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1893 World Columbian Exposition Chicago Ticket - Columbus Serial 472674 Grades Choice AU/BU Slider

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1893 World Columbian Exposition Chicago Ticket - Columbus Serial 472674 Grades Choice AU/BU Slider
1893 World Columbian Exposition Chicago Ticket - Columbus Serial 472674 Grades Choice AU/BU Slider. The World's Columbian Exposition (AKA Chicago World's Fair), was held in 1893, celebrating the 400th anniversary of Christopher Columbus's arrival in the New World. Chicago bested New York City, Washington, D.C. and St. Louis, Missouri, for the honor of hosting the fair. Tickets were printed by the American Bank Note Company and featured several different portraits - Ben Franklin, Abe Lincoln, Geroge Washington, Columbus, Handel, and a Native American chieftain, as well as multiple different seal colors.