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
- The Van Koppersmith Collection of Philadelphia Postal History (486) Apply The Van Koppersmith Collection of Philadelphia Postal History filter
- The Leonard Piszkiewicz Collection of Chicago Postal History (192) Apply The Leonard Piszkiewicz Collection of Chicago Postal History filter
- Main catalogue (155) Apply Main catalogue filter
- The Tony Dewey Collection of Hartford Postal History (150) Apply The Tony Dewey Collection of Hartford Postal History filter
- United States Postal History (110) Apply United States Postal History filter
purple oval handstamp on 1c Blue stamped envelope to Benville, Illinois, "Chicago Ill Jul 21 85" datestamp, apparently mailed without contents, very fine, the unique example of the earliest "received without contents" handstamp used in Chicago, illustrated in Piszkiewicz (page 520)
approximately 95 covers spanning the 1870s through 1990s, wide variety of "Received in Bad Order", "Received in Bad Condition", and "Received Unsealed" handstamps as detailed in chapter 60 of Piszkiewicz's book, includes early markings such as BDO-1 and BDO-2, generally fine to very fine, an extraordinary collection of these markings
approximately 16 covers from the 1880s through 1960s, wide variety of different markings, note better including 1888 "Fictitious" (FIC-3), generally fine to very fine, a very difficult group to replicate, refer to Piszkiewicz Chapter 61 for more information
collection of approximately 88 covers and parcel fragments, representing a majority of the markings illustrated in the Piszkiewicz book, begins with an 1860s official business cover from the Chicago Custom House, 1913 incoming cover from Canada with "Passed By U.S. Customs Bureau, Chicago P.O." handstamp, various "Supposed to Contain Matter Prohibited Importation" handstamps, and much more, generally fine to very fine, being offered intact as this could form the basis of a wonderful exhibit, an under-explored segment of postal history, see discussion in the Piszkiewicz book (pages 530-44)
21 covers ranging from 1886 to 1952 with a wide variety of handstamps and adhesive labels, includes several "Chicago Dead Matter" (DLO-2), "Chicago, Ill. Inquiry Division" (DLO-3), and more, generally fine to very fine, refer to Piszkiewicz Chapter 64 for more information
two binders with approximately 300 covers covering many different aspects of Chicago postal history, neatly arranged by marking and chronologically, includes (but is not limited to) "Address Changed or Completed", "Address Supplied By...", "Adhered to...", "Found in Circulars", "General Delivery", "Received Without Address/Contents", "Returned for Better Direction", "Special Identification Required", "Stamps Removed Before Receipt", "Unclaimed", "Unmailable", "Name Not in Directory", "No Post Office Named", and more, condition generally fine to very fine, an extraordinary collection obviously representing a lifetime of work, many covers illustrated in the Piszkiewicz book, view to appreciate as this lot is difficult to describe simply in words
dateline on August 26, 1861 patriotic lettersheet, "Death to Traitors" cannon and flag envelope postmarked "Chicago Ills Aug 26", franked with 1857 3c Dull red (26) and addressed to Preemption, Illinois, letter with interesting contents about camp life, cover ragged at left and with overall staining, still rare, Camp Webb was a temporary Union Civil War encampment located in the suburbs of Chicago
red and blue cannon and waving flag patriotic design, 1861 3c Rose (65) tied by blue grid with matching Chicago datestamp (A-12) alongside, addressed to Peoria, Illinois, stamp small faults from placement, very fine and attractive
all-over red and blue patriotic design showing Fort Treason and eagle holding banner, blue "Chicago Ills. Jan 28" double circle datestamp, addressed to Marshalltown, Iowa, upper right corner and stamp replaced, original patriotic enclosure written by a Union soldier stationed at Camp Douglas, fine appearance, an attractive and difficult design
red and blue waving flag patriotic design with verse below ("Then conquer we must, when our cause is just..."), 1857 3c Dull red (26) tied by blue grid with matching "Chicago Ills Apr 28" double circle datestamp, addressed to Wooster, Ohio, light wear, fine and attractive cover from early in the war
four-line verse beneath red and blue American flag patriotic design, return cornercard for "Cooley, Farwell, & Co.", franked with 1857 3c Dull rose (26) tied by blue Chicago duplex, fine and attractive
mostly-complete handstamp on cover to Paris, Kentucky franked with 1861 3c Rose (65), tied by blue "Chicago Ill RA Sep 14" duplex (A-14), fine, illustrated in Piszkiewicz page 45