Allen's City Dispatch, Chicago Ill., (unstated value) Black (3L2). Tied by purple "Allen's City Dispatch, 125 Clark Street, Jan. 11, 1883" double-line oval datestamp and Eagle fancy cancel on cover to local street address, cover with small tear at top edge and slight thinning on back, Very Fine, the Allen's City Dispatch Black stamp is extremely rare on cover, only three are recorded in census by Eric J. Karell (this cover is illustrated in
The Penny Post, April 2002), ex Geisler, with 2009 P.F. certificate
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E. 750-1,000