three covers, first ca. 1851 with "Free. Post Office Business." fancy handstamp on cover to Warrenville, Illinois, red "Chicago Ill. Sep 29" datestamp, overall toning and faults; second ornate printed "Post Office, Chicago, Ill., Official Business, Free." frank in upper right of 1862 cover to Springfield, Illinois, July 27 double circle datestamp, very fine; third with same frank at upper left of locally-addressed cover with blue "Chicago...
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 #1052 - u.s. postal history Illinois Postal History
37 covers, cards, and tags ranging from 1877 to 1956, begins with couple of UO12 entires, various stations and postmarks represented throughout, generally very fine, an interesting group
Lot #1053 - u.s. postal history Illinois Postal History
blue handstamp on cover postmarked "Fort Madison Ioa Mar 8 1864", addressed to Bubendorf, Switzerland, carried by Allen Line St. Andrew from Portland, Maine to Queenstown, blue manuscript "45" debit to Switzerland and red "170" due, backstamped Aachen, Basel, and Bubendorf, light wear, very fine and scarce, illustrated in Piszkiewicz (page 182)
Lot #1054 - u.s. postal history Illinois Postal History
red backstamp on 1874 cover to London, two 3c Green Bank Notes tied by blue negative "A" with "3" postmarks, matching "Chicago Ill. June 20" datestamp alongside, red "London E.C. Paid 6 Jy" marking, very fine and attractive
Lot #1055 - u.s. postal history Illinois Postal History
red exchange handstamp on 1868 cover to Montluel, France, "St. Paul Minn Dec 16" duplex ties 15 Black (77), blue Calais entry also ties with matching boxed "PD" alongside, January 8, 1869 Montluel arrival backstamp, fine and scarce marking
Lot #1056 - u.s. postal history Illinois Postal History
red handstamp on cover postmarked "Sheboygan Wis Feb 19 1863", franked with pair of 1861 3c Rose and 30c Orange (65, 71), each with neat grid cancel, addressed to Rokewood, Victoria, Australia, carried by Allan Line Nova Scotia from Portland, Maine to Liverpool, red March 15 London transit, backstamped Melbourne May 10 and Rokewood May 12, light overall wear, fine and rare, illustrated in Piszkiewicz page 180
Lot #1057 - u.s. postal history Illinois Postal History
red datestamp on 1869 cover from Frankfurt to San Francisco, vertical pair of North German Confederation 7kr Ultramarine (22) tied by boxed "Frankfurt A.M. Postexped 15/11 69" datestamp and straightline "Franco", very fine cover handled by the Chicago exchange office
Lot #1058 - u.s. postal history Illinois Postal History
black depreciated currency handstamp on incoming 1882 cover from Dresden, black boxed "T" handstamp and 10c Postage due (J5) with "C" precancel, backstamped "Chicago Ill. Unpaid Jul 31" (FN-230), very fine and attractive, a late use of this handstamp
Lot #1059 - u.s. postal history Illinois Postal History
23 covers from the 1850s through 1880s, mix of stampless, stationery, and covers with adhesives, several with red "U.States" in arc handstamp and matching "Paid 10", also note 1863 blue "U.States 10" in arc on cover to Toronto, 1863 blue "U.States" in arc with "Insufficiently Prepaid" two-line handstamp on cover to Vankleek Hill, and other interesting markings and frankings, somewhat mixed condition, still an interesting and scarce group for...
Lot #1060 - u.s. postal history Illinois Postal History
approximately 135 mostly-outbound covers to all parts of the globe, spanning the 1860s through 1990s, begins with 24c on 1865 cover to England, three 10c on 1868 cover to Switzerland, strip of four 3c on 1868 cover to England, various "Chicago Paid All" handstamps as outlined in the Piszkiewicz book, later destinations including Sweden, Denmark, Germany, France, New Zealand, Japan, Spain, Switzerland, Italy, England, and more, somewhat mixed...
Lot #1061 - u.s. postal history Illinois Postal History
approximately 95 covers from the 1870s through 1970s, first half consists of incoming foreign mail charged postage due, several depreciated currency markings, incoming from England, Sweden, France, Slovakia, Denmark, and more, note 1926 Montgomery Ward return card from Nigeria, second half of the collection is outgoing postage due mail with destinations including Japan, England, Germany, and Italy, some mixed condition to be expected with...
Lot #1062 - u.s. postal history Illinois Postal History
red rate handstamp on drop letter datelined "Aurora Oct 26th 1850", carried to Chicago where it was mailed, very fine and early drop letter, contains an order for lumber from J.L. Hanchett, Chief Engineer of the Aurora Branch Rail Road which had opened its line connecting to the Galena & Chicago Union Railroad only three weeks earlier, illustrated in Piszkiewicz (page 150)
Lot #1063 - u.s. postal history Illinois Postal History
tied by black grid to September 1858 issue of The Monthly Monitor and People's Health Journal (front and back cover only), contained articles concerning diseases of the lungs, fine and attractive use
Lot #1064 - u.s. postal history Illinois Postal History
tied by "Chicago Ill. Sep 29 1859" datestamp to locally-addressed cover, embossed "Peoples' Gas Light and Coke Co." backflap with matching letterhead enclosed, very fine, this was Chicago's utility company and still operates today as Peoples Gas
Lot #1065 - u.s. postal history Illinois Postal History
perfect strike in blue on reverse of locally-addressed 1861 cover, franked with 1857 1c Blue tied by blue "Chicago Ills Aug 27" datestamp, additional blue Chicago backstamp as often seen on incoming mail, extremely fine, only two examples of this handstamp are known on drop letters mailed three days apart (August 27 and 30, 1861), a remarkably attractive cover made even more noteworthy as August 27 was the last day of validity for the 1857...
Lot #1066 - u.s. postal history Illinois Postal History
mostly-legible strike in blue on reverse of locally-addressed 1861 cover, franked with 1861 1c Blue tied by blue "Chicago Ills Aug 30" datestamp, additional blue Chicago backstamp as often seen on incoming mail, fine, only two examples of this handstamp are known on drop letters mailed three days apart (August 27 and 30, 1861), a rare cover and an early use of the 1861 issue from Chicago
Lot #1067 - u.s. postal history Illinois Postal History
cover initially franked with 2c Brown Bank Note for local delivery, tied by black Maltese cross, readdressed to Green Bay, Wisconsin with a 3c Green Bank Note added, postmarked Chicago August 7 and delivered the following day, very fine, local delivery letters such as this that were forwarded are very rare
Lot #1068 - u.s. postal history Illinois Postal History
approximately 56 covers with 1c or 2c frankings for local delivery, begins with 1c 1857 and 1861, nine Black Jack covers, wide variety of "Chicago Blues" mostly identified by Berg number, also note O75 on triple-rate cover, generally fine to very fine, an interesting group which details the development of the delivery division in Chicago
Lot #1069 - u.s. postal history Illinois Postal History
three-line circular handstamp in red on large part 1851 printed circular, additional red "Chicago Ill. Jul 8" and "Paid" handstamps, addressed to St. Louis, Missouri, fine strike, the unique example of this distinctive handstamp, illustrated in Piszkiewicz (page 163)
Lot #1070 - u.s. postal history Illinois Postal History
complete strike on printed circular from the Land Office of the Illinois Central Railroad Company dated January 10, 1855, addressed to Clarence, New York, light even toning, fine and rare example of this distinctive marking, illustrated in Piszkiewicz (page 164)
Lot #1071 - u.s. postal history Illinois Postal History
position 99L1L, two huge margins, in at right and bottom, tied by black grid to cover to Exeter, Illinois, cornercard for "Mooers & Richards, Commission, Produce, and Dealers in Provisions", very fine and choice
Lot #1072 - u.s. postal history Illinois Postal History
position 3L1L with sheet margin at top and mostly full margins at sides, tied by "Chicago Ill. May 17" datestamp to folded real estate circular with recent land sale prices, addressed to Detroit, Michigan, slightly stained filefold away from stamp, fine
Lot #1073 - u.s. postal history Illinois Postal History
position 21R1L tied by black "Chicago Ills Apr 13" datestamp to ca. 1854 folded printed circular to Newburgh, New York, very fine and attractive
Lot #1074 - u.s. postal history Illinois Postal History
left margin single tied by indistinct black datestamp to 1856 folded printed circular from R.K. Swift to New York City, light staining, fine, Swift was the promoter of the Chicago perforations and this stamp appears to have been cut from a strip by some kind of perforating machine
Lot #1075 - u.s. postal history Illinois Postal History
tied by black cork to 1866 unsealed cover to Johnsville, Ohio, original enclosures advertising "Great Western Gift Concert", very fine, such schemes would be outlawed two years later and such a promotion would have been considered fraudulent mail, see pages 525 to 527 in the Piszkiewicz book for more information
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