Lot Details

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

March 28-29, 2023 New York City
LOT# : 1113
Date: 03/28/2023 - 17:00

Illinois Postal History

approximately 63 cards and covers, lines including North Clark Street, Cottage Grove Avenue, Madison Street, Millard Avenue, Milwaukee Avenue, and Wentworth Avenue, wide variety of interesting covers including Clark Street RPO handstamp used as forwarding mark on 1907 incoming postcard from Japan, Madison Street RPO handstamp on 1899 special delivery cover to Philadelphia, and Clark Street RPO handstamp on 1909 third class cover to Oak Park, generally fine to very fine, a wonderful array of markings represented, such a collection would be very difficult to replicate and could serve as the perfect foundation for an exhibit, see discussion in Piszkiewicz (pages 323-31)

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Starting Price: $300
Hammer Price: $450