1c-$5.00 Columbian (230/245). 34 stamps totaling $14.79 in postage, all but two are Columbian issue including 13 of the 16 values, with two $2.00 and single $3.00 and $5.00, multiple copies of several cents values and two 10c Green Small Banknote (226), tied by strikes of "New York Reg" oval cancels on 11 x 12 in. large part of registered parcel front to Messrs. J. S. Morgan in London, England, "New York Reg'y Div. 11-4 1893" oval datestamp and registry label numbered "95802", blue crayon crossed lines tie some stamps including a $2.00, red London registered datestamp, return address for Drexel, Morgan & Co., some stamp faults to be expected on such an artifact and the front with some small edge tears, also a couple stamps appear to have either been moved (possibly fell off at some point) or replaced, but the four dollar-value stamps are all well tied to both the cover and to other stamps

AN EXTRAORDINARY COLUMBIAN ISSUE FRANKING, INCLUDING THE $2.00, $3.00 AND $5.00, ON A REGISTERED PACKAGE FRONT TO ENGLAND.

Unlisted in the USPCS Census of the dollar-value Columbian issue covers. Described in the March 2023 issue of the Oregon Stamp Society's newsletter (copy accompanies).

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