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lot # 1006 - u.s. postal history Illinois Postal History

Tuesday Mar 28, 2023 10:00 America/New_York

red datestamp with four-letter month abbreviation and matching "Paid" on 1838 folded letter to Joliet, Illinois, manuscript "Paid 20" rate, two real estate contracts enclosed, letter written and signed by Gurdon S. Hubbard, one of early Chicago's most prominent residents, fine and rare with only two or three examples known of the "Sept" abbreviation


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