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1121 Cover imageBank Note Era Railroad Markings Group, 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 (Image 1)

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CLOSED
Will close during Public Auction before Mar-28, 11:46 AM
1122 Letterpiece imageShip Letter (SH-1), 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) (Image 1)

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SOLD for $150.00
Will close during Public Auction before Mar-28, 11:47 AM
1123 Cover imageSteamboat (SB-1), 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 clock the same day.", illustrated in Piszkiewicz (page 356) (Image 1)

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SOLD for $275.00
Will close during Public Auction before Mar-28, 11:47 AM
1124 Cover imageSteamboat (SB-1), 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 (Image 1)

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SOLD for $75.00
Will close during Public Auction before Mar-28, 11:48 AM
1125 Cover imageChicago P.O Aug 27 2 Del (CAR-1), 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 (Image 1)

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Will close during Public Auction before Mar-28, 11:49 AM
1126 Cover imageChicago Carrier Cover Collection, 19 covers and cards from 1873/84 with carrier postmarks mostly used as backstamps, includes types CAR-2 and CAR-3, various colors including blue, black, and magenta, generally fine to very fine, an interesting group (Image 1)

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SOLD for $10.00
Will close during Public Auction before Mar-28, 11:49 AM
1127 Cover Chicago Carrier Covers Collection, 14 Bank Note-era covers and cards with "Chicago, Ill. Carrier" postmarks in magenta or black, also includes unique ca. 1877 cover with normal Chicago postmark in the same color magenta ink as carrier datestamps of the period (probably picked up and postmarked by a carrier en route), generally fine to very fine, an attractive group

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SOLD for $50.00
Will close during Public Auction before Mar-28, 11:50 AM
1128 Cover imageChicago Carrier Route Numbers Cover Collection, approximately 190 covers in binder and small box, each bearing a carrier route number (in manuscript or handstamp), many interesting markings including "Old No." or "No Such New No." after the city-wide change of the house numbering system in 1909, some covers with up to 33 different handstamps representing various attempts at delivery, generally fine to very fine, a fascinating chapter of Chicago's postal history discussed in Piszkiewicz (Image 1)

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SOLD for $250.00
Will close during Public Auction before Mar-28, 11:50 AM
1129 Cover imageChicago "Received" Handstamp Cover Group, 26 covers from the 1860s/1940s with a variety of different receiving backstamps including RC-2, RC-3, RC-6, and more, generally fine to very fine, see chapter 45 of the Piszkiewicz book for a full discussion on the history of these markings (Image 1)

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1130 imageChicago "Transit" Handstamp Cover Collection, 12 covers from approximately 1881 through 1899, mostly backstamped with the Chicago "Transit" postmarks detailed in chapter 46 of the Piszkiewicz book, also a unique "Chicago Ills., D.P.O." (Distributing Post Office) magenta straight-line backstamp, generally fine to very fine (Image 1)

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SOLD for $20.00
Will close during Public Auction before Mar-28, 11:51 AM
1131 Cover imageDelayed. Mail Not on Time. (MD-2), blue handstamp on reverse of incoming red and blue patriotic design of woman with eagle and waving flag, franked with 1861 3c Rose (65) and postmarked Troy, New York October 6, 1862, addressed to "Silas A. Jones, Company I, 125th Regiment, Col. Willard, Camp Douglas, Chicago, Illinois", endorsed "Post Master please forward", additional blue "Chicago Ill Oct 8 AM" backstamp, light edge wear and small repairs, fine appearance, a wonderful combination of a scarce handstamp on a patriotic cover to Camp Douglas (Image 1)

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SOLD for $275.00
Will close during Public Auction before Mar-28, 11:51 AM
1132 imageChicago "Mail Delayed Train Late" Cover Collection, 27 covers ranging from 1890 to 1918, comprising the cancellations illustrated on page 385 of the Piszkiewicz book, mostly special delivery uses, also includes 1918 flight cover from Cleveland to Chicago (illustrated on page 388) but which still uses the "Train Late" marking, generally fine to very fine, an interesting and scarce group (Image 1)

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SOLD for $110.00
Will close during Public Auction before Mar-28, 11:52 AM
1133 Cover image"Forward 3", manuscript notation on 10c Green Nesbitt entire with red "Wells, Fargo & Co." frank, postmarked "San Francisco Cal Jun 22 1860" and addressed to Chicago, postmarked "Chicago Ills Jul 16" upon arrival and forwarded to Washington, Pennsylvania, August 2 arrival docketing, very fine and scarce cover carried via stagecoach to St. Joseph, Missouri and then by train to Chicago, illustrated in Piszkiewicz page (391) (Image 1)

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SOLD for $210.00
Will close during Public Auction before Mar-28, 11:52 AM
1134 Cover imageForwarded (FWD-1), blue straight-line handstamp on May 2, 1860 cover originating in Claremont, New Hampshire, franked with 1857 3c Dull red, addressed to Chicago where it received the forwarding handstamp in addition to a "3" in circle and "Chicago Ills May 6" double circle datestamp, readdressed to Lafayette, Indiana, very fine and attractive, an early forwarded use from Chicago which required three separate handstamps (subsequent devices would incorporate the rate), illustrated in Piszkiewicz (page 392) (Image 1)

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SOLD for $300.00
Will close during Public Auction before Mar-28, 11:54 AM
1135 Cover imageForwarded 3 (FWD-2), blue oval handstamp on June 16, 1862 cover originating in Galesburg, Illinois, franked with 1861 3c Rose (65), addressed to Chicago where the forwarding handstamp was applied alongside a "Chicago Ills Jun 18" double circle datestamp, readdressed to Milwaukee, Wisconsin, very fine strike and cover, this handstamp was only in use for a year between 1862 and 1863, illustrated in Piszkiewicz (page 392) (Image 1)

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SOLD for $170.00
Will close during Public Auction before Mar-28, 11:56 AM
1136 Cover imageForwarded 3 (FWD-3), two strikes of blue handstamp (one obliterated) on incoming February 6, 1864 cover from Cold Water, Michigan, franked with 1861 3c Rose (65), blue "Chicago Ill Feb 7 '64" double circle datestamp applied when the cover was forwarded to St. Louis, Missouri, very fine and attractive, this handstamp was only used for the first part of 1864 (Image 1)

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SOLD for $80.00
Will close during Public Auction before Mar-28, 11:57 AM
1137 Cover imageChicago "Forwarded" Mail Collection, 42 covers beginning with 1840 folded letter from Prairie Du Chien, Wisconsin through the 1950s, wide variety of both manuscript and handstamped markings, note FWD-1, FWD-2, "Advertised" shield with manuscript forwarding, FWD-6 on incoming cover from Arizona Territory, and much more, few small faults but generally fine to very fine, an interesting group for the specialist with several covers illustrated in Piszkiewicz (Chapter 48) (Image 1)

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SOLD for $350.00
Will close during Public Auction before Mar-28, 11:59 AM
1138 Cover imageImproperly Forwarded Delayed (MS-1), two-line handstamp in blue on reverse of incoming cover from Jacksonville, Illinois, franked with 1857 3c Dull red (26), matching blue "Chicago Ill 13 A.M", cover opened for display, very fine, this marking was applied to mail incorrectly sent elsewhere before arriving in Chicago, illustrated in Piszkiewicz (page 398) (Image 1)

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SOLD for $100.00
Will close during Public Auction before Mar-28, 11:59 AM
1139 Cover imageMis-Sent to Chicago Dis. (MS-3), two-line handstamp on August 31, 1868 cover from Ashtabula, Ohio to Chicago, franked with 3c Red grilled issue, very fine, the only example of this handstamp which was the first used in Chicago to include the word "missent" (Image 1)

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SOLD for $75.00
Will close during Public Auction before Mar-28, 12:00 PM
1140 Cover imageChicago "Missent" Cover Collection, approximately 40 covers from about 1863 to 1957, begins with blue two-line "Improperly Forwarded Delayed" handstamp on reverse of 1863 cover (letter datelined "Grove Parsonage"), continues with "Missent to Ch Town P.E.I" on postal card, various station markings from the early 20th Century, incoming covers from Palestine, Peru, Nigeria, Greece, Poland, and Australian Antarctic Territory, generally fine to very fine, refer to Piszkiewicz Chapter 49 for more information (Image 1)

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SOLD for $120.00
Will close during Public Auction before Mar-28, 12:00 PM

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