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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
LOT# : 1122
Date: March 28, 2023
Illinois Postal History
blue double-oval handstamp on 1861 cover front only to Del Air, Michigan, 1861 3c Rose (65, faults) tied by blue grid with matching "Chicago Ills Nov 13" datestamp, additional "Due 2 cts" handstamp, edges a bit ragged, very fine strike, the unique example of this handstamp and the earliest recorded ship letter marking from Chicago, illustrated in Piszkiewicz (page 355)
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Starting Price: $150
Hammer Price: $150