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1861-67 Issues, Covers (#1)

Item # Description Price Picture
4909 #65, XF stamp, sound, tied on XF intact cover by an XF strike of fancy floral geometric killer (Skinner-Eno GE-R 18) with VF ALEXANDRIA, VA postmark. A wonderful and highly exhibitable fancy cancel cover. $125
4901 # 65, fine, sound, bearing an XF SOTN strike of fancy star-in-star killer (Skinner-Eno ST-St 26a) on VF canary cover with double ring NORRIDGEWOCK, ME, AUG 25 postmark. Cover neatly opened at right. A wonderful star fancy cancel. $45
4822 #65 with #63, fine copies, tiny faults, canceled by 7-bar grid killer with BROOKLYN, NY postmark, the one cent paying the carrier fee. This is a quite a scarce carrier use to the Brooklyn post office. Intact cover, small faults.

SOLD

4707 #63, fine, SE, and #65, fine, each tied by blue BALTIMORE, MD, MAY 11 postmark, the one cent paying the carrier fee, on VF intact cover to Hagerstown, MD. Scarcer Baltimore carrier. SOLD
4548 #64, fine, sound 1861 pink issue, tied by uncommon style SEP 4 (1861?) ST. LOUIS, MO postmark on VF intact cover to Moro, IL. 2009 PFC ("It is a genuine usage"). 2009 Scott catalog value, $1,100. $600

4330 #65, fine SE copy, tied by an XF strike of very scarce double circle U.S. SHIP undated postmark (Skinner-Eno PM-SH 3) of Philadelphia on VF cover to Acworth, NH. Cover barely reduced at left. $250
4522 #65, fine, tied by Washington, DC OCT 1861 postmark on VF intact small cover, sent to Fishkill Landing, NY but misdirected to Yonkers, NY, where then stamped with VF arched box MISSENT AND FORWARDED of Yonkers.

SOLD

4519 #63, VF, tiny fault, tied by an XF strike of NEW YORK, SEP 23, 1861 postmark, paying the carrier fee on intact U34 3 cent entire to Fishkill Village, NY. Attractive and scarce early use of this stamp. Ex Ward, Skinner.  (HCS) SOLD
4503 #65, F-VF+, sound, canceled by an XF SOTN strike of hollow cogged circular geometric killer (Whitfield 4220) with matching LEOMINSTER, MA postmark on F-VF intact cover, torn back flap.  (HCS) $50
4241 #63, SE, on U46 2 cent black Jackson on buff entire, canceled by BETHLEHEM, PA double line DEC 1864 postmarks. Entire is intact and VF, UR corner of stamp slightly folded under. Pretty and uncommon combination.

SOLD

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.

SOLD

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.

SOLD

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.

SOLD

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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)
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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