violet datestamp with duplexed target tying 2c Brown Bank Note to cover to Chicago, several backstamps, slightly reduced at left and light toning, still fine strike and cover, Karlen reported no known postal markings from Parkside
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 #1102 - u.s. postal history Illinois Postal History
dateline on 1c Postal card (UX5) addressed to Chicago, two pen strokes cancelling the card, blue "Chicago Ill Carrier 6AM Nov 12" datestamp, very fine, the first recorded handstamp from Rogers Park is from 1882, making this likely the earliest recorded cover from the office
Lot #1103 - u.s. postal history Illinois Postal History
datestamp on oversized registered cover to Munich, Germany, 1c Blue, 4c Carmine, and 10c Brown Bank Notes each with neat target cancel, New York City registry label, Munich backstamp, very fine and rare, illustrated in Crabgrass Communities (page 205)
Lot #1104 - u.s. postal history Illinois Postal History
two strikes of pink pointing hand on July 28, 1893 cover from Warren, Massachusetts to Windsor Park, franked with 2c Columbian, purple three-line "Received, Jul 31 1893, Hotel Endeavor" handstamp, manuscript "Not here", backstamped Chicago August 8 and Warren August 10, fine and in all likelihood unique
Lot #1105 - u.s. postal history Illinois Postal History
blue postmark on 1877 registered cover to New York City, franked with 3c Green and pair of 5c Blue Bank Notes, New York June 5 registry backstamp, light wear, fine and scarce use, illustrated in Crabgrass Communities (page 126)
Lot #1106 - u.s. postal history Illinois Postal History
approximately 150 covers and cards including postmarks from: Auburn Park, Austin, Bowmanville, Central Park, Cheltenham, Congress Park, Dunning, Edison, Englewood, Fernwood, Factoryville, Grand Crossing, Grant Works, Humboldt Park, Hyde Park, Irving Park, Jefferson (including two manuscript postmarks), Maplewood, Mont Clare, Moreland, Morgan Park, Normalville, Norwood Park, Orchard Place, Pullman, Ravenswood, Riverdale, Rogers Park, South...
Lot #1107 - u.s. postal history Illinois Postal History
approximately 90 covers and cards posted between about 1874 and 1893, representing all eight stations opened between 1874 and 1883 (North Division, North West, West Division, South West, South Division, Stock Yards, Cottage Grove, and Madison Street), very nearly all of the markings illustrated in Piszkiewicz's book are included, generally fine to very fine, an extraordinary group illustrating Chicago's rapid growth in the 1870s and 1880s,...
Lot #1108 - u.s. postal history Illinois Postal History
15 covers from stations including Humboldt Park, Hyde Park, Lake View, and South Chicago, better including Hyde Park datestamp on Columbian Exposition postal card, generally fine to very fine, a difficult group as these stations had their names standardized in 1894, see discussion in Piszkiewicz (page 294)
Lot #1109 - u.s. postal history Illinois Postal History
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
Lot #1110 - u.s. postal history Illinois Postal History
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...
Lot #1111 - u.s. postal history Illinois Postal History
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,...
Lot #1112 - u.s. postal history Illinois Postal History
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
Lot #1113 - u.s. postal history Illinois Postal History
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,...
Lot #1114 - u.s. postal history Illinois Postal History
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
Lot #1115 - u.s. postal history Illinois Postal History
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
Lot #1116 - u.s. postal history Illinois Postal History
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...
Lot #1117 - u.s. postal history Illinois Postal History
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....
Lot #1118 - u.s. postal history Illinois Postal History
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)
Lot #1119 - u.s. postal history Illinois Postal History
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...
Lot #1120 - u.s. postal history Illinois Postal History
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
Lot #1121 - u.s. postal history Illinois Postal History
small group including "Det. & Chi. Agt. Apr 24", "Chicago & Quincy R.P.O. 14 Jul", "Mil. & Chicago Agt. Sep 11", and "Grafton & Chi. R.P.O. Dec 11", small faults, strikes fine to very fine
Lot #1122 - u.s. postal history 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)
Lot #1123 - u.s. postal history Illinois Postal History
straight-line handstamp in blue on 1862 cover to Waukegan, Illinois, 1861 3c Rose (65) tied by blue "Chicago Ill Oct 1 1862" double circle datestamp and target, matching "Due 2 cts" handstamp (DU-4), original patriotic enclosure datelined "Milwaukee Sep 29/62", fine, the letter reads in part: "I would have ben glad to see you in Chicago but we don't stop very long in Chicago. We get in about five o clock in the morning and stay un till nine o...
Lot #1124 - u.s. postal history Illinois Postal History
black straight-line handstamp on ca. 1866 3c Pink entire to Bangor, Maine, "Chicago Ill Aug 30" datestamp with quartered cork and matching "Due 3" (DU-9), missing backflap, otherwise very fine, the fee for steamboat letters was changed to double the postage rate on July 1, 1863
Lot #1125 - u.s. postal history Illinois Postal History
black datestamp on reverse of incoming cover from Shullsburgh, Wisconsin franked with 1861 3c Rose, just reduced at left, very fine, only three examples of this marking are recorded during the same week in either 1867 or 1868, although this marking does not use the word "Carrier", the "2 Del" (denoting the second delivery of the day) plus the presence of a street address indicate carrier service
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