Allen's Dispatch, Chicago, Illinois, (undenominated) red on yellow, tied to cover by violet eagle, alongside oval "Allen's City Dispatch / 125 Clark Street / Feb 3 1883", with lovely illustrated advertisement for I.N.W. Sherman, carriage and wagon manufacturers, depicting the company's factory, to Empire Warehouse Co. at Market & Quincy Streets, adhesive with some light soiling from use, a scarce franking, particularly desirable on an advertising cover; ex Kuphal.