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1861-67 Issues, Covers (#5)

Item # Description Price Picture
4906 #65, fine, on fine, intact cover with very scarce ST. L. J. & C. R.R. railroad postmark (St. Louis, Jacksonville & Chicago Railroad, Towle 706-A-1). Corner has corner advertisement for Globe Hotel, Jacksonville, IL, "At the Junction of the St. Louis, Jacksonville & Chicago, and Toledo, Wabash & Western Railroads."  Neat item. $85

4793 #93, fine, tied by an XF-superb strike of 12-segment split leaf killer (most likely of New York City) paying circular mail rate on VF intact and unsealed cover to West Auburn, ME. A few wrinkles at UR slightly affect stamp. $50
4652 #93, avg, sound, tied VF-XF strike of blue station D N. Y. CITY postmark and 3-leaf clover killer on VF intact local cover. This is a rare fancy New York City killer, unlisted in Skinner-Eno, may possibly be Whitfield 1786. Neat item.

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4669 #93, fine, tied by VF strike of dark blue 5-segment wedge in circle cancellation (Skinner-Eno GE-C 74) and New York City 8/31/68 CDS on small, VF folded notice. Cover verifies NYC origin of unattributed cancel.  Stamp has wrinkle.  (HCS)

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4498 #73, F-VF+, sound, tied by XF strike of black Christian cross in circle killer, NEW YORK CITY MAY 9 postmark, on VF intact local delivery cover. This killer is unlisted in major references. Very scarce fancy.  (HCS)

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4289 # 65, fine, canceled by an XF SOTN strike of negative 5-point star of BOSTON, MA (Skinner-Eno ST-O 23) on VF cover with Seal of Boston corner design. Tiny reduction at left affects nothing. Attractive. $40
4301 #68, F-VF top margin copy tied by VF blue 6-bar grid killer with matching blue CINCINNATI, O., MAY 22 (1865) postmark on intact canary cover to Canada West, blue double circle AMHERSTBURG, U.C. receiving on reverse. $30
4239 #65, VF, tied by an XF strike of large fancy leaf killer (Skinner-Eno PP-L 41) of NEWBURYPORT, MA on fine, unreduced cover (small tears at top, small part of back flap missing). SEP 14, 1866 usage confirmed by content. $100
4087 #65, fine, target killer, on fine cover with XF strike of MIAMIVILLE P.O. Camp Dennison, O. postmark, to Independence, Ohio. Cover opened at left, tiny reduction, small cover faults. $45
3954 #65, fine, sound, tied by VF-XF strike of AMHERST, MASS large negative letter A in fancy circular grid killer (Skinner-Eno LS-A 25), MAR 16, 1866 double line postmark on F-VF cover, clean half inch reduction at left.  A wonderful fancy cancel.

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3728 #73, fine, sound, tied by VF strike of blue star-in-circle fancy killer, probably of New York City, on fine, unreduced unsealed circular. Scarce color fancy cancel on Blackjack cover. $75
3581 #147, fine, with #98 E grill, fair, each cancelled by target killer, on fine registered cover from EXETER, ME. Cover has purple SELECTMEN and Overseers of the Poor's Office corner advertisement, 1/4 inch reduced at left.  Scarce combination use of 1867 and Banknote issue. $150
3274 #73, avg-fine copy, tied on VF, fresh, intact small cover by attractive blue "Union Jack" style grid killer with matching New York City 23 JUL postmark. A nice example of drop rate cover with fancy killer. $45 n3274.jpg (18512 bytes)
2957 #73, avg-fine, on fresh, unreduced cover, cancelled by blue outline 6-point star fancy killer (unlisted in Skinner-Eno) with matching CINCINNATI, OH postmark, local City mail. Small, clean tear across top affects postmark.  Attractive black jack cover.

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2301 #65, fine, tied by superb strike of Albany, NY negative "OK" killer (Skinner-Eno LC-OK 28) on VF unreduced cover docketed 1865. A beauty.

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1555 #94, VF, bearing a superb SOTN strike of screwhead geometric fancy cancellation with red double-ring Charleston, MASS postmark on VF unreduced cover. $25 n1555.jpg (15724 bytes)
527 #94, VF, tied on unreduced, VF "NOVELTY IRON WORKS" CC advertising cover by XF strike of 5-bar squarish grid cancellation of NYC. $20 n527.jpg (22050 bytes)
607 #94, fine, perf faults, tied by VF-XF strike of fancy blue negative H cancellation of Chicopee, MA (LS-H 21), matching NOV 30 CDS. Cover has edge wear and light soiling at right. $15 n607.jpg (21259 bytes)
466 #94, VF, SE wide margins, bearing light blue strike of 3-segment shield cancellation (unlisted Skinner-Eno), tied by MACON GA JAN 25 CDS on VF unreduced cover. $25 n466.jpg (16501 bytes)
981 #73, fine, fresh and sound, tied by VF-XF strike of stylized leaf cancellation on unreduced, F-VF unsealed circular to St. Clair, MI. Cancellation of unknown origin, possibly New York City. $50 n981.jpg (24415 bytes)
       
       

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