small group of ten folded letter and covers including: January 7 A-1 postmark on 1836 folded letter, April 21 A-1 postmark in black with straight-line “Paid” on 1840 folded letter, April 17 A-2 postmark in blue on 1842 folded letter, August 26 A-3 postmark in red with straight-line “Paid” on 1844 folded letter to John T. Haight, September 7 A-3 postmark in red with cog” “5” on 1848 folded letter from J.B.F. Russell, September 11 A-3 postmark...
The March United States Postal History Sale - Day 1
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H. R. Harmer Inc The March United States Postal History Sale - Day 1
The March United States Postal History Sale
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
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Lot #1027 - u.s. postal history Illinois Postal History
approximately 156 covers and folded letters in two binders, highlights too numerous to mention everything but we note (in roughly chronological order): 1834 folded letter to Boston, 1838 "Sept" four-letter month postmark (very few known), 1838 folded letter from future Mayor B.W. Raymond, 1839 folded letter to Scotland, 1839 folded letter to Lower Canada, 1842 folded letter written by William Larrabee for William Butler Ogden, 1845 folded...
Lot #1028 - u.s. postal history Illinois Postal History
single with mostly full margins and large sheet margin at left, cancelled with red grid and tied by "5" in cogwheel, matching "Chicago Ill. Dec 1" datestamp (A-4a) on 1849 folded lettersheet to Springfield, Illinois, very fine, this postmark was only in use from November 1849 through January 1850
Lot #1029 - u.s. postal history Illinois Postal History
four full margins, tied by red grid to cover to New York City, matching "Chicago Ill. Nov 28" datestamp, 1850 docketing, manuscript "Due 5", small faults including ink erosion and even overall toning, fine appearance, 1976 Philatelic Foundation certificate
Lot #1030 - u.s. postal history Illinois Postal History
single with unofficial Chicago perforations measuring 12½, tied by "Chicago Ill. Jan 21 1857" datestamp to cover to Shelbyville, Illinois, stamp with small faults including both lefthand corners damaged before application, otherwise fine appearance, the so-called "Chicago perforations" were created by Elijah W. Hadley, the entire history of this stamp can be found in articles by Jerome Wagshall and Wilson Hulme (Chronicle Vol. 38, No. 2 and...
Lot #1031 - u.s. postal history Illinois Postal History
whimsical design on reverse of cover to Dubuque, Iowa, franked with 1851 3c Dull red (11) tied by "Chicago Ill. Apr 2 1857" datestamp, small backflap tears, very fine appearance, Blanchard was a prominent early publisher in Chicago, the same year this cover was sent he produced Chicago's first street guide
Lot #1032 - u.s. postal history Illinois Postal History
beautiful illustrated design in blue on cover to Mattoon, Illinois, 1861 3c Rose (65) tied by blue "Chicago Ill Jan 14 1863" datestamp and target, very fine and attractive
Lot #1033 - u.s. postal history Illinois Postal History
blue datestamp duplexed with target ties 1861 1c Blue and 3c Rose (63, 65) to cover to "Mr. Frank Fischer, Co. F 26th Reg. Wis. Vol., Washington, Dis Col", stamps and cover small faults, fine appearance, a rare to-the-mails carrier use with perhaps only a dozen examples known
Lot #1034 - u.s. postal history Illinois Postal History
blue duplex on 1c Blue star die entire to Port Hope, Canada, sent via closed bag from Chicago exchange office to Toronto where a black "1ct" rate handstamp was applied, "Port Hope C.W. Sp 30 62" backstamp, very fine, illustrated in the Chronicle (Vol. 50, No. 4, page 312)
Lot #1035 - u.s. postal history Illinois Postal History
double circle datestamp duplexed with circle of wedges ties pair of 1861 3c Rose (65) to cover to Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, cornercard for "U.S. Sanitary Commission", faults along top edge, still fine strike, one of two recorded covers with the letter "U" datestamp (the other of which we recently sold in the Challenger Collection), Piszkiewicz believes this initial stands for "Union Station" and was quickly replaced by the letter "X"
Lot #1036 - u.s. postal history Illinois Postal History
includes 17 "RA" covers (Randolph Street Station), 7 "SB" covers (South Bound), 6 "X" covers (Union Depot), and 3 "GA" covers (Galena Depot), some mixed condition but plenty of fine to very fine strikes, see Piszkiewicz Chapter 6 for further discussion of these interesting cancellations
Lot #1037 - u.s. postal history Illinois Postal History
blue datestamp on 3c Pink entire to Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, 1863 docketing at left, very fine and fresh, a choice strike of this marking
Lot #1038 - u.s. postal history Illinois Postal History
blue circular datestamp ties 1861 3c Rose (65) to cover to Concord, New Hampshire, very fine strike and cover, illustrated in Piszkiewicz (page 32)
Lot #1039 - u.s. postal history Illinois Postal History
1866 black double circle datestamp on 3c Pink entire to Copenhagen, Denmark, black "New York Am. Pkt. 23" credit datestamp, Prussian and Danish crayon due markings, backstamps including Aachen transit and Copenhagen arrival, very fine and unusual supplementary mail use, illustrated in Piszkiewicz (page 41)
Lot #1040 - u.s. postal history Illinois Postal History
double circle datestamp in blue ties two 1861 3c Rose (65, perforation tip staining) to 1866 cover to Newburgh, New York, very fine strike and cover, an attractive double-rate supplementary mail use, illustrated in Piszkiewicz (page 39)
Lot #1041 - u.s. postal history Illinois Postal History
small group of 17 covers from 1860 to 1864, includes 2c Black Jack on circular rate cover, illustrated cover for "Wheeler & Wilson's Sewing Machines" with blue cut cork denoting difficulty with delivery, "Due 3" straight-line and circled markings, "Held for Postage" in oval on reverse of partial cover, advertising cover for "New York Life Insurance Company" with "NB" initial postmark, and pair of November 15, 1863 covers, one with "RA"...
Lot #1042 - u.s. postal history Illinois Postal History
collection of approximately 300 covers in two binders, includes early real estate/land agent cornercards, 1859 illustrated Richmond House cornercard, 1860 Illinois Central Railroad cover, early star die entires, 1862 Briggs House cover with enclosure, October/November 1862 black postmarks, 1863 "Seeds and Farming Implements" illustrated advertising cover, ca. 1867 carrier backstamp, 1869 pair of Black Jacks on cover, Pictorials including 2c,...
Lot #1043 - u.s. postal history Illinois Postal History
legible strike ties 1c Ultramarine Bank Note to circular rate cover to Coventry, Vermont, beautiful illustrated advertisement for Elgin Watches depicting Father Time, stamp small faults, very fine and attractive use of this cancellation on an advertising cover
Lot #1044 - u.s. postal history Illinois Postal History
mostly-complete strike on 1c Postal card to Manchester, Iowa, matching "Chicago Ill. Jun 4 7AM" datestamp, 1874 printed message on reverse, very fine
Lot #1045 - u.s. postal history Illinois Postal History
mostly-complete strike ties 3c Green Bank Note (158, pre-application tear) to 1874 cover to Lockport, Illinois, matching blue "Chicago Ill. Mar 30 2PM" datestamp alongside, fine strike, one of just four covers with this iconic cancel that was only used between March 20 and March 31, 1874, undoubtedly one of the most celebrated of all Banknote-era cancels
Lot #1046 - u.s. postal history Illinois Postal History
perfect strike on 1873 1c Postal card to Quincy, Illinois, matching "Chicago Ill. Nov 13 2PM" datestamp alongside, card light creases and tear at bottom right, extremely fine appearance, a wonderful example of this rare unlisted cancellation
Lot #1047 - u.s. postal history Illinois Postal History
approximately 60 covers and cards with various Chicago Blue postmarks including shields, stars, geometrics, checkerboards, Maltese crosses, patent cancels, and more, note illustrated advertising cover for the Palmer House, generally fine to very fine strikes, a strong selection of these popular cancellations
Lot #1048 - u.s. postal history Illinois Postal History
approximately 116 cards and covers with a wide variety of markings including duplexes and "Received" markings, note advertising and auxiliary markings, generally fine to very fine, an interesting group
Lot #1049 - u.s. postal history Illinois Postal History
approximately 300 covers and cards in two binders, beginning with Chicago's first duplex postmarks in 1881 and continuing through the mid-20th Century, note advertising covers including various hotels, Wesson "time on bottom" cancels, and much more, generally fine to very fine throughout, a wonderful survey of the duplex cancellations used in Chicago across the decades, see Piszkiewicz chapters
Lot #1050 - u.s. postal history Illinois Postal History
approximately 55 covers beginning with Chicago's first four-bar device used in 1924, note several early airmail and special delivery covers, continues through about the 1990s, generally fine to very fine, an interesting collection of these unassuming cancellations, see discussion in Piszkiewicz (pages 67-72)
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