1893 Columbian Exposition Issues On Cover

It's time to take off the kid gloves!



This is an 1893 triple rate cover to a foreign destination (Munich, Germany @ 3 X 5c rate)
paid using a scarce stamp on cover (15c Columbian) with an interesting illustrated corner card.
The directive for transport on the steamship Columbia provides a nice tie-in to the Columbian stamp.



It was backstamped twice in Munich for some reason, on April 23rd and April 29th.

Tom, Columbus arrived today and is now resting nicely in my Cover Album. Thank you very much for helping with getting my very first Columbian. Now I am on the hunt for more.....LOL.

Tom,
My cover arrived today as well! Thank you for the great addition to my collection.

I also collect the admission tickets to world's fairs and have both the 1892-1893 half dollars.
If anyone is interested in True mystery stories in connection with The World Columbian Expo. Check out the book: The Devil In The White City. It is about the first known serial killer in America, Dr. H.H. Holmes. Also, I saw that on the Biography channel tomorrow 6/13/08 at 8:00 pm central time is airing an episode about Dr. Holmes and his murder castle.

There were three Columbian Expo admission tickets on ebay recently which I was tempted to buy but I let them get away.
Would love to see some pictures of your Columbian Expo tickets!

I will scan them in over the weekend and post them. I think I have around 8 different tickets for 1893 WCE, 1 ticket for the 1876 Centennial Expo in Philadelphia, and 1 for the 1933 Century of Progress Fair. I would love to get a ticket for the 1904 Saint Louis Fair.

Here is a 1c Grant official souvenir postal card from the World's Columbian Exposition,
sent from Chicago to Strasbourg, Germany on July 28, 1893



with a 4c Columbian stamp to make up the 5c foreign rate!



The message is in German and has an illustration of the Mines Building at the Exposition.

Thank you Tom for posting all the wonderful covers and cards. I really enjoyed the eye candy!

Here are my world fair admission tix. I am slso posting 2 under cinderella's.

You have a mighty fine collection of tickets! Thanks for posting them, stamperdude!
The drool is hitting the keyboard.

Got Dogs? Yup.

A 2c Columbian on a 1893 cover with a Manhattan merchant's corner card.





If you would like to have this cover in your collection, be the first one to post here saying
"I would like to have that cover!" and I will send it to you.

I would love to add that cover to my cover collection

You are a winner, bobgggg!