Sale 1283 — Commemoratives, Featuring Morton Trans-Mississippi, Brody Jamestown and Haber 1909 Issues

Sale Date — Wednesday, 19 April, 2023

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Category — 1909 Lincoln Centenary Issue

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1605
c
Sale 1283, Lot 1605, 1909 Lincoln Centenary Issue2c Carmine, Lincoln (367). Six stamps including a pair, several with small faults, tied by "New York N.Y. Sta. O. May 8 2:30 PM 1909" duplex datestamp and oval grid on cover to Philadelphia, with "Fairfax United States Mail Chute System" imprint, sent via pneumatic tube to Penn Station and then by rail to Philadelphia, Very Fine appearance and scarce, accompanied by a 1c Green (331) on postcard with Chicago "N. Western Tube Sta." circular datestamp, also a pneumatic tube-carried cover during its transit in Chicago, Very Fine, for a brief history of pneumatic tube mail see the Smithsonian National Postal Museum website (https://postalmuseum.si.edu/exhibition/customers-and-communities-serving-the-cities-city-free-delivery/pneumatic-tube-mail )

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