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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# : 1134
Date: 03/28/2023 - 17:00
Illinois Postal History
blue straight-line handstamp on May 2, 1860 cover originating in Claremont, New Hampshire, franked with 1857 3c Dull red, addressed to Chicago where it received the forwarding handstamp in addition to a "3" in circle and "Chicago Ills May 6" double circle datestamp, readdressed to Lafayette, Indiana, very fine and attractive, an early forwarded use from Chicago which required three separate handstamps (subsequent devices would incorporate the rate), illustrated in Piszkiewicz (page 392)
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Starting Price: $100
Hammer Price: $300