Lot Details

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

March 28-29, 2023 New York City
LOT# : 1169
Date: 28.03.2023 - 17:00

Illinois Postal History

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)

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Starting Price: $50
Hammer Price: $75