1¢ x 9 Green, bright green, deep green
WITHOUT GUM
Printing Method: Flat plate
Subject: Washington's headquarters at Newburgh
Perforations: imperforate
Number issued: Approx. 8,000,000
Scott #: 730
Issued: August 25th, 1933
Used
$11 - $22
No postmark without gum (MH)
$7 - $11
Full perfect back, no postmark
no trace of stamp hinge mark (MNH)
$12 - $20
A first day cover, dated August 25th, 1933
#730 was issued with the following plate #'s
Number only
21145, 21159
A sheet of 9 souvenir panes
If your 1¢ stamp appears like this, with a cross gutter between sheet of 25 stamps, you have #766
Fort Dearborn was a wooden stockade built in 1803 on the south bank of the Chicago River as the U.S. Army’s westernmost outpost . It was located near the mouth of the river, at the intersection of what is today, Michigan Avenue and Wacker Drive. In the war of 1812 it was burnt to the ground by the Potawatomi Native Americans. it was rebuilt in 1816 and de-commisioned in 1840, it then served as the harbor masters office until its demise in 1857 (see below).
A replica of Fort Dearborn was set up at the Chicago Century of Progress International Exposition but it was not a faithful replica.The top image is the blockhouse of Fort Dearborn in 1853, The second image is a photo of Fort Dearborn taken three years later. Another year later, in 1857 it was destroyed by fire with the blockhouse surviving until another fire destroyed it in 1871. The bottom image is a photo of a replica of the Fort at the 1933 Chicago Expo.
The Chicago Worlds Fair, also known as the Century of Progress International Exposition was held from May 27, 1933 to October 31, 1934.
The sky ride
The Chrysler Motors building and showroom
The Architecture and Planning Center
The house of tomorrow
The Transportation building
The Studebaker stand
Aerial view of the Exposition