| Stiss: Overseas Mail to, from & through Chicago: 1830s To UPU |
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Lot 1324 |
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1858 (May 28) Decatur to Enfield, England, c.d.s. tying 12¢ black (36) pair on cover, red "3" credit handstamp, red Liverpool transit, red London and Acorington backstamp transits, small stamp and cover faults, Fine.
Estimate 200 - 300
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Lot 1325 |
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1859 (Jan. 15) Milleville to London, England, balloon style c.d.s. tying 12¢ black (36) pair on cover, red "3" credit handstamp, red London receiver, no flap and wear at left, pair with straight edge on right, Fine.
Estimate 150 - 200
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Lot 1326 |
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1859 (Sep. 15) Chicago to Vienna, Austria, c.d.s. tying 1¢ blue, Type V (24) single and three 3¢ dull red (26) center line singles, red "N.York Brem Pkt" exchange office c.d.s., blue "Bremen Franco" transit straightline, reverse with Vienna receiver, edge wear, Fine.
Estimate 300 - 400
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Lot 1327 |
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1860 (Jan. 17) Chicago to Stuttgart, Germany, blue c.d.s. on buff stampless cover, New York Brem. Pkt. exchange office c.d.s., blue manuscript "22" rating and blue "Amerika uber Bremen 22" handstamp, Feb. 7 receiving backstamp, Very Fine and attractive.
Estimate 150 - 200
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Lot 1328 |
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1860 (Feb. 2) Columbia to Germany, red c.d.s. tying 10¢ green, Type V (35) horizontal pair and single on cover, red "N. York Am. Pkt. Paid 7" and red framed "Aachen Franco" transits, magenta "30" at upper right, some overall wear affects pair, Fine.
Estimate 300 - 400
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Lot 1329 |
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1860 (Feb. 29) Chicago to Detmold, Germany, blue double-circle datestamps tying 10¢ green, Type V (35) horizontal strip of three with part captured imprint at left on folded letter, red N.Y. Am. Pkt. Paid 7¢ exchange office datestamp, red Aachen transit, partial receiver on reverse, Very Fine, an unusual Leap Year usage.
Estimate 200 - 300
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Lot 1330 |
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1860 (Jun. 1) Highland to Bôle, Switzerland, bearing 10¢ green, Type V (35) horizontal pair and 1¢ blue, Type V (24) single tied c.d.s. on cover, partial red New York exchange d.s., magenta "21" and red crayon ratings, Paris and Swiss backstamps, 1¢ with small toned spot at right, right 10¢ with bent perfs at top, still a Very Fine usage, 21¢ French mail rate.
Estimate 200 - 300
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Lot 1331 |
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1860 (Sep. 18) Princeton to Switzerland, bold red c.d.s. on yellow cover bearing 1¢ blue (24), 10¢ green (35), and 12¢ black (36) pair, red "N.York Am. Pkt. Paid" exchange office c.d.s. and matching "12" credit handstamp, red boxed "Aachen Franco" and Swiss transit backstamps, one 12¢ faulty, Fine, a lovely three-color franking.
Estimate 500 - 750
Expertization: 1988 P.F. Certificate.
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Lot 1332 |
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1860 (Oct. 6) Batavia to Quincy, Ill., origin c.d.s. indicating paid through to U.S. with red manuscript "1/7", red Singapore backstamp and London transits, orange framed "India Paid" handstamp, blue "Chicago Am. Pkt. 5" exchange office datestamp; toned, Very Fine and scarce incoming cover.
Estimate 400 - 500
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Lot 1333 |
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1860 (Oct. 16) Chicago to London, England, duplex c.d.s. tying 24¢ gray lilac (37) on cover, red "Chicago Am. Pkt. 3 Paid Oct 17" exchange office datestamp, red London receiver, stamp with small fault at upper right from edge placement, a Very Fine usage.
Estimate 400 - 500
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Lot 1334 |
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1860 (Oct. 27) Hong Kong to Quincy, Ill., origin c.d.s. on reverse of stampless cover, blue London transit backstamp, bold blue "Chicago Am. Pkt." exchange office c.d.s., ratings include "33 cts due" from addressee, partial backflap, some toning, Fine.
Estimate 300 - 400
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Lot 1335 |
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1861 (Mar. 2) Davenport, Ioa. to London, England, bold c.d.s. with matching fancy circular geometric cancellations on two 3¢ dull rose (26) singles and three 30¢ orange (38) singles, bright red "Chicago Am. Pkt. Paid 6 Mar" exchange d.s., magenta "12 / 4" rating, red London Paid transit, address panel cut out and patched, toned, 3¢ faded, Fine and rare usage.
Estimate 500 - 750
Provenance: Waterhouse
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Lot 1336 |
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1861 (Oct. 3) Kankakee Depot Ill. to Paris, France, c.d.s. with matching star cancellations tying 5¢ buff (67) and 10¢ green (68) on cover, red "New York Paid 12" exchange office d.s., red Calais transit with matching boxed "PD", Paris backstamp, 10¢ small fault from edge placement, some minor toning affecting stamps, partial flap, Fine.
Estimate 500 - 750
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Lot 1337 |
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1862 (Mar. 17) Chicago to Germany, blue c.d.s. with matching cancellation tying 30¢ orange (71) on cover, red "N.York Hamb. Pkt. Paid 20 Mar 22" exchange office datestamp, Hamburg transits on reverse, edge faults mostly at right, stamp with trivial pulled perf, Fine.
Estimate 150 - 200
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Lot 1338 |
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1862 (Mar. 21) Shanghai to Arcadia, Wis., red origin c.d.s. indicating prepayment on stampless cover, reverse with Hong Kong transit, red London transit with red crayon "1/8" and "16 Cents" handstamp, bold blue "Chicago Am. Pkt. 5" exchange office c.d.s., no backflap, some toning and small edge faults, Fine.
Estimate 200 - 300
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Lot 1339 |
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1862 (Jul. 30) Chicago to Bruxelles, Belgium, blue c.d.s. duplex tying seven 3¢ rose (65) including strip of three on cover, red "Chicago Am. Pkt. Paid" exchange office d.s., manuscript rates, London and Bruxelles backstamps, flap tears just extending over edge, few toned perfs, a Very Fine and rare 1861 use of the 3¢ rose.
Estimate 400 - 500
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Lot 1340 |
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1864 (Aug. 14) Chicago to London, England, blue duplex c.d.s. tying 24¢ red lilac (70) on cover, opticians embossed corner card, red "Boston Paid 19" exchange office c.d.s., appropriate transits including Baden receiving backstamp, cover with small repair at top and partial flap, Fine.
Estimate 200 - 300
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Lot 1341 |
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1865 (May 4) Morena to Bern, Switzerland, c.d.s. on yellow cover bearing 3¢ rose (65) and 10¢ green (68) single and pair, red "N.York Am. Pkt. May 6" exchange office d.s., blue framed Aachen transit, reverse with Basel and Bern datestamps, one 10¢ and the 3¢ with straight edge and a couple small stamp faults, Fine.
Estimate 200 - 300
Expertization: 1987 P.F. Certificate.
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Lot 1342 |
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1865 (Jun.) Trenton to Kuzern, Switzerland, bearing 30¢ orange (71) and 3¢ rose (65) tied by grid cancellations on buff cover, red "N. York Br. Pkt. Jun 6" exchange with "12" credit and blue boxed "Aachen 18 6 / Franco" handstamps, reverse with Swiss transits, stamp faults, a Very Fine usage.
Estimate 300 - 400
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Lot 1343 |
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1865 & 1869 Inbound from India via Chicago, two covers, 1865 bearing India ½a., 1a, and 4a. pair to Appleton, Wis. with blue "Chicago Am. Pkt. '5' Jun 15" exchange office d.s., 1869 bearing India 4a. and 8a. to St. Louis, Missouri with red "Chicago Am. Pkt. Paid Dec 30" exchange office d.s., some wear and small faults, Fine.
Estimate 300 - 400
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Lot 1344 |
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1866 (Apr. 4) Chicago to Louvain, Belgium, duplex c.d.s. tying 3¢ rose (65) and 24¢ grayish lilac (78a) on cover, red "N.York Am. Pkt. 7 Paid" exchange office d.s., reverse with "Am. Packet" straightline and Louvain receiver, couple small faults, Fine.
Estimate 300 - 400
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Lot 1345 |
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(Jul. 16) Cassville, Wis. to Germany, balloon-style c.d.s. with matching open grid cancellation tying 30¢ orange (71), clear "Chicago Ill. Am. Pkt. 7 Paid" exchange c.d.s., red boxed Aachen Franco transit and German receiving backstamp, stamp with slight crease from contents, Very Fine.
Estimate 300 - 400
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Lot 1346 |
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(Feb. 5) Chicago to Detmold, Germany, duplex c.d.s. tying 2¢ black (73) and 10¢ green (68)on 3¢ entire (U58) by segmented cancellations, red "N. York Brem Pkt Paid 12 Feb 9" exchange datestamp, blue "Bremen Franco" straightline handstamp, two cover tears and stamps with a few perf faults, Fine.
Estimate 200 - 300
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Lot 1347 |
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1868 (Aug. 2) Chicago to Thurles, Ireland, duplex c.d.s. tying 12¢ black, F grill (97) on cover, boldly struck red London Paid c.d.s., "Thurles Oc 17" backstamp, Very Fine and clean.
Estimate 150 - 200
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Lot 1348 |
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1868 (Oct. 24) Chicago to Bernburg, Germany, c.d.s. duplexed with split grid tying 10¢ green, F grill (96) on buff cover, red framed "Hamburg Franco" handstamp, Nov. 11 backstamp, 10¢ with couple short perfs, Very Fine.
Estimate 200 - 300
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Lot 1349 |
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1869 (Jul. 31) Shiloh Ill. to Hamberg, Germany, ultramarine c.d.s. with matching four-ring cancellations tying two 1¢ buff (112) singles and 5¢ brown (76) on 3¢ entire, red "New York Paid All Direct" and framed "Bremen Franco" transits, Hamburg 1869 receiving backstamp, stamps faulty, cover soiling, a Fine and unusual franking.
Estimate 400 - 500
Provenance: 'European'
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Lot 1350 |
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1869 (Nov. 28) Chicago to Edinburgh, Scotland, dateline on folded letter bearing 12¢ green (117), exceptionally well centered single, tied by waffle grid, red "New York X Dec 2" transit, Edinburgh Dec. 13 backstamp, fresh and Extremely Fine.
Estimate 300 - 400
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Lot 1351 |
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1869 (Dec. 9) Chicago to Hong Kong, c.d.s. on cover addressed in care of the U.S. Consul bearing 10¢ yellow green, F grill (96) tied by matching quartered cancellation, blue crayon "West" and large red "Paid All" in rimmed circle, Hong Kong Feb. 11 backstamp, reduced slightly at top, backflap replaced, Fine, 10¢ American mail rate to Shanghai.
Estimate 500 - 750
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Lot 1352 |
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1870 (Mar. 28) Chicago to Paris, France, bold strike of c.d.s. duplexed with split cork tying 10¢ yellow (116) on cover, red New York and French transits, "8" rating, Paris backstamp, Very Fine.
Estimate 200 - 300
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Lot 1353 |
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1870 (c.) (Sep. 14) Bloomington Ill. to Mainz, Germany, c.d.s. duplexed with fancy incised Star of David cancellation tying 10¢ yellow (116) on yellow cover, red "New York Paid All Br. Transit Sep 17" exchange d.s., German Sep. 30 receiver, Fine and attractive fancy cancellation.
Estimate 300 - 400
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Lot 1354 |
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1870 (Oct. 5) Chicago to Hong Kong, China, duplex c.d.s. tying 10¢ brown (150) on cover, magenta "San Francisco Paid All Nov. 1" transit, "Hong Kong De 5" backstamp, couple tiny edge faults, Very Fine, 10¢ direct mail rate.
Estimate 200 - 300
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Lot 1355 |
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1871 (Dec. 3) Chicago to Switzerland, duplex c.d.s. tying 3¢ green (158) and 12¢ purple (151) on yellow cover, bold red "New York Paid All" exchange office d.s., Very Fine.
Estimate 200 - 300
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Lot 1356 |
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1872 (Mar. 25) Marseilles, France to Chicago, c.d.s. on mourning envelope bearing 40c. Ceres and 80c. Napoleon Laureate, red London transit with arced "2 cents" h.s., red "Chicago Ill. Am Pkt Paid All Apr. 12" exchange office datestamp, no flap, a Very Fine mixed issue franking.
Estimate 150 - 200
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Lot 1357 |
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1873 (Dec. 31) Chicago to Switzerland, blue duplex c.d.s. tying 10¢ brown (161) on cover, bold strike of red "New York Paid All via Eng. & Ost." exchange office c.d.s., Basel backstamp, Very Fine and attractive.
Estimate 200 - 300
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Lot 1358 |
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1874 (Feb. 28) Chicago to Genova, Italy, bearing 10¢ Brown (161) tied by unusual blue "A" fancy cancel made from a number "3" bottle stopper, matching "Chicago Ill." c.d.s., sender's routing instructions crossed out, red New York transit and Genova backstamp, Fine and fresh.
Estimate 300 - 400
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Lot 1359 |
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1874 (c.) Chicago to London, England, two covers, single and double rates with matching blue "A" style number "3" bottle stopper cancellations, single rate bearing 6¢ dull pink (159) handled via New York exchange office, double rate bearing 2¢ brown, 10¢ brown (157, 161) handled via the Chicago exchange office with red "Chicago Paid All" on reverse, Very Fine pair.
Estimate 300 - 400
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Lot 1360 |
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1874 (Aug. 14) Chicago to Cologne, Germany, blue duplex c.d.s. with grid cancellation tying 6¢ dull pink (159) pair and single on cover, red "New York Br. Transit" exchange c.d.s. and additional "New York" c.d.s., partial German backstamp, opened on three sides, single faulty, Fine.
Estimate 150 - 200
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Lot 1361 |
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1880 (Jan. 26) Prairietown Ill. to Nurnberg, Germany, orange registered cover bearing 5¢ Taylor (185), single and block of four, tied by bold ms. cancellations, N.Y. and Nurnberg backstamps, Germany registry label applied on block, block originally folded over bottom edge, lifted and reinforced with matching orange paper, a Fine and rare usage bearing a block of the 5¢ Taylor.
Estimate 500 - 750
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Lot 1362 |
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1880 (Apr. 14) Chicago to Tokio, Japan, duplex c.d.s. tying 3¢ green (184), additional stamp apparently fell off in transit (light water stain at right), San Francisco circled "T" and "Due" with crayon "8" handstamps, additional "2 / 20" blue crayon, Japanese receiver, reverse with Japan 2s. two pairs tied by boxed cancellations, backstamped San Francisco and Yokohama, opened for display, reduced at right and small tear at bottom, Fine and rare mixed franking.
Estimate 500 - 750
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Lot 1363 |
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1893 (Sep. 11) Chicago Ill. to Platzwiese, Austria, registered 5¢ Columbian entire bearing 15¢ Columbian (238) cancelled by Chicago 3rd class oval, New York registry label and transit on reverse, Very Fine.
Estimate 200 - 300
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Lot 1364 |
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Foreign Mail to, from & through Chicago: 1830s to UPU, exhibit collection balance of 46 covers with many mounted on pages, comprising sixteen stampless and thirty stamped including 10 with G.B. frankings, better include 1835 stampless cover from Fox River Ill. to Scotland, 1854 stampless Rock Island Ill. to Wurttemburg, 1861 stampless cover to China, 1865 cover bearing 1861 3¢ & 24¢ from Chicago to Belgium, 1857 12¢ pair to England, 1857 12¢ & 3¢ to Germany, 1857 10¢ to Switzerland, 1861 10¢ pair to Switzerland, 1868 12¢ grilled to England, 1869 10¢ to Germany, and several Banknote usages; some faults, a Fine collection showcasing the Chicago Exchange Office.
Estimate 2,500 - 3,500
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