Sale 914 — United States Stamps

Sale Date — Monday, 19 June, 2006

Category — Postal Cards

Lot
Symbol
Photo/Description
Cat./Est. Value
Realized
2998
c
Sale 914, Lot 2998, Postal Cards1c Brown on Buff, Postal Card (UX8). Cancelled by "Saugatuck Michigan Nov. 10, 1886" circular datestamp and star to pre-printed address for the Drainage and Water Supply Commission at City Hall in Chicago Ill., back of card with printed Bottle Float form which was filled in by the sender, Very Fine, a most unusual item, this was placed in a bottle in Chicago and floated in Lake Michigan as a means of tracking water movement, this was found just south of Kalamazoo Harbor and mailed back to the water commission

E. 300-400
350