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lot # 1160 - u.s. postal history Illinois Postal History

Tuesday Mar 28, 2023 10:00 America/New_York

extraordinary collection of approximately 168 covers and cards, ranging from the earliest pointing hand devices used in Chicago through more modern devices, a wonderful variety of different station markings plus attractive advertising covers through, generally fine to very fine, chapter 55 of the Piszkiewicz book covers these handstamps in great detail with this collection being the source of most of the information contained therein, a wonderful opportunity for the specialist as a collection this comprehensive would take many years to duplicate


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