Auction Detail
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
- (-) Remove The Leonard Piszkiewicz Collection of Chicago Postal History filter The Leonard Piszkiewicz Collection of Chicago Postal History
three-line pink handstamp on December 27, 1893 circular-rate cover from Crawfordsville, Indiana, franked with 1c Columbian, fine and very rare, illustrated in Crabgrass Communities (page 228)
purple cogged circle datestamp duplexed with star on 1c Postal card (UX8)to Roxbury, Massachusetts, April 2 receiving datestamp, extremely fine strike, Karlan reported only five covers from Gross Park, illustrated in Crabgrass Communities (page 133)
circular datestamp on registered cover to Lynn, Massachusetts, 10c Small Bank Note tied by cork, October 7 Lynn backstop, very fine, Karlan reported only four covers from this office
rimless datestamp on incoming 1c Postal card (UX5) from Sherman, New York, very fine, the only recorded example of this experimental device, illustrated in Crabgrass Communities (page 172)
violet datestamp with duplexed target tying 2c Brown Bank Note to cover to Chicago, several backstamps, slightly reduced at left and light toning, still fine strike and cover, Karlen reported no known postal markings from Parkside
![Image for "Rogers Park Nov 11 [1876]",](https://files.hrharmer.com/files/styles/gallery-small/s3/sale-images/3064-public/Singles/732363_001.jpg?itok=-O4K1YMt)
![Image for "Rogers Park Nov 11 [1876]",](https://files.hrharmer.com/files/styles/gallery-small/s3/sale-images/3064-public/Singles/732363_002.jpg?itok=e8t9W7Yd)
dateline on 1c Postal card (UX5) addressed to Chicago, two pen strokes cancelling the card, blue "Chicago Ill Carrier 6AM Nov 12" datestamp, very fine, the first recorded handstamp from Rogers Park is from 1882, making this likely the earliest recorded cover from the office
datestamp on oversized registered cover to Munich, Germany, 1c Blue, 4c Carmine, and 10c Brown Bank Notes each with neat target cancel, New York City registry label, Munich backstamp, very fine and rare, illustrated in Crabgrass Communities (page 205)
two strikes of pink pointing hand on July 28, 1893 cover from Warren, Massachusetts to Windsor Park, franked with 2c Columbian, purple three-line "Received, Jul 31 1893, Hotel Endeavor" handstamp, manuscript "Not here", backstamped Chicago August 8 and Warren August 10, fine and in all likelihood unique
blue postmark on 1877 registered cover to New York City, franked with 3c Green and pair of 5c Blue Bank Notes, New York June 5 registry backstamp, light wear, fine and scarce use, illustrated in Crabgrass Communities (page 126)
approximately 150 covers and cards including postmarks from: Auburn Park, Austin, Bowmanville, Central Park, Cheltenham, Congress Park, Dunning, Edison, Englewood, Fernwood, Factoryville, Grand Crossing, Grant Works, Humboldt Park, Hyde Park, Irving Park, Jefferson (including two manuscript postmarks), Maplewood, Mont Clare, Moreland, Morgan Park, Normalville, Norwood Park, Orchard Place, Pullman, Ravenswood, Riverdale, Rogers Park, South Chicago, South Evanston, Summit, Washington Heights, West Pullman, Willow Springs, Windsor Park (including 1893 Hotel Endeavor cover and enclosure), and Wrights Grove, somewhat mixed condition can be excused when considering how rare and short-lived some of these postmarks are, we recommend reviewing this lot with a copy of Karlen's Chicago's Crabgrass Communities to fully appreciate the scarcity of this material
approximately 90 covers and cards posted between about 1874 and 1893, representing all eight stations opened between 1874 and 1883 (North Division, North West, West Division, South West, South Division, Stock Yards, Cottage Grove, and Madison Street), very nearly all of the markings illustrated in Piszkiewicz's book are included, generally fine to very fine, an extraordinary group illustrating Chicago's rapid growth in the 1870s and 1880s, see discussion in Piszkiewicz (pages 290-94)
15 covers from stations including Humboldt Park, Hyde Park, Lake View, and South Chicago, better including Hyde Park datestamp on Columbian Exposition postal card, generally fine to very fine, a difficult group as these stations had their names standardized in 1894, see discussion in Piszkiewicz (page 294)