent, Jan 1, 1893 First Day Covers. page S llle Ten-Celli Issue
Pft·I'int Oily USlIge- ~ first day cover from ArlmglOt1. Mass. 01\ December 31. 1892. Backstamped East Le"mgton. Mass.• on the same day. On 4-cem entire franking enough for seven urnes 2-eenl letter rate.
Fig.6 10 Cent Columbian Pre First Day usage, Dec. 31, 1892 Very Rare. Page 6 World's Fair Machine Cancellalions of the Full Sci Unique matched set ofcacbcted covers with each stamp in set (from \he 0fle .IIA" ro Ill'lITl'KIt, ro!l'l'l<1T1"n.."'1:.....,10. 'C~UO - -- o" t ...... ro .''''''''UM,-- '·IIA'I'.OCllftU .-1IGT1: c:e_"",,,,,,. . "'''11 011'",.. "n".""At """'n,"..""'.1,.". ,.." • 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.) World's Fair Machine Cancellations or J.he Full Sel - TN. ow...... ,...,altTIO OOL".H'·' IIY ."To»IIO "0-' Fig.7B 5 Cent through 10 Cent covers. Page 7B World's fair Machine Cancellations of tJle Full Set - - Tn O~I' .,...... " ..." ".~I·. ~. ""m~'o ..".,. Fig.7C 15Centto $1.00 exposition usage. Page 7C World's Fair Machine Cancellations or tbe FuJJ Set ....---- '~" 1--.-<...... - ...... ,....,.,...., ''V''O'ho. I I ..... _UA~... ..-...... Fig. 7D $2.00 to $5.00 Covers Page 7D 111e Ont.--Ccnl Issue "ColwnbuS In Sighl of lanlf' Unused bottOm lert sheet rnllJirn copy shOwing unlisted perforalion error. o .. JiJ.ifi(/ Bouom plate number imprint strip of four with platemaker's control Icu.m. Usage .'rom U.s. Postal Agency· Sh:lIlghai, China One and 2 Fig.8 One Cent stamp error and usage through U. S. Shanghai Postal Agency. Page 8. ------~~-i lllC One-Cenl Issue ~' /' ,/ /' 25 t'-u#o I-' J-w....-./ z. /r.~ CTM~ ~4-.'- d I ~r~~~~ r~ '----- Underpaid Mail To Yokohama. Jllp:m One-cenl issue with pair or two-o:.m stamps on double weight letter 10 Japan. Poslage due paid wilh 10 sen Japanese due $L'lIllp at deslinmion. From SlIII Fmncisco. lal.l.. 1894. l L , - Insumclenlly Paid To The Netherlllllds Double weight JCLlcr paid at single weight rate. Po:imgc due at double insufficient amount, or SO cemimcs...paid with Dutch due stamp. Fig.9 Foreign Usage, Insufficient Paid Postage. Page 9. l11c One-Cent Issue Usages To Cuba and Jamaica To Cuba Regisacft.d and spcdaI delivery mai.l1O Cuba foOowulg Sp8&usb-Amt:rnn War m Mart:b, 1900. Fra:D Wi~er. Mass.. duougb New Yon: 10 Havana. Ave CUllS UP\} teuer fMC, cigbl emlS reglSUY. plus 10 CUlI$ for speaaI delivery. To JlmlIIiaI One. 2. 5 and 6-a:n1 CoIumbwllS5UtS cunbine 10 ply five emt UP\} Jeuer r3ll.' and 10 ocn&5 Tqisuy 10 Old Harbor. Jamaa. irl May, 1895. Fig.lO Foreign Usage. Page 10. TIle One-Cent Issue U"'l~O ST"'TU~ P"""'L'OI< ...... ,. c ...osn,o.. , ·····ii~• • • '.00 •• ••• • ~r. John BiSelow Hotel Regina Paris, France I'arls EJrposlllon Cancellation The United StateS e~bibit 81lbc Paris. France. ExpositiOn of 1899-1900 included a mOOel post offICe station. and leIters with U.s. stamps were postnuukcd lhen:. One 51)1!cial o.,llv"ry UsaS" ()oo.cenl issue combines with OOIXeAt SUlIllped envelope on 00mcstk letlCf rate spedaI delivery cover from Bridgeport. Conn., to New York CilY in June, 1893. Page 11. The One-Cent Issue ~~r. lVillard 0. Wyl ie. I'~fice Edi'orilll • Severn-Wylie-Jewett Co.• ~everly. l::ae~. • Fig. 12A U.S. Postal Agency Siberia Feb 23, 1923. Fig. 12B U.P.U. Rate to Russia, Feb. 1893. Page 12. 11lc 'J\vo..CCIll Issue Printed from 2()().slIbjcct pliltes into panes of 100. When demand caused Qvertaxing of larger presses. new plates of 100 subjeclS were laid down. "The Landing ofColumbus" Pair from damaged. imperforate. ungummod sheet discovered in New YorIt in 1900. .Ih).; II Top margin plBl.e nllmber imprint strip of four witll ABNC imprint. Pl.1te No. ISg. Bottom left pbte number imprint block of 10. Page 13. '!llC T'l+u-Cent Issue Unusual Foreign Usages Around The World On German Postal Card Ten pfennig postal card sem from Germany 10 YOkohama, Japan. Mixed fmnkings witll 2-eelll Columbian used with German, Oibralw and Japanese stamps. Eighty days in lmIIsit from Magdeburg. Gcnnany from March through May. 1893. To Soulh Africa 1'wlxenl and g-(Cnl Columbians combine to pay double the UPU foreign letter mte to Wellington. Cape of Good Hope. South Africa. in March. 1894. Page 14. The Two-Cent Issue .l. Fig.22a Insufficient postage to France. 'T marked postage due. • .~. AOMIN!5TRAT10N BUILDING Jackson Park CUICAUO., ".l'i..'L Wolver' am,.t.on. Fig.22b Underpaid to England, marked 'T postage due. Page 22. TIle Three-Ceol Issue Printed rrom lOO-suiject plates. "The Flag Ship of Columbus", Unused k(t sDtet margin blocl: orrout".---~ Top pl.:ire number imprint blOck or eight with American BanI: Note Company imprint. Plate No. 57 with platem:lkcr's sequence leuer "L". On piece with p:xe;tJnark of U.S. Military postal sllUion. SllIltiago, Cuba. September 18, 1898. Page 15. TIle l1m::<....Ccnt Issue Foreign Dest.inaljons ".• • - I • To The Sodety Islands Three, 6 and 8-eenl Columbians 00 4-cenl entire O\'erpay double 5-cent UPU letter rate and eight cents registry to Papecte. Tahiti (Society Islands) in March. 1899. Registered in New y~ and San Francisco. \\111 ":-'11 i1ltll'l t...tllt... \HlI II 1 l.~ .... 44005 /p/ l-- A / /P A/ , /? L ,- /,1 (. <" i l""" .... ~ h ""' r ...... • To Nielll1lgua lbree-ceul issue with 10 c:enlS in 2-ee1ll definitive/; pay 5-ee1ll UPU rate and regislI)' to Granada. Nicaragua in Augusl, 1896. Page 16. 'nlC 1l1rc(,'-Ccnt Issue Foreign DcstinaLions 3. To Sierra Leont Three-cail iS5ue on 2-cen1 entire paying UPU rate to AfriOUl French colony in July. 1893. __ _.0_'" rM, Df'~rM,.... "' ~r. ~7~U- /1:, .. 0'" It~< /'~ ~ ~ # ...... 7//7' >5 "6.-.') ~,n4-n) ______~:;;;;;jj]~lA'-~n=:--'-"'':...... - To Clinton, China Tbree-celll and 5-ce1ll Columbians 011 2-cellt entire. Double UPU nlle to China. June. 1893. Page 17. 111e 1l1rce-Ccut Issue Registered Usages To Algeria & Sarawak rC l . ' "lSi;. SER""",.,.,1891 "1- ~ To Algtrla Thinecn cents ror UPU nne and eigbt cents registry in Sept, ,g98. On Columbian ExposiliOll lo-ttnt suunped envelope. ..~ SUEY HON, , / {/L ' K6cHIN'G, SARAWAK. To Sarilwllk Columbian issues in combinatiOll with Trans-Mississippi nnd First Bureau issues on regblCred business reply cover to Kuehln/!. Sart!wn!l: on Island or Bomco. Page 18. I The ·Otrct...Cent Issue Hcgisu:rcd Mail To Calcult.a~.111cn Returned Well-lrnvclJed registered roVeT bearing 3-cenl and l()-c;en\ Columbian issues to pay the S-cenl UPU f(Rign !cUCf rate and 8-cem registry from San Francisco via New Ym and London to India in September, 1893. Rcwmed to sender by !be Bombay, India, Dead leiter Office in early 1894, i'.cturn ~o J. C. t.k;Croary', Lnnar, No •• U.S.A. <).... , ,;r ,. , • " ~4- &--c: 1Ir. Reglno FariaZ, ~ /7 'YD Arertedo ;:0. 615. R \ .. "-11- A g !lOll t.fc:t1co. n. F. To Mexico Registered usage on one Fig.19 Foreign Usage. Page 19. TIle '!1uee-Ccnt Issue Usages To Latin America ,--- To Gualemala Three-ceut Columbian Stamp 00 two-cent Exposition SlaDtpCd envelope paying - the 5-cel\l UPU foreign Jetter nne III Guatemala in May, 1893. 1; ~ ~ '. To I'eru The 5-<:enl UPU foreign leuer rnl.C 10 Arequipa, PCtU. in Febniary, 1894. Page 20. TIle TIlrce-Cen I Issue Foreign Dcslinations l\U"e I.r' To New South \'Vales Thrce-cent and 8.cent Columbians 00 S-cent sramped envelope with additional 2.cent Columbian on revc~. Double letter T1tle and regi.~try fee to Sydney in AugusL 1893. Page 21. '!lIe Four-Cent Issue The Error of Color The stamp on l11c lefl is tbe normal uhramJUinc color. At riglll, two SlaInps shOwing (ullused and used) the "error or color" with SUUllP printed in clear deep blue. i The '~rhree l..taf" Variety AdditiOOll! projection. or "lear', occurs 10 the upper left of the "4", Normal StlUUP at lcfl. variety shown III right. Light uluam.1rine on wove paper. Bottom plate number imprint strip or four Full AmericlIl 8.1111: Note Company imprint. Plate No. 20, Fig. 23 Four Cent Error of Color mint and used. The Philatelic Foundation No. 433054 70 Wesl 40th S1re~1 • 15lh Floor 1212812005 N~w York. NY 100111 EXPERT COMl\1Irn:e: We hu\'c examined lhe enclosed ilem, of whieh a phOto gl1lph is Ullachoo, and dturibtd by Iht applieant us follows: COUlllry: UNITED STATES OF AMERICA Cal No. Issue Denom. Color 2330 1893 '¢ blue 1<>00. __"' __ UNUSED, OG. RIGHT IMPRINT BLOCK OF FOUR. AND WE ARE OF THE OPINION THAT IT IS GENUINE, NEVER HINGED.••••••••• Fig.23a Imprint Margin Block of Four- Four Cent Error of Color. <'---.. N" 75" OctohlU' 30 19"7 THE. PHILATELIC FOUNDATION t 22 EAST 3:1 1M STIO.EET NEW'I'OlO.K '6, N. V, \ EXPERT COMMITTEE \Vlc h~w l'Umllll,J che l'flclUY:\l lJ"nLt.lld .S.t.a.tllll l09~. ~,. bl.ull ... l~.,.. u.slld"-~:"'M-~~''''.'~':".' _ ,ubmituJ by . -"..-Jlr.•.£d.J3a:ll or.•...Jr.•..."'".-.".':".-o:-"":'" _.0:-_ ,,( "hich J phO·"l::f:J.ph 's :J.1t3cheJ ....b.(ll.o.w...':':::".-;--':'::"'oo::':, ~;lJ ~rc: uf Ihc: up,niun Ih:J.c II is ..a ,C;:OQ\ll.ol) Q.QPl' p.r toll tl orr.Qr...:.Q .. c.o.l.o.r.... ~::-.::::"--.":".'::":"":"~.'::.~-- -~:=.= . ------...------1 , , I If ..\.-. I'J" - Fig.23B 1947 P.F. Certificate for Used Four Cent Error of Color. Reference from 'Brookman, on 4 ceDt stamp: 62 THE UNITED STATES POSTAGt: STA:\Il'S m' TilE 19TH l:ESTCIt\' One of the most.. vliluuble 19th eentuQ' U. S. stllmps is this 'Ie stnmp ill blue, that ha!l long been listed lind recognizcd as tlll errol' of colo]'. I agrec that it is worth the high price it commands but often wOlldN what the pricl.' would bt' u it were recognized onl:,· as a fine shade Y8riation. Error or shade! The al1'OWl.'r to "What's in a namef" may be found here. Many collectors havc thought they had the 4c ElTor of color but the truth of the matler is that few of them ever have or evel' will see one-let alone own one. The shade is very different from the normal ultramarine and ouce seen it is not likely to be forgotten. The usual statement that it i:; like the color of the ]c is not exactly accurate. It is much more like the Ic than it is the normal 4c but, if such a phrase means anything, the color se(!IllS to be a richer llnd more lively color than that of the Ie. One error pane was found by J. V. Painter of (;Ic"ehlud allli bore thl: plate number D17. It i.!i almost certain that lit lellSt one more pane of these existed in this shade and that the used copies Cllllle froUl this miler pane. Wt understand that Theodore Steinway of New York found a used copy on mail received b)' his father. When J. V. Painter fOWld the sheet he sold half of il to George Worthington while most of the balance was purchased by J. W. Scott. Sr. It is not known what became of the half sheet sold to Worthington as these were not found among his stamps when his estatc WIlS sold. A supel'b mint block of this 4c el'ror was in the Cot. Grllcn Collection 1lI1d tbere \\'llS a "cry fine mint block of 4---not the same block as was in the Greell Collection-that w&!) sold at.. the RobL. Laurtmce Sale of ~pteml)('r 17, 19-10. We have seen a third block of four in a western collection and hR"e seen several mint singles but we have never seen a uscd cop)' although they are known tv el'ist. An Imprint Plate ~umber strip of 4 of the ('nOI' was .10:0111 by f1l1rlJ1cl'. Not~ Bgr~kdlan'; ~ommeDt Fig.23c 'we have never seen a used copy although they., ,TU'"'''' OIvt: OAT" T< OLD FULTON MARKET, ''''. C. DRACE & CO. .. ~ac.u.. A ...... 0 ...... ,. Fish, Glsle!s, Geme and Fancl Sea Food, - • 108 PUBI.lC SQU.Ulr:. CI.f-::VEL",":-';U. Of-liD. - , ~~~- Fig.23d Brookman's reference to the four cent error of color finder: J.V.Painter. lllC Four~Ccnj Issue ~'oreign OriginalIon 11ed to piece by Military Station, SlIllliago. Cuba postmark IIlld cancel in Sqxcmber, 1898. Usage To Japan To NagilSllkl Foor- Page 24. 111C Four-Ccnl Issuc Foreign Deslinalions F.t't; l.. W , ,, g~,-lh..- t3fU<- ~t rX'a-~~ t:ap-<- • To Alger Four-ccm Columbian issue 00 ooe-ccnt Exposition entire 10 L'Amab, Alger in May, 1893.1bc nvc-ccnt UPU flXeign Icucr rate. To Egypt Registered mail with 4-ccnt and 3-cenl Columbian issues on rlve eem Expositioo entire. One-cent 1890 issue and three l-ccnt First Bun:au issue stamps 00 reverse. May. 1893. Overpaymem of registered leiter rate of 13 cents. Page25. The Four-eelll Issue Mail To "nle Soulh Pacific To Th~ Cook Islands Four-«:nl. 1. 3. 5 and 6-ccnt issues on onc-«:n1 entire paying rcgislered letter mail to Coot. Islands. Eight cenLS registry plus the 12-«:01 rate to Cook Islands which was Il()I a UPU member. November, 1897. ToGWIni Four-ecnt issue and l-eent Trans-Mississippi suunp on S-tcnt entire paying two-cent lettCf rate and eight cents regiSU)' to new Ameriam possession or Guam in November, 1901. Page 26. 111C Five-Celli Issue ··Columbus Soliciting The Aid ofQueen Isabella" Imprint Strip or Four Unused bouorn plalC number imprim slrip with American Banle Note Co. imprint. Plate No.9. • .. Imprint Block or Eight Unused top lllllIJin p1ale number imprilll block of eight with American Bank NOle company imprint. Plate No.6. Page 27. TIle Five·Cent Issue Mixed Franking.<> - Foreign Usages - L , < lmumdenlly t>ald To Japan Fiv~-a:nt Columbian 00 dooNe weight oover 10 Yokohama.lapan. ~ due pajd with JO aeo JapIIJ)C:Se due stamp indK::atmg double the nus.sing postaae. Clw:foo, China 1.001 Sblmp Single lelia" from Cbe:foo tbrougb U.S. Postal Agency. Shanghai. One-cem Cbd'oo Joc:aI iMue paYl internal pll5tage from Cbdoo to Shangbai. Shanghai Agency posunart ties uamp to covet; Page28a. The Philalelic Foundation S. ~I wi 4Hth 'iillUt ~"'78676 Nc ..... YOlk, \i) toolh 2 0 1 '9'" PF EXPfRT ('O\I\trITF'" \\c Igw eUI'I'IIncd Ihc loU""'Jn~ 1lC'rn, or hK:h 01 f'hc*.. mph ., 'll1;K;hed, nnd ~d bJ 'II, IIppllclIlI,.1 follQ ,,_ C'oI;nII)" UNITED STATES OF AtlEfHCA I",,, COlor 1893 choco;ate SINGLE. 1894 U.S. POSTAL AGENC~ SHANGHAr DUPLEX CANCEL. ON CV~ TO U.S•• W-- Ie SCARLE n£FOO LOCAL CS.G.7'. "LOCAL POST CANCEL. • AND WE ARE OF THE OPINION THA.T: THEV ~£ CENUlNELY USED ON OVER ~ITM A TA~E STAIN AT TOP RIGHT OF THE C'llJE~. .. •••• , , o '"...... ANDREW LEVITT PHIL_ C~ 5 '" " m"" Page28. The Fi\oc-ecnl Issue Padfic Rim Usages A pair ollbc S-cau Columbian ISSUe ~ double !be upu romp IcacJ rate 10 PekJn" Ouna. JUlIe, 1893. Amvallll u.s Pos&aI AfCIlCY Ul Sblm&Jw co July 4 for,.,arded to T.mwn. . . Mind .hnkl.n& .'rom SamlNI Five-oem ColumbIan UKd wllb 2 In peoce s.amo. ISSUC 10 ROlberbim. E'DglaDd ID August. 1894. As Samoa was DOt. UPU member. !be _ bad caly kx:aJ valillity. Five- Page29a South Sea Kingdom and U.S. StamJ!s Correctly Used on One Cover Samoa 14a, U.S. 234 on Cover to England By f'lenJ)' Stollnilz 101 170 Iflr( Li(,.{(J!Aj4 . :'H(/U~71 \-4iff/f;r1 -r·t '/ I e ttJ(of'" rt ,c:iH:4: i , In the expenizing of the stamps and covers of almost every country it can be helpful not only 10 be familiar with the philatelic technicalities of paper, printing methods, perforations, CIC. It can also sometimes lend crucial insight to know something of the politics. economics and international rda lions of the period. Of no country is this truer than of Samoa. a group of islands cast of Fiji and midway between Honolulu and Sydney, Australia. Anthropologists believe that Polynesians reached Samoa about 1000 B.C. A bold, seafaring, warlike people, they continued in the neXI 1500 years or so to spread over the Pacilie Islands, keeping Samoa as th~ir home bas~. By lhe 19th century. U.S. missionaries, planters and merchants arrived in Samoa. settling chieny in the area of Pago Pago harbor. The British settlers of about 113 Fig.29 'Opinions' - Philatelic Foundation Publication 1982. TIle }OJ,''C-cenl Issue From TIle U.s. Postal Agencies In China Mind t'ranki~To ..'....- Five-ccnl QMwnbian staup Ito'itb 2..cea1 (]Una lmperiaI Post issue sen! from KiaucMw. China, 10 Nancy, France. China was DOl a member of !he UPU md tbe OuJW::Se stamp paid die inu:mal Chinese pasaqe to tbe U.s. Posla1 AJcncy in Shanghai from Kiauchow. The S-c:clt stamp paid tbe U.S. fOleign leuer rate to France. V13 san Fraocisco in May. 1900. r~."",., - .0 ,101-; N~ /93 GL ,"'rom u.s. Local P05t AgflK"Y In food",w, China Fiyc-ccnt Columbian issue on single weigh! ieuer from Focxbow, tbrough U.s. Postal Agency In Shanghai. Qina, 10 Buffalo, New YOIt. in December. 1893. Via San Francisco. Page 3Oa. No. 103 122 Sept. 25 , 19.!!l THE PHILATELIC FOUNDATION 270WADlSON AnNUE NEW YOI.K. N.Y. 10016 EXPERT COMMITTEE We have examined the enclosed item submitted by the appliCint described as follows: Country __U_S_A Illue 1900 Denomination S¢, 2¢ Color brown. oran~t. No. 234 ...... _ ....,-.1 All CoI_1ootw __••n Suol,'...... -..0-1_ ...... 1...... 11.... On cover with China 88 from U.S. Postal Agency, Shanghai, Mar. 31, 1900 of which 8 photograph i. attached and ere of the opinion that it is a genuine usage.------ ~ '----"" --Fo<--l'he Expe.t-Commitlee Chairman lubmltted by Peter Kenedi, Inc. CA. Page 30. Thc Fi\'C-Ccnl Issue Mixed Fr.mkings Rl"lum PMlage Paid 8y British Slamp Five..cenl Columbian used to flAy UPU rnle to England. cover appar. enLly withdrawn from mails by forwarding agent and n:ttnlCd to - . seoder with 2 JI2d - BritOO stamp. 7- .. 2 L Rl"hlrned .'rom "'ranee ----::---.,...---~--."..---_;~~.;:";.;;::::::::-:' Five-<:eDI CoIumbtan II5CIlI , 10 France. Withdrawn rrom mails in Paris and n:maiIed to Ccmes USUl8 two.5 centimes French SUfinpi. Finally returned to sendrr. Postage due was required upon relUm • but Ile'·er indicated on cover. • ; Ii Page 31. The Five-Cenl Issue 'Ine 5-eenl UPU Foreign Leuer Rate r , . ,. Of.JAN"". • Q~ • ••~4 eRr,f =.:::=:-;;"=-~,~{~. J q To The Island or Bermuda From Westboro, Mass.• in January. 1895. ~&.J ------:-:-~= --~ To "'inland From Berlin. N.H~ through BoslOIl. to Flnlarni In Sept., 189'. Page 32. 'Ille Six-Cent Issue ·'Columbus Wekomod At Ban;:cJono~ BlOck of four. .\h /I/} Imprlnl Block or Eight Unused bouom plate number imprinl block of eight with American Bank Note Company imprint ~ ....".~ .. ~"IfUll r....I·t'ft. l'arllal Double Impussion Unused plale number imprint Strip of four with a partial double impression caused by paper being red Iwke lnco the press. Page 33. The Six-eenl Issue foreign DcsLi.nalions ..... ~u...... t. (el ...... , ADAMS EXPRESS COMPANY. BOSTON, MASS. '903 Ho.~o rabl '" L.R. du Vel' Je, ~ Jtort:kt>t:pel' l.ener1;'.c. r r'ort LO'l1s, J To The l~land 01 Mauritius Six. 3 and 4-ceot Columbian iMues pay 5-cent UPU Ieuer r:ue and eight cents registry rec to Pan Louis. Mauritius. East Arrica 10 January, 1903. ...... -"," "- "" e ILl. World's Fair Corner Card Six-telll issue overpays by one cent lhe S-celll UPU nile 10 Holland. From 5arnlO8a Springs, N,Y.• to Ambem. Page 34. The Six-cenl Issue Foreign Destinations To NocoWllY Flve-ccnt UPU leuer rate and eight CCf\lS registry is paid on mourning cover 10 Norway by two 6-cen1 Columbian issues and ooe-cctll definitive. To Russia A pair of the 6-cent and single l-<:ent Columbian issues 00 2 Page 35. TIle Eigllt·Ccnl Issue "Ct>lwnoos ReslOfCd Tt> Favor" The only Columbian stamp not issued otlJan. J. 1893 . issued ()II March 2. 1893. The fiB! 8-<:ent stamp issued by the United States. Quantity: 10.656.550. I Issued SllUllp In mllierlla. 'Pibnedtiloomsmes OIDlcty. II Imprint Block orTen Lower Icrl SOOr,:I mlU'iUl plate number imprinl block or 10 with American Bank Note Company imprint. Plate No. 129. ·~~~~~B~QUOm:~Plate number imprint b1od: orsix with full American Bani: note Comp3l1y imprint. Page 36. '111e EighlwCenl Issue UnusuaJ Us.... gcs. Foreign & Domestic 1/ ~~ .. ...:VJU(4~ " ~ ~,,-,,-a1f ~ ~(,Lt~1 «Ol"l~ ~.,~ ad<'--~ • ha ~C( ,A ~~~ To Slbt-ria Via Japan Kicking mule c:ancels from Por1 Townsend. Wash.. 00 undefpaid registered cover to Vladivostok through Nagasaki. Japan, 00 Gennan vessel Fe". in April. 1901. PosUlge due on arrival. 'l' / I To Mexloo Eight Page 37. TIle Eighl-eenl Issue Foreign Usages 7~Od , ~ • ,. JIll • , " • • .-'---~--- tromSamoa Eight-cent Columbian with Samoon poslage. Samoon poslage not valid in tile U.S. since it was not a UPU member. Samoan postage trausponed cover to San FnlJlCisoo where 8-cent issue covered delivery as regiSlered piece in that city. From Apia. samoa. in April, 1895. FOOTE ~ JOHN~O~, 1:1 11 U. I'~ VI ~I (!4flfU;"C,K/i .~~"p J1~~COrYS. , To Hayti Double 5-cellllctter rate 10 Port·AlI-Prince, Hayti. in April, 1895. On Wytheville, VilJinia comer card with 2-cem definilive. Page 38. The Eighl-eenl Issue To Africa R. F. ALBRECHT & CO.• v::. __...."".... _TO:aZ. '- ...""...... -"-__..£ ,.,~-f~ a To S~M'II leonI': Eigill-ccnl, twO 2-eent and single 1-ceol Columbian issues 5-ce01 UPU Ieuer tale and eight cents regisuy to French colony ofSierra Leone in April 1894. Via Liverpool, England flVfll New York City. IRva &0 BUORIlOLZ , COlD'AlU:T, l'EOCIB, TolUt If~ deli"",) 1ritlrllliO day& To Mlilabelehmd. South Mrka Ten Page 39. The Eight-Cent Issue Foreign Destinations CLOSED MAIL \lla aNeL STER,- RTO, , LUYTlp ••OT"••• " .f1W York. PORTUGAL. To I'Qftugal Ollc-<:ent overpayment of five times the 5-ccnt UPU leuer mu: 10 Oporto, Portugal, in Juoo, 1893. Pair.l of the 8-ccnt and 5-cent issuC$. II> B. n:R '0- 00 812"'"E "1 }{Pt Y KK': If "f. " J~l "'~ 111' • ,-4, Q~ .. ~"'r -6-.-{~ - ~~ ~( To CeJlon Registere Page 40. TIle Eight·Cent Issue To Luxembourg Double the single UPU letter rate of five cents OIl large business cover 10 the Grand Duchy of Luxem bourg in October. 1893. • Page 41. 'lllC Ten-Cent Issue "Columbus ~ati'lcs..ALc;ourt" Widc-margUl COPY orissueQslamp. BlOckorFour w Ii Ii ,I •. _~ y __...._..,..... Imprint Block orTen Unused top lJUlf!in plale number imprint block or len showing American Bank Note company imprint. Plate No. 101. Page 42. '11C Ten-Cem Issue Domestic Usages lercbants 'Rational 15nnlt, IlAI.TI\lcIkF \ITI oft, 11 c4',rAU if ,Le< I'J' (j j U.; I NEW YORK. "Request Examination On Delivery" TCIl-Cenl used to pray leucr!"dle and regislJy. Received ill bad coodiuon and lhen oHidally seakd. New York Registry OerKe "Request EltMlill3lloo" sticker. FHON'l'iE.H Double Tbe l"elle.r Rate 1\vo-remlssue with ICkcnt Stamp used to pay double weighl lellcr !"dIe plus registry on hotel CQfJlCr card. Rouse's Point, N.Y. Page 43. The Ten-cenl IS5uC Usages In '11C Pacific Region To Honolulu. HaWllii Three and 1G-<:en1 CoIumbians used to pay the S-ceOI UPU rolle (Hawaii \IIllli then aD iDdcpcndcDt kingdom) and lk:cnl regisuy Unclabned, scot 10 HonoMu Dead letter OfrICC. then rewmed 10 seodtt. April 1893. from U.s...... tal A~ncy. Shanghai. China· To Tun~ In North Atrial TclH:Cflt Columbian with 3-cen1 small Bank Note issuc 00 S Page44. The Tcn-eclll Is.·ine Foreign Deslinations J. II. 110eSTON, ...... • ..-Tn..... - b.~ _ ~• ...s 1'..,.... 6TA1I1PS ... , ...... r. _ To Austtia Ten and 8-cen1 Cotumbians pay double UPU S-cent k:ller rolle aPd clp ceDIS rq;1SUY Ul W"1Cll. Ausuu in Seplcmber, 1899. PER STEAMER Paris. . " FROM KNAUTH. NACHOO &. KUHNE, NEW YORI(, To SWf.'(k1l Ten-<:cnl Columbian stunp used 10 pay double lbe S-ccftl UPU r~ip It.Uer rllle Ul SIOCkholm m Stplanber, 1893. "U.s sea Posl:~ posrmart indk:aIes bel0S po&IOd on ~ lbe SIeamCf Paris 5aiJinS out ofNew York.. Page45, 111e Ten-Celli Issue -' ~-."" ~!"'C1 ',\ ) \ 230P~ 2H'on:"=William waldorf ,.. Strand. 4./LA---' • EIlJltnd. --To London, England - William Wu.ldorr Astor. Founder of Waldorf-,ulutla Hotel A pair of the lo-celli. plus singles of the l()...ccnt and 5 New York Supplementary Mall Usage To !'atls Ten-cent issue paying double 5-een1 UPU foreign letter rate to France. "Late Mail" handstamp for cover diSpatched by N.Y. Supplementary Mail office at pM. of New Yon::. Late fee was paid in cash for mail received too late ror nonnal dispatch. ---- Page46. "be Fifleen-CeOi Issue "Columbus Announcin8 His DiscoverY' Imprinl Strip Plate nlJlllber imprinl nip of four 5bowing full American Bank Note Co. imprinL Plate No. 58. lmJWinl Block Lower left sheet margin plate number block of ten with full ABNC imprinL PIale No. 58. Page47. The Fifteen·CcnI Issue 111C Far East 401~ The scotts' Star.tp &: Coin Co. Ltd. ,'. j~ East 2~rd. ~treet REGISTER·ED 702S7 No. t.l Yoruc From U.s. l'ostat AgenC}', Shanghai. China Overpayment or 5«nt UPU leiter nue and eight cents registry to New York. Feb.• 1894. 304e fII .TIIICIET• ••Il"'••TO•• Il.C. -- / 1,1 / To Yokohama, Japan Three times 5-cent per half CMIore UPU foreign leUCr nue to Japan in June, 1894. Page 48. TIle Fifteen..ccnl. Issue Foreign DestinaLions To South Afrlu . . Six limes the .('\~~. 1 ' • J 5-centUPU ,<<\ ' foreign [eller • mtc paid by IWO 15-cenl Columbians, ~~~?~~ May. 1893. V~ G'~=-,,~~ 0?~ .. - To Uruguay Triple !he 5 ",uUPU foreign letter "'" ~ Montevideo. Feb.• 1893. -_/;,~ /lJ!Jj; cJ;;;,,~.' ~(/ fJ? jlJ ;~ "dJ/o t?t .J.,Uqwap~ .- Page 49. 111c 111irt)'.ceUl Issue "'Coll8nbus At La RabidaM Imprint Strip Unused plate number imprint strip or four willi American Bank Note ComP,'IflY imprinL Plate No. 59. • Imprint Block orT~n Unused lower len plate number imprim block of ten willi American Bank Note Company imprinl P\al.e No. 59. UliCd bkrl: 01 fow. Page 50. UNITED STATES ISSUE OF 1893 Imprint and Combination Usage A strip of 4 with boltom imprint of the American Bank Note Co. plate no. 59. C7A. . AuC'4~ rfs: 6.¥aN. (Q~~tN('~ 30 cenl and 8 centColumbian along with 4cenl 1890 issue stamps on a one-cent entire. Local cover dated Sept. 30, 1893. Registry cancelled. Page 51. The Thirt)'-Ccnt Issue Foreign Dcstinations TO~rmilny Thiny and IS-cent CoIumhtans on S-cclt entire OVCfJlIlY eight times S ((eu~d~4, ..41u<-U ~p;o/a~ f(O/U/a- ~<~ 9'" v.,/. To The l'ltlllppu- Thirty and l~nl Columbians on ID-cent entire on regislCm:l CO\'ef that was used as package label tor ~ipmcnt of books 10 Manila, Philippine Islands. Return receipt requested. Page 52. The 11liT1y-CenL Issue Foreign Destination :i - '-"~ ~"rom u.s. Postal Agency, Shanghai. China Thiny aoo 8.ccm Columbian issues pay six times !be five cents per balf ounce UPU foreign letter rate. plus eight cents registry, on cover from !be Spanish Consulate General in Shanghai 10 New York in Dec.. 1893. Page 53. The fifLy-CcnL Issue "Return ofColumbus" ;;.;;;;.,--~. Imprint Str po our Unused bottom platt: number imprint strip of four with ABNC imprint. Plate No. 77. Inlprint Block of Eight Unused plate number imprint block of eight with American Balik Note Co. imprinl Plate No. 71. Page 54. COLUMBIAN EXPOSITION ISSUE OF 1893 Fig.55a Partial Imprint S. Block of Four. Fig55b Cover piece with Four Fifty Cent Stamps. Reg. Cancellation. Page 55. 'The 'Fifty-Cent Issue Foreign Destination Fig. 56 U.S. German Sea Post, Feb. 1893. Page 56. The l-lfly.ceol Issue To Gcnnany III With F'anc:y Star CanceUation Flfiy-('CDI SIngle 00 COYer OveJpa)'5 eight times the S Page 57. The l'1fty-Ccnl Issue From New Mexico Terrilory To Gennany • .. F A ROO'S $2.50 oGOAt 7"TT9IAtm DONGOLA...../ J[ID. eRAS. ILFELD. l ...S y~,,~, :"I. M. "'rom Las Vegas, New Mexico Territory Flfty-cent single on comer card cover. Frnnking indicates ovetpaymcl\t oreight times IIIC S-cenl UPU roreign letter I"llIe plus eight cents registry to Wesllalen. Germany, in January, 1894. Registered en route at New York. Page 58. The Fifl)'-Cen( Issue Strip or "'lve On Cover To England Five S().«nl Columbian issues on 4-cent SllIlTlped envelope registered 10 London where valuatiQII or COOlcnts is indicated at lower right rJ20.000"). Registeml at both Lynn. Mass.• and New York City. May, 1894. Page 59. 1'be $1.00 Issue "Isabella Pledging Her Jewels" lbtaI quantity delivered: 55,050. Margin Impt"lnt Block or 18 Never hinged righl margin Imprint block of 18 showing full American Bank NOIC Company imprint. • n_ nge., ew erny Qqll'Oi!ilmark Philadelphia. !'erma., Postmark Page 60. The $1.00 Issue • • • • w ..••...... •.•...... •...... •...... •.••••...... •...... •.....•...... \;I. .'J I : 4aI:..1WI 1"iiUR..: ...... • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • ·• ~===-• Fig. 61b Top Imprint No. 93, W, strip of four. .\0'11 ...... _- Fig. 61c Bottom Imprint, No. 93, W, Plate Block of Eight. Page 61b ~. r The $1.00 1s.'Uc II Used Bloc:k or Sb: light cown date SIaDlps ()Il du! bkx:t IlI1Ud1 1'1" pt:SUD1llbIy lI50lI 011 a para:1. 1 2'?/~ ):~1()23 ./ Last DiI)' or lM Fair The S1.00 COlumbian issue 0Cl 2-a:nt enlire; reJisICml mad pe6l1I1afb:d 011 0a0beI- 30, 189]..1be last llayd (be "bid Columbian Expositkln.. Page 62. The $1.00 Issue Foreign Deslinalions MANNlU1lM INSl/IlANCE co. .As ."".... R'un'. IV'~ II. $. rmo.dt. """ " nw Sl'lfE8T. I l'Gl'W rORK. -;;ef'~;,-T...... / 2'? ,~~ To The OUI(,:h East indits Single $1.00 Columbian on registered cover to Sumatm in August, 1898. (rom New York City. Transit through London. , • ... uo"o\ttn Paauge Ag. - n '" "cr. nODOItEN. N. ~. u.s. German Sea J'ost 1lIe $1.00 issue applied on comer card 'Over posted at sea on steamship bound (or Bremerlulven. Gennany. Feb., 1893. Page 63. 111C $1.00 Issue To Ccmlany r "Recf'ind In Bad Condition.. Rqi~ 10 MUl1ICb, Germany, in J uary. 1894. Noted in New Ycd:: as being MRecdved Ln Bad Cooditioa- YCI was senl on 10 de5tinauon. Boston Rtg.istry Box Stamp ("A.R.") HOLe! comer card rover registered 10 Meiningen. Gc'nnany. in June. 1893. Huge M ARM marltinJ. Page 64. '!llC $2,00 Issue "Columbus In Chains" Total quantity delivered: 45,550. ".I.II;UO~~CO"""", .\.. .\.. Imprint Strip or Four Unused bottom plam number imprint strip of four willi ABNC imprlllL Plate No. 105 ,a '.•i ______~ _"be [,lIIrges.LKooWDjI,1ultlple.-o( the $1..00 Value Unused left Shcel margin bloclt; of 25 wilh partial ABNC imprinL Page 65. TIle $2.00 Issue If} .i .\. .\. Imprint HkH:k of Eight Unused lower rig,ht sheet mqin imprinl pLall: nwnbcr block of eight with full ABNC imprinL Plate No. 105. "t'~'ll-t; vt IN()I't.xT\}I: 'll' :M,\CIIJ~J.ll\·. NAVV DEPARTMENT r ~ NAt\', Oolymbl.n Iron ..... Navy Department CQrner Card Registered cover with $2.65 posUlgc from Offll-'e of Inspector ofMachincry fOl" U.S. Navy, Baltill\Ol1; Maryland. October. 1893. w~ THE PHILATELIC FOUNDATION J'ii5 270 MADISON AVENUE No. 0194243 ~ NEW YORK, N.Y. 10016 6/16/88 EXPERT COMMITTEE applicant described as follows: Country: UNITED STATES OF AMERICA Cat. No. Issue Denom Color 242 1893 $2~OO brown red UNUSED OG BOTTOM RIGHT MARGIN BLOCK OF EIGHT, IMPRINT. NUMERAL 105 AND DOUBLE "A". OF WHICH A PHOTOGRAPH IS ATTACHED AND ARE OF THE OPINION THAT IT IS GENUINE PREVIOUSLY HINGED------*** . ~ ...,,, ...... ::;,....M , , : I,UOl C"l o r-- KJ~:J~ For The Expert Committee VI CECha/rman submitted by ANDREW LEVITT PHIL. CONS Page 66. %e $2.00 Issue • • • • • =- ,-~ • T• • ~ s ,• Fig.66a Margin imprint Block of Four Fig.66b Margin Imprint, No. 105 Block of Six. Page 66a The $2.00 Issue To Gcnnany Mournin3 ConI' The $2..00 CoIumbiaD used ., Baycm. Omnany io July. 1893. On Tbuter Cor11ft' Card Poscage ofS2..s6 011 ~ lhealnalI coYef 10 Berlin. Germany iD November. J893. UnusuaJ ..Allqbeny Ocrb~ rqiscry cancel. Page 67. 'nlC $2.00 Issue To Gcnnany , Usage on ooe-celll exposition stMnped envelope per SteamShip lAhn in November. 1893, 10 Hamburg, Germany. - 7 lortlI _ Lloyd S. S. Co., - OEU;ICU ,. co., Gf.'1 ..~... • 0.. •••u. ann. NI: YORK. u.s. Germlln ~a !'o:st POSted juSt four days after date of issue Mailed for dispatch on North German Lloyd S1camship. "U.S. GERMAN SEA POST' handstamp was only used aboard German vessel! sailing from the U.S. Page 68. ~. '111C $3.00 Issue "Columbus Describing Thin:l Voyage" Total quantity delivered: 27.6SO. .1U:1l11lAlt __.,... ea..,,"", nn \4///(; Strip of Four Unused bottom plate nwnber strip of four with ABNC imprint. Plate No. lOti \irlflt, ••'II'GoO...... IOU'( t,;Cl ..,,,,.... Unused piau: number imprilll block of siJ[ with ABNC imprint. Top stamps never hinged. Plate No. 106. Shttt Margin Illoco---- Unused left sheet margin block with partiallmprinl THE PHILATELIC FOUNDATION 7(- 270 MADISON AVENUE No. 0193652 ~ NEW YORK, N.Y. 10016 6116/88 EXPERT COMMITTEE applicant described as follows: Country: UNITED STATES OF AMERICA Cat. No. Issue Denom Color 243 1893 $3.00 yellow green UNUSED OG TOP PLATE .106 BLOCK OF SIX. OF WHICH A PHOTOGRAPH IS ATTACHED AND ARE OF THE OPINION THAT IT IS GENUINE PREVIOUSLY HINGED WITH SOME REJOINED PERFORATIONS AT LEFT •••••••• *** * * ** For The Expert Committee« VI etchalrman ~::~,~u~bm:;:;lled=~E.CloiAi;N:iDi;;R~Ei!iWi!;L:ijEi;;V:,;I..TI;T::F:'H:I~L~ CONS Page 69. lhe $3.00 Issue Ligbtly:MJCl:' tvgernti'lCCis ()ii Stripof three. Cata. Pa.. posuuarks lie 52.00 stamp and $1,00 partial imprint single on local cover. Page 70. 111C $3.00 Issue To Gennany On Theatrical Cornt'-r Card The $3.00 value in rombination with I-<%nl and $1.00 SUIIIIps on registered comcr card cover to Berlin, Germany. Unusual "AlIegheny Clerks" regislJ)' postmarks tie stamps. Nov., 1893. MournIng Cover Single on cover to Sayem, Germany. Chicago machine cancellation. July, 1893. Page 71. TIle $4.00 Issue "Isabella and Columbus" Total quantity delivered: 26,350. Imprlnl Strip of fo'our Unused bouom plate number imprint strip or rour- with ABNC lmptint. Plate No. 107. The largll:Sl known multiple: Unused I..eft Margin Partlallnlprlnl Block of Eight. _1 Used Block of Four Page 72. The $4.00 Issue Plate Block of six THE PH.lLATEUC FOUNDATION 21 EAST .0"' ~TREt:.T "\ElII YORK. ~.,. 10016 EXPERT COMMITTeE We heve examIned Ihe e"c1osed Item, gf which" photo grllph 18 "neehed, end desc"bed by Ihe epphcent 8S follow.; CQunlty, UNITED STATES OF AMERICA ~s~ De-nom--- -- j:;.glor _._--1893 ....00 pale _nilina r~. UNUSED OC BOTTOM IMPRINT & PLATE 1'010.107 BLOCK O~ SIX. AND WE ARE OF THE OPINION TH~Tt IT IS GENUINE PREVIOUSLY HINGED IN THE TOP STAMPS ONLY. TOP LEFT WITH SMALL SURFACE SCRAPE. BOTTOH RICHT YITH TINV THIN. M M en lr) = ..... « B DIRECTION OF A Page 72b. 'nlC $4.00 Issue To German}' On Thtatrkal Corne-r Card Franking of 54.09 on registered comer card cover to Berlin, Germany in Nov., 1893. Unusual "Allegheny Clerks" registry cancels. • • OiLBERIA!!, nOUERICR! CO" -- ~ 0, 1l0~, 31.1. HEW YORK. f U.S. German Sea j'osl Mailed for dispatch 011 NortJI German Lloyd steamship, Ocrober. 1893. "U.S. GERMAN SEA POST' handstamp was only used aboard Gennan vessels sailing from the U.S, Page 74, (. . "->'"'-. To QUHn Ulioukulanl Four-dollar value witb 5.cent stamped envelope 011 registered cover to Her Majesty The Queen of !be Kingdom of Hawaii. January. 1894. • QA.L1011, Oh1l\ • Un'" d,,]jYcM! 'du.. 5 a...1 • flu-" TIle 54.00 value used on 2-cenl exposition stamped envelope from Galion, Ohio, to Detroit, Michigan in August, 1893. Page 75. 'Ille 55.00 Issue II II oii5ed npibottom sb\lC1-marpr-siog Never blnged. . . tkluom tmpnnt plale Dumber bloct of six. full Mginalgum. The fiDtSl quality of tile four reponed plate blocb of this Sl3mp The larp feponed mulup1e OCtbe--SS:OO Columbian IsstJe. Honored III dlc DO.OOOtb itml 10 be IlItbenticated by lbe Pbilalelk Foundatkla. THE PffiLATELIC FOUNDATION 21 EAST 40Tll SfREET No 0250000 \EIl YORK. \.\'. 10016 10"21/91 EXPERT COMMITTEE We have examined the enclosed item, of which a photo graph is attached, and described by the applicant as follows: Country: UNITED STATES OF AMERICA Cat. No. Issue Denorn. Color 2~5 1893 S5.00 black UNUSED BLOCK OF 11 COMPOSED OF RIGHT MARGIN BLOCK OF 12(~X3) PLUS ADDITIONAL UERTICAL PAIR AT LEFT. AND WE ARE OF THE OPINION THAT: IT IS GENUINE, POSITION 5 WITH A SMALL CLOSED TEAR AT TOP.. *. * * •••••• * •• (0 <::t rl (0 o k)~~ ~ For The Expert Com lttee Chairman Subm.ned by JAC ROSENTHAL No..... ~.L.~.~~ .. ~W~ ....L1915...... 19....._ THE PHILATELIC FOUNDATION 99 PARK AVENUE NEW YORK, N. Y. 100115 EXPERT COMMITTEE We have examined the encIosed ~~~ :;;C==:i _C?~.. _~l....~~!.~d!...!?_·_9.:....:::.::..:-.::.::.:::.:::.7::.:::.::.:_ submitted by....._An r~/' ~ Jl For The Expert Committee , Ch.irm." Page 76. 'Ille $5.00 VaJue Used single with New York ~gisuy cancel. Used on piece with Phi1adelphia. Pa.• postmark. J &. W SELIGMAN &. CO New Yo,k ...., ) . .... IED. ur.( "I ( ( ...... I, " , /" Rtgistered to Austria BusillCSS comer CIIf(j cover registered fit New Yolt: and scntto Vienna. Austria in April, 1893. Page 77. TIle $5.00 Issue Design from A medal SU1JCk in Madrid, but derived from a CaS! of the souvenir U.S. Columbian half dollar. Totltl delivered: 27.350. ,t .. '. -' The $5.00, () and 3O-cent issues used on IO-ccnt Columbian entire on registered cover within New Yoril: City. Oct. 20, 1893. {.~<.t- 6-r..u- ~ g:=..:J <--tW~ ~ The $5.00 Colwnbian issue used on cover from Sl(JIlY Point, California. in September. 1896. Page 78. TIle Dollar Values UnusuaJ Usages Used YCJtk21 .... of lbc $5.00 wluc ....ilb dear Late Worth. F1a.. po6tIIW'L "World's ~·.ir Station" Machin<'. Cancels Highly unusual usage or lhe $2. 53, $4, and S:i values or lhe Columbian Issue all tied by lbtee "World's Fair Station'· machine cancels and one "WorkI's Fair Stalion" duplcll. canceller. Page 79. 'lJie Co[umliian Issue -Comp[ete set on two covers 'fig.80a Pitts. Pa to (jermany 5lpr. 1894 'fig806 Covers to 5lfsace, 'R.fceiving 'Marl( ''13.fil'R..-'!( Page 80. 111C COmplCle SCl On Onc Covcr (Domcslic Dcslinal.iou) The full set of sixteen Columbian values on a New York regisuy cover in December, 1893 ...a1 a time the price of tile set represented twice the average weekly wage. Page 81. The Exposition Stamped Envelopes '111e 2·Ccnt & 5·Ccnt Error or Color • Printed in slate (the color designated for the lQ-Cent envelope) inslCfld of violet (2-Cent) and chocolate (5·Cent). --rwo-Cent slate CUI square. Unused. One or only two recorded used envelopes showing this error of color. Universal Postal Union flag machine cancellation on cover sent locally in WashinglOll, D.C. Page 82. ______TI_'_e_El_''''_'''_s.,.;u_·o_n_s_I._m_'''''_'_En_,._c1_o_,,_es ~ Onr·Q.nt Stamped ":nvflope From Guam A pair of the 2-cent First Bureau Issue ovcrplintcd "GUAM" on I.a:nl cml~ paying 5-cent r81e 10 U.S. Posunarted MAgalia ISland of Guam", r t//{'" df? z,b"YL" ~ /,"''v / ~ • r:: /-2/ ,-6, . " ."h"e·(;f:nl Stamped ":n~'flope To Nicaragua Caocdkld "SHIP" In blue per Steamship SaIl Bias via 0Iamperic0 L From SaD Franasoo 10 Corinto. Nicar2gua. Page 83.