Lot 85 United States SC#U349 2c Purple, 1893 Columbian Exposition Issue, 2 Fine/Very Fine Used Envelopes, Die 3, Size 3 Envelopes, Commercial Inter-Bank Envelopes Sent Early During Chicago World's Fair.

2 fine/very fine used envelopes of the 2c purple from the 1893 Columbian Exposition Issue, die 3, size 3 envelopes, commercial inter-bank envelopes sent early during Chicago world's fair.

The envelopes are; 1) from the second National Bank of Akron OH to itself, sent from Wilkes-Barre PA on May 20 1893 arriving on May 22 and receiving a backstamp (the fair opened May 1, so this is early) and 2) from the Third National Bank of Scranton PA sent from June 24 1893 to the Second National Bank of Akron OH arriving there on June 28. The first envelope has a vertical file fold.

Scott doesn't list these envelope varieties, so we estimate them at $65. The envelopes offered here grade 70 and 75 as follows:

Centering/Margins: 30/60, 35/60