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
nine covers including American machine, International machine, and several handstamps including "World's Fair Sta. Chicago, Ill. Rec'd" backstamp (Bomar C93-03, less than 10 known), generally fine to very fine, an interesting group of Columbian Exposition markings
approximately 48 covers sent after the reorganization of the Chicago Post Office effective July 1, 1894, when all stations were designated by letters, stations represented include A, B, D, E, G, J, K, L, M, N, O, P, S, V, and X, as well as several numbered substation cover including 35, 48, and 56 (which were all carrier substations) and a unique two-line violet "Substation No. 8, Chicago, Ill." handstamp, generally fine to very fine, an impressive group, stations began reverting to their local names in 1899 making this group a fascinating case study of a short-lived experiment in standardization by the post office, see discussion in Piszkiewicz (pages 296-99)
approximately 300 covers and cards in two binders, arranged alphabetically (from "22nd Street Station" to "Winnemac Station"), begins around the time Chicago stations reverted to their individual names in 1899 and continues through the new millennium, wide variety of postal markings in addition to interesting advertising, uses such as special delivery and airmail, and much more for the postal historian to enjoy, generally fine to very fine, an extraordinary collection which would take a lifetime to duplicate
approximately 21 covers with different City Distribution postmarks as illustrated on page 320 of the Piszkiewicz book, including several postmarks with the "Mail Delayed Train Late" collar added (CD-52-MD), generally fine to very fine, an interesting group detailed in chapter 38
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)
duplex cancels tie 1c Franklin and pair of 2c Washington to cover to Stockholm, Sweden, very fine, this cancellation is rarely seen used as an origin marking, a wonderful cover to a scarce destination
duplex handstamp on locally-addressed special delivery cover franked with 2c Washington and 10c "Merry Widow" (E7), stamps tied by Kinzie Station machine cancel, very fine and attractive
group of 14 covers and cards including "N. Western Tube Sta." duplex on 1910 special delivery cover, same cancel on incoming 1909 Egypt postcard, four-line "Returned for Postage Northwestern Oct 9 1911" handstamp, bogus three-line "N. Western Tube Sta. Transit" handstamps, and several "La Salle St. Tube Sta." duplex cancels, also a small group of 1960s "City Press Assn. Pneumatic Tube System" covers, generally fine to very fine, an interesting group
purple datestamp on cover originating in Portland, Oregon May 24, 1918, addressed to "834 Aero Repair Squadron, Hazelhurst Field, No. 2, Garden City, Long Island, New York, American Exp. Forces", light edge wear, fine strike and cover, the Wabash Terminal R.P.O. opened in September 1917 to handle mail for the A.E.F., only two examples of this handstamp recorded (both on mail addressed to the A.E.F. originating west of Chicago), a wonderful R.P.O. rarity, illustrated in Piszkiewicz (page 346)
magenta double circle datestamp on 1c Red postal card (UX24) to Portsmouth, New Hampshire, written by a member of the Railway Mail Association informing the R.M.A. Secretary of a change of address, probably handed to the transit clerk at the Chicago & North Western Terminal for mailing, very fine and unique Terminal R.P.O. datestamp, illustrated in Piszkiewicz (page 346)
approximately 30 covers and cards dating from the 1920s through 1950s, begins with 1924 La Salle Station Transfer Clerk handstamp on special delivery cover to New York City (intended to be carried on the 20th Century Limited), 1924 "Chicago Term. R.P.O. Chicago Ill. Tour" datestamp, blue and green "Chicago Term. R.P.O." cancel used by the Postage Stamp Club in late 1930, and more, generally fine to very fine, a fascinating and deceptively difficult collection to assemble, see discussion in Piszkiewicz (pages 343-49)
two covers, first with two clear strike of July 20 datestamp on 3c Pink entire to Newburgh, New York, lawyer's cornercard; second with February 24 datestamp tying 1868 3c "F" grill (94), additional partial strike alongside on 1869 cover to Lowell, Massachusetts; both fine and attractive, a rare pair of covers with this early RPO marking