USA, 1931 Registered Cover from Chicago Ridge to Lilly, Illinois, bearing multiple franking canceled by rare lily-shaped handstamps, likely locally carved. Circular datestamp on reverse: CHICAGO RIDGE, ILL. OCT 7 1931 A.M.; addressed to W.H. Gilley in Lilly, IL. Large “REGISTERED No. –8–” handstamp on face. An attractive and unusual example of small-town postal artistry.
