Lot 82 United States SC#U349 2c Purple, 1893 Columbian Exposition Issue, A Very Fine Used Envelope, Die 1, Commercial Size 3, With Hischl & Bendheim Corner Card, Sent To Akron Smoking Pipe Co On June 29 1894, St Louis Mo Machine Cancel.
A very fine used envelope of the 2c purple from the 1893 Columbian Exposition Issue, die 1, commercial size 3, with Hischl & Bendheim corner card, sent to Akron smoking pipe CO on June 29 1894, St Louis MO machine cancel.
Faint Akron receiving backstamp. Hirschl & Bendheim was a historic tobacco and meerschaum corncob pipe manufacturing company.
Scott doesn't list this variety, so we estimate it at $45. The envelope offered here grades VF.
