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March United States Postal History
Featuring The Leonard Piszkiewicz Collection of Chicago Postal History, The Van Koppersmith Collection of Philadelphia Postal History and The Tony Dewey Collection of Hartford Postal History
LOT# : 1017
Date: March 28, 2023
Illinois Postal History
red datestamp with letters very close to the rim on 1849 folded letter to Philadelphia, matching cog "10", small nick along top edge, very fine strikes, the earliest recorded use of postmark A-4a, this postmark was first reported by Leonard Hartmann in the 1960s and was only used for two months in late-1849 and early-1850, letter written by J.B.F. Russell of the General Land Agency
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Starting Price: $75
Hammer Price: $180