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1851-57
Issues, Stamps (#2)
(NOTE: All stamp images are thumbnails, click to
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| Item # |
Description |
Price |
Picture |
| 4803 |
#11, three large margins, just in at left, sound,
lightly canceled, plated position 6R6, clearly showing a
double transfer of the center ornament of the right two rosettes.
A very nice example of this position. |
SOLD |
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| 4790 |
#11A, F-VF, sound, canceled by a fine strike of
rare New York City JUL 13, 1853 year-dated postmark, known used
only July 11-25, 1853, possibly in conjunction with the Crystal
Palace Exhibition (unverified). Nice and quite scarce. |
SOLD |
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| 4775 |
#11A, fine, fresh and sound, bearing an XF
SOTN strike of Chicopee, MA entwined star fancy killer (Skinner-Eno
ST-6P 23). |
SOLD |
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| 4682 |
#26, F+, canceled by a VF partial strike of STEAM
BOAT, scarce marking used Boston, New York City and Providence. |
$35 |
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| 4684 |
#26, fine, left margin copy with full capture of
plate inscription "[ENG]RAVERS, Phila New York, Boston", very
scarce to show the inscription this well. Stamp with a few
nibbed perfs at top, otherwise sound. |
SOLD |
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| 4300 |
#11, fine, bearing an XF SOTN strike of fancy blue
geometric killer, origin unknown, unlisted in major references.
Fancy cancels like this are quite scarce on early issues.
Pretty stamp. (HCS) |
$65 |
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| 4401 |
#11, VF, fresh color, creases, canceled by a superb
SOTN strike of gothic block letter FREE. Unusual and scarce use
of obsolete rate marking as a killer. Very eye catching killer.
(HCS) |
SOLD |
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| 4402 |
#11A vertical pair, sound, top stamp 4 margins, bottom
cut in at left, canceled by an XF strike of a very unusual 4-bar
oval grid killer. This cancel is unlisted in major
references and is just the second instance that I have encountered.
Possibly designed to kill two stamps at once, as were
commonly used to pay the 6 cent transcontinental rate.
Interesting item. (HCS) |
SOLD |
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| 4407 |
#25, VF+, pressed corner crease at upper left, bearing
two strikes of blue WAY in circle (Skinner-Eno PM-W 6).
Pretty stamp, scarce marking. (HCS) |
$100 |
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| 4409 |
#26, F+, fresh and sound, bearing a superb SOTN
strike of deep magenta red numeral 5 (Skinner-Eno NE-E 22).
A terrific late use of an obsolete rate mark. An absolutely
stunning stamp! (HCS) |
SOLD |
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| 4410 |
#26A, fine left margin SE copy, tiny faults, canceled
by an XF strike of patriotic US killer in block negative letters.
Unlisted in major references, a wonder fancy cancellation item.
(HCS) |
$125 |
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| 4411 |
#26, fine, canceled by a VF+ strike of US (S
backwards) in star surrounded by UNION. This wonderful
patriotic killer from Three Rivers, Michigan is listed as
Skinner-Eno ST-C 17 and in Simpson's as 20 (page 155). Stamp
has corner crease and small fault at bottom right. (HCS) |
SOLD |
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| 4412 |
#26, fine, left margin SE copy, bearing a VF-XF
strike of large rectangular block negative PAID killer, unlisted
in major references. Stamp has tiny corner fault at upper left and a
thin. (HCS) |
$65 |
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| 4413 |
#26, fine, tiny thin, canceled by a VF+ SOTN strike
of rare, highly detailed geometric killer of NEWARK VALLEY, NY
(S-E GE-E 23), composed of multiple outline boxes within a target.
A very unusual killer. (HCS) |
$65 |
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| 4414 |
#26, F-VF, fresh and sound, canceled by a VF+ SOTN
strike of indigo blue numeral 5 obsolete rate mark killer
(Skinner-Eno NS-E 19). Pretty. (HCS) |
$30 |
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| 4415 |
#26, fine, creases, canceled by a fine SOTN strike
of Masonic square and compass killer of Harrisburg, PA (Skinner-Eno
FR-M4c 10). (HCS) |
$25 |
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