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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
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approximately 160 covers in a binder, vast array of different rates and markings, note a number of different substations, two covers with F1 paying the registry fee, "I Will" Chicago precancel (the city's motto), destinations including Germany and Sweden, incoming from Canada and Poland, and much more, condition generally fine to very fine, a fascinating and varied group that is sure to interest anyone collecting Chicago postal history or registered mail, viewing a necessity to understand just how comprehensive this lot is
approximately 110 items in a binder ranging from the 1860s to 1950s, includes registered packages, return registered letter bills, registered postal card bills, registered stamped envelope bills, registry return receipts, and more, mixed condition to be expected with some of these larger pieces but generally fine or better, a wonderful collection of these esoteric and often-overlooked forms and envelopes, see Piszkiewicz
binder with approximately 155 covers, begins with two E1 covers (one faulty), followed by E2 (3) and E3, continues through the 1960s with a huge wealth of frankings and markings, various "Fee Claimed" handstamps, note 1904 incoming special delivery cover from Great Britain and 1920 special delivery postcard, generally fine to very fine, a wonderful advanced collection for the postal historian
blue oval handstamp on cover to Suncook, New Hampshire, 1861 3c Rose (65) tied by blue star in circle (Berg STR-12) with matching "Chicago Ill Dec 8 '63" double circler datestamp, sealed tear through postmarks, very fine appearance, an attractive combination of this station marking with a fancy cancellation
oval handstamp on 1863 cover to Groveland, Massachusetts, 1861 3c Rose (65) tied by "Chicago Ill GA Sep 14" duplex, very fine, the earliest recorded use of the North Branch office marking and a rare use with a postmark with letters
oval handstamp ties 1861 3c Rose (65) to locally-addressed cover, small stain at bottom right, otherwise very fine and scarce, as the address was on the west side of the river the cover never passed through the main Chicago post office and this branch handstamp was used as a killer
three covers each bearing blue "North Branch P.O." and "West Branch P.O." oval handstamps, all dated 1863 or 1864, few faulty but mostly very fine strikes of these popular markings
datestamp on 1c Postal card (UX10) to Simons, Illinois, where it was postmarked the same day, printed message on reverse for the 27th Ward Republican Club, light wear, fine strike, Karlan reported only two covers from Avondale, particularly interesting with postmarks from two short-lived forerunners, illustrated in Crabgrass Communities (page 177)
circular datestamp on incoming May 6 cover from Vineland, New Jersey, pink "Unclaimed." and "Advertised." handstamps and manuscript "5/14/84", various backstamps including Dead Letter Office, light toning, fine and scarce
oval datestamp ties 2c and 10c Brown Bank Notes to registered cover to Wheaton, Illinois, second strike alongside, repaired tear at top, fine and rare
circular datestamp on 1c Postal card (UX10) addressed to Proctor, Vermont, June 13 receiving datestamp, very fine strike, one of just three covers recorded by Karlan, used five days after the Dauphin Park post office was reported discontinued
two-line oval postmark ties 1c Small Bank Note to 1891 cover to Cornish, Maine, March 23 receiving backstamp, light wear, very fine strike, the unique example of this postmark, similar in design to a device used at the Columbian Exposition, illustrated in Crabgrass Communities (page 226)