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1861-67 Issues, Covers (#1)

Item # Description Price Picture
3958 # 63, fine, fault at top, tied by XF strike of large red quartered cork killer, no postmark, addressed to New York City address, probable NYC drop letter. Attractive and very scarce red color killer.

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3930 # 65, avg, tied by an XF strike of large blue geometric killer (S-E GE-C 126) with matching double ring SPRINGFIELD, MASS postmark on VF, fresh, intact cover. A wonderful exhibition quality example of this fancy cancel.

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3948 # 94, VF-XF stamp with huge right wing margin, tied by VF New York City propeller in circle fancy cancel (S-E CR-M 14) and JUL 7 (1868, as verified by letter) postmark on fine intact cover. Eye catching. $35
3797 # 65, fine, tied by VF strike of negative anchor killer (S-E PO-An 24, misidentified from Bristol, CT) and EAST GREENWICH, RI postmark on fine, small intact cover to Vermont. Scarce nautical fancy cancel.

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3204 # 63 plus # 73, both VF sound, lightly cancelled copies, on fine cover, neatly opened at left, with double circle NORRISTOWN, PA (Montgomery County, 1798-) postmark. Attractive. $65 n3204.jpg (17230 bytes)
2851 #63, #73, fine, tied by blue Chicago, IL 1864 double ring postmark and cork killers on fine cover, tiny reduction at left. #73 has corner crease. Attractive color cancellation on blue and black stamp combination. $75 n2851.jpg (21689 bytes)
2152 # 63 and #73 combined to pay the 3 cent domestic rate, each cancelled by blue grid cork killers with matching South Deerfield, MA postmark on VF small unreduced cover. #73 has double row of perfs at bottom, faults.

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1560 # 63, fine, tied by red New York City PAID 1 CT. carrier postmark (S-E PM-CR11) on XF fresh drop cover, also with a VF strike of boxed station E "U.S. MAIL 4 P.M. DELIVERY" carrier marking (S-E PM-CR6). Very pretty.

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1233 # 63, three avg-fine, sound copies tied by three F-VF strikes of fancy New Bedford, MA cogwheel geometric cancellation (S-E GE-P 27) on fine unreduced canary cover, red NEW BEDFORD JUN 1 PAID postmark.  Cover has a small abrasion on front and minor soiling on reverse, but is still a clean, collectible cover with a nice fancy cancellation.

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946 # 63, fine and fresh, tied by VF blue Baltimore, MD cds on VF unreduced local cover. Cover, neatly opened at top, has a barely visible sealed 3/4 inch cut at right. A very attractive cover. $45 n946.jpg (24272 bytes)
996 # 63, fine top margin copy with selvage tied by a neat SOTN strike of unduplexed New York City CDS. Great eye appeal and unusual. Cover, an unreduced, unsealed circular, has a diagonal bend just crossing LL of stamp. $35 n996.jpg (25251 bytes)
388 # 63, F-VF+, attractive stamp, tied by light bar grid in circle cancellation on small, clean, unreduced drop letter. Note strange address: "A. C. Dodge / Addressed". Attractive cover, ex-Creighton Hart. $25 n388.jpg (19506 bytes)
494 # 63, 65 on New York City carrier rate cover, both bearing VF-XF strikes of unlisted star-in-circle cancellations of NYC on clean, unreduced cover, small stamp faults. Scarce use of fancies on carrier.  This cancellation strongly resembles a known NYC patent cancel, but there is no evidence of the stamps being cut.

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795 # 63, average, tied by VF strike of boxed Boston, MA PAID on VF, unreduced drop letter, red Dec. 1 CDS (1862, according to docketing on reverse). A lovely, fresh cover. $40 n795.jpg (15097 bytes)
       
       
       
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