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1851-57 Issues, Covers (#3)

Item # Description Price Picture
4150 #26, fine, canceled by small fancy geometric killer on fine cover with BLUE EARTH CITY, MN postmark (Faribault County, 1856-1902, early use). Cancel is identical to S-E GE-E 89 of Palmyra, VA. Cover reduced quarter inch at left. $45
3809 #11, fine, in at BL, tied by XF strike of unusual barrel-shaped 5-bar fancy killer with fine NORWICH, CT OCT 1 (1853) postmark on clean Norwich Bank printed FLS commercial correspondence. Neat. SOLD
3723 #11, VF 4 margin copy, plated 97L6, just in at BL, tied by an XF strike of red INVERNESS, NY postmark (DLO Livingston County, 1853-62, Helbock 4, early use) on VF unreduced cover to Canton, IL. Unusual "Paid 38" manuscript, probably a box number.  A cover with great eye appeal. $75
3589 #11, fine, tied by brilliant red RUTLAND, VT, JUL 8, 1856 postmark on small, unreduced lady's cover. Cover pencil docketed with receiving date at left, missing back flap. A wonderful and scarce year-date colored postmark.

SOLD

3495 #26, F-VF top margin stamp, bearing an XF SOTN strike of small Gothic PAID in oval lozenge (Linn's Type III in oval, S-E PM-PF 11) and East Gloucester, MA postmark on VF cover, tiny reduction at left. Neat. $50 n3495.jpg (67507 bytes)
3356 #26, fine, tied by an XF strike of black hollow 5-point star killer with matching JERSEY SHORE, Pa. postmark on unreduced cover. Scarce fancy cancel on this issue. Cover with a couple minor faults. $125 n3356.jpg (75277 bytes)
3217 #11, VF, just touching UL, tied by SOTN PAID in grid killer on VF cover with VF strike of red BOSTON 3cts postmark. Cover is attractively illustrated with on center front with the Seal of Massachusetts. Neat. $25 n3217.jpg (22761 bytes)
3043 #26, F+, just tied by VF SOTN strike of "open book" Masonic killer on VF cover with red WOOSUNG, IL postmark. This fancy cancel is listed as #64, p. 131 of Simpson's. Scarce and desirable item.

SOLD

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3042 #26, F-VF, bearing a VF SOTN strike of blue circle of 16 Vs surrounded by single ring with matching LEROY, OH balloon postmark on small cover, neatly opened at right. Fancy cancel unlisted in S-E and Simpson's. SOLD n3042.jpg (12811 bytes)
2642 #26, VF, tied by PAID in circle killer (Skinner-Eno PM-PC 6) on VF unreduced cover cancelled by a VF strike of red PAWTUCKET, RI 1859 postmark. $25 n2642.jpg (14981 bytes)
2438 #11, almost VF, tied by black MOBILE, Ala. Postmark on VF FLS, JUL 19, 1857 usage. Stamp is 89L3, one of only 2 positions with 2 extra lines at left. Large left margin clearly shows type. Stamp has a VF impression.  (Enlarged scan of stamp.)

SOLD

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2428 #11, VF 4 margin copy, manuscript cancel with matching Pleasant Grove, PA manuscript postmark (DPO, Lancaster County, 1841-1935) on small unreduced cover. Stamp, plated 87R5L, has strong shift to the southeast, double transfer in all four ornaments and in lettering.  (Enlarged scan of stamp.) $125 n2428.jpg (10841 bytes)
2429 #11, VF, tied by XF strike of TOWSONTOWN, Md. postmark on VF unreduced small cover. Stamp is plated 27L6. A very nice Baltimore, Maryland area small town postmark. $40 n2429.jpg (17362 bytes)
2241 #25, average, bearing a VF SOTN strike of numeral 3 rate mark killer (Skinner-Eno NS-C 8) with matching Plainville, CONN postmark on fine, unreduced cover, small edge faults and small tear at top front. $25 n2241.jpg (22164 bytes)
1827 #14, pen cancelled, on fine embossed ladies cover bearing superb strike of orange red Strawberry Valley, California (Yuba County, 1855-present) postmark (Simpson rarity 7). Four-margin stamp with small nick and small cover fault at upper right.  An extremely eye-catching cover.

SOLD

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1764 #26, fine, tied by VF strike of ATCHISON, K.T. balloon postmark on fresh yellow cover, slightly reduced at right. A nice example of this Kansas Territory postmark, probable APR 1, 1859 usage. $75 n1764.jpg (20091 bytes)
1397 #26, fine tied by red boxed PAID cancellation (unlisted in Simpson's) on fine unreduced cover, matching red Alexandria, LA postmark, sent to Leavenworth City, Kansas Territory. Nice destination, marking combo. $40 n1397.jpg (21938 bytes)
       
       
       
       
       

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