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1101 Cover imageParkside Illinois Sep 15 1887, 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 (Image 1)



SOLD for $70.00
Will close during Public Auction before Mar-28, 11:33 AM
1102 Cover image"Rogers Park Nov 11 [1876]", 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 (Image 1)

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SOLD for $10.00
Will close during Public Auction before Mar-28, 11:34 AM
1103 Cover imageSimons Ill. Aug 15 1890, 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) (Image 1)



SOLD for $100.00
Will close during Public Auction before Mar-28, 11:34 AM
1104 Cover imageReturned to Writer, Unclaimed, Windsor Park, Ill. P.O., 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 (Image 1)



SOLD for $80.00
Will close during Public Auction before Mar-28, 11:35 AM
1105 Cover imageWrights Grove Ill. Jun 3, 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) (Image 1)



SOLD for $70.00
Will close during Public Auction before Mar-28, 11:36 AM
1106 Cover imageChicago Station Forerunners Collection, 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 Chicago, South Evanston, Summit, Washington Heights, West Pullman, Willow Springs, Windsor Park (including 1893 Hotel Endeavor cover and enclosure), and Wrights Grove, somewhat mixed condition can be excused when considering how rare and short-lived some of these postmarks are, we recommend reviewing this lot with a copy of Karlen's Chicago's Crabgrass Communities to fully appreciate the scarcity of this material (Image 1)

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SOLD for $1,600.00
Will close during Public Auction before Mar-28, 11:37 AM
1107 Cover imageChicago Stations 1874-1883 Collection, 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, see discussion in Piszkiewicz (pages 290-94) (Image 1)

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1108 Cover imageChicago Stations 1889-1893 Collection, 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)  (Image 1)

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SOLD for $10.00
Will close during Public Auction before Mar-28, 11:38 AM
1109 Cover image1893 World's Fair Station Collection, 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 (Image 1)

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SOLD for $240.00
Will close during Public Auction before Mar-28, 11:40 AM
1110 Cover imageChicago Lettered Stations and Numbered Substations 1894-99, 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 impressive group, stations began reverting to their local names in 1899 making this group a fascinating case study of a short-lived experiment in standardization by the post office, see discussion in Piszkiewicz (pages 296-99) (Image 1)

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SOLD for $160.00
Will close during Public Auction before Mar-28, 11:40 AM
1111 Cover imageChicago 20th Century Station Postmarks Collection, 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, an extraordinary collection which would take a lifetime to duplicate (Image 1)

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SOLD for $500.00
Will close during Public Auction before Mar-28, 11:41 AM
1112 Cover imageChicago City Distribution Postmark Cover Collection, 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 (Image 1)

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SOLD for $40.00
Will close during Public Auction before Mar-28, 11:41 AM
1113 Cover imageChicago Streetcar RPOs Collection, 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, generally fine to very fine, a wonderful array of markings represented, such a collection would be very difficult to replicate and could serve as the perfect foundation for an exhibit, see discussion in Piszkiewicz (pages 323-31) (Image 1)

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SOLD for $450.00
Will close during Public Auction before Mar-28, 11:42 AM
1114 Cover imageChicago, Ill N. Western Tube Sta. Apr 4 130AM 1911 (T-NW-1), 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 (Image 1)

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SOLD for $50.00
Will close during Public Auction before Mar-28, 11:42 AM
1115 Cover imageChicago, Ill N. Western Tube Sta. Oct 20 230PM 1909 (T-NW-2), 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 (Image 1)

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SOLD for $120.00
Will close during Public Auction before Mar-28, 11:43 AM
1116 Cover imageChicago Pneumatic Tube Mail Collection, 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 interesting group (Image 1)

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SOLD for $170.00
Will close during Public Auction before Mar-28, 11:44 AM
1117 Cover imageWabash Term. R.P.O. Chicago, Ill. Tour 2, May 28, 1918 (TC-W-1), 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.P.O. rarity, illustrated in Piszkiewicz (page 346) (Image 1)

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1118 Cover imageNo. West Term. R.P.O. Set 2, Chicago, Ill Apr 5 1915 (TC-NW-1), 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) (Image 1)

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SOLD for $10.00
Will close during Public Auction before Mar-28, 11:45 AM
1119 Cover imageChicago RPO Terminals and Transfer Offices Collection, 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 difficult collection to assemble, see discussion in Piszkiewicz (pages 343-49) (Image 1)

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1120 Cover imageChi. to Davenport R.R., 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 (Image 1)

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CLOSED
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