$1.00 Columbian (241).
Horizontal pair, choice centering, bright shade, tied by target cancels,
"Wakfield Me. Mar. 3, 1894" circular datestamp on cover to Portland
Me.EXTREMELY FINE. A VERY RARE MULTIPLE OF THE $1.00 COLUMBIAN CAREFULLY HAND-CANCELLED ON COVER.
This cover demonstrates that Columbian dollar values with target cancels in the corners can be genuinely used. This cover from a small Maine post office was obviously cancelled with great care. (Image)
$1.00-$5.00 Columbian
(241-245). Each dollar value tied by "Dover N.H." duplex datestamp and
grid on individual large-size cover with printed address from Stafford
National Bank to National Exchange Bank in Boston, mailed on consecutive
days from Feb. 5 to Feb. 9, 1894, registry markings and Boston receiving
backstamps, all stamps have minor toning around perfs, $2.00 small scuff at
top rightA FINE-VERY FINE SET OF COLUMBIAN DOLLAR VALUES ON MATCHING REGISTERED COVERS.
Scott Retail $15,440.00 (Image)
$5.00 Columbian (245).
Almost perfectly centered, deep shade, tied by sharp strike of "New York
P.O. May 11 2:30 PM" 1894 duplex datestamp and oval grid on European size
cover to local addresseeEXTREMELY FINE $5.00 COLUMBIAN ON AN IMMACULATE COVER, CREATED IN 1894 WITH STAMP COLLECTORS IN MIND.
When the Columbian series was issued in 1894, the year of the Pullman railroad strike and Income Tax Act, there was an outcry from collectors over the high cost of the new commemorative stamps, more than $16.00 per set. Nevertheless, some collectors who wished to obtain used examples invested heavily by using high-denomination Columbian stamps. This cover, mailed locally in New York City, was overfranked by almost all of the $5.00 postage. The sender was careful to pick a well-centered stamp and have the postal clerk carefully hand-cancel it.
With 1980 P.F. certificate. Scott Retail $4,750.00 (Image)