1c Green, Perf 12 x 10 (423A). Deep rich color, choice centering, tied by neat "Chicago Ill. Dec. 20 1:30 AM 1914" wavy-line machine cancel on Christmas postcard to Pine Village Ind., card creased at left away from stamp

VERY FINE. AN EXCEEDINGLY RARE EXAMPLE OF THE 1914 ONE-CENT 12 X 10 COMPOUND PERFORATION. ONLY THREE COVERS ARE RECORDED.

Our census of No. 423A, available at http://www.siegelauctions.com/dynamic/census/423A/423A.pdf , contains two postcards and one cover, as follows: 1) cover dated August 7, 1915, with pair, top stamp faulty; 2) postcard dated Dec. 23, 1914, ex Siskin, Zoellner; and 3) postcard dated Dec. 20, 1914, the card offered here.

With 2002 P.S.E. certificate

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