3c Dull Red, Ty. I, Chicago Perf 12-1/2 (11 var). Position 64L7, scissors-separated with intact perfs at top and bottom, blunted at lower right, tied by "Chicago Ill. Jul. 25, 1856" circular datestamp on cover to Norwich N.Y. with "Sherman House Chicago, J. A. Patmor & Co." cameo corner card, couple mended backflap tears

VERY FINE. A FRESH AND BEATIFUL EXAMPLE OF THE 3-CENT CHICAGO PERF USED ON A HOTEL CORNER CARD.

Wilson Hulme speculates in his article in Chronicle 175 that R. K. Swift distributed Chicago perf stamps to various businesses as a trial or to strengthen the possibility of selling the perforating machine to the post office. Many of the businesses, including the local Sherman House hotel, were in a straight path between Swift's bank and Elijah Hadley's (inventor of the machine) office (p. 167).

With 1983 P.F. certificate. Illustrated in Chronicle 175, p. 169

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