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1861-67 Issues, Stamps (#3)

Item # Description Price Picture
5384 #72, fair-fine, tiny edge faults, canceled by a VF+ strike of New York City Union Soldier head killer (Skinner-Eno PH-F 73, Skinner NYFM 66-5). Stamp clearly displays the cap, face, moustache and sideburn of this fancy profile face killer. Exceedingly rare on the 90¢ issue, no certificates for this value noted on the on the Philatelic Foundation web site.  Great early NYFM item! $400

5338 #68, VF, sound, bearing an XF-superb SOTN strike of scarce New York City fancy foreign mail killer, Skinner-Eno GE-H 3, Skinner NYFM 63-2. A beauty! $125
5354 #70, 24¢ brown lilac, average-fine, canceled by an XF-superb SOTN strike of fancy New York City geometric killer (Skinner-Eno GE-H 3/7, Skinner NYFM killer type 63-2). Stamp has tiny corner perf creases at upper right. $75
5352 #73, fine, bearing an XF SOTN strike of outline 5 point star in circle fancy killer, unlisted in Skinner-Eno. Quite eye-catching. $40
5346 #73, F-VF, nice perfs, canceled by a very scarce red pronged anchor killer, town source unknown. Stamp has a filled pinhole in Jackson's hair at upper right, otherwise sound and attractive. $50
5339 #73, average, bearing XF strikes of DUE and CTS. Stamp possibly used and canceled to pay deficiency of postage. Very unusual markings on this issue. SOLD
5269 #78b, gray, VF, corner crease at upper right, canceled by an XF SOTN strike of rare New York City foreign mail geometric killer with reversed letters PD.  Although unlisted in Skinner-Eno, Skinner illustrates this killer as NYFM 6x-13 in his article, "The Cancellations and Postmarks of New York City: 1845-1876, Their Usage and Their Postal History," in U.S. Postmarks and Cancellations, The Philatelic Foundation Seminar Series Textbook No. 3, 1992. Ex-Skinner. SOLD
5264 #68, fine, bearing an XF SOTN strike of serifed FREE rate mark, a rare killer on this issue. Stamp has 3 mm repaired tear a right bottom. Still, an exhibit-worthy item. Ex-Skinner. $75
5251 #68, VF, tiny corner perf crease at lower left, otherwise sound, bearing a VF-XF SOTN strike of fancy New York City geometric killer, Skinner-Eno GE-C 115, Skinner NYFM 6x-4. $45
5138 #68, VF+, sound, firm perfs all around, bearing an XF-superb SOTN strike of fancy starburst with central negative circle (Skinner-Eno GE-EP 39a and Skinner NYFM 64-2). A gorgeous New York City fancy foreign mail killer and stamp. SOLD
5139 #68, F-VF, sound bottom margin copy, bearing an XF strike of 7 point star with negative interior circle surrounded by heptagon (Skinner-Eno GE-H 8, Skinner NYFM 63-3). Pretty stamp and foreign mail cancel $75
5140 #68, VF-XF, sound, canceled by VF-XF strike of New York City fancy geometric/star killer, Skinner-Eno GE-C 101a.  Beautiful stamp and killer. $100
5062 #68, fine, sound, canceled by two strikes of blue cross killer, one struck SOTN. Pretty color cancel, most likely from Toledo, OH (Skinner-Eno CR-G 9). $40
4956 #77, fine, sound top margin copy, bearing an XF SOTN strike of outline star-within-star fancy killer, similar to Skinner-Eno ST-St 7 and Whitfield 3206, but larger. Very attractive, 2009 Scott, $225. Ex-Hubert Skinner. (HCS) $125
4575 #73, VF, sound, canceled by a VF-XF strike of Cornwall, VT fancy floral geometric killer, Skinner-Eno PP-Fl 27, quite scarce on this issue.  (HCS) SOLD
4545 #73, VF, sound, canceled by a VF strike of solid 4 point star with interior dot, very much like Skinner-Eno New York City killer GE-C 93, but without the outer ring. Pretty stamp. $50
4348 #73, F+, fresh and sound, bearing an XF SOTN strike of fancy geometric killer, town unknown. Pretty. $50
4574 #71, F+ bottom margin copy, tiny faults, bearing a superb SOTN strike of New York foreign mail killer, Skinner-Eno SD-M 11, plus partial strike of red French receiving mark. A gem killer.  (HCS) SOLD
4283 #73, fine, canceled by XF SOTN strike of hollow 5 point star fancy killer, stamp with a few short perfs at top. A very eye-catching killer on this Blackjack, possibly Skinner-Eno ST-O 9 of Fort Wayne, Indiana. $45
3244 #73, F-VF, small perf faults, bearing a VF SOTN strike of blue negative star in wedges killer with internal pentagon fancy killer. Probable NYC origin, similar to Skinner-Eno types ST-E 5 and 9. Pretty. $60
431 #73, VF, fresh and sound, SOTN strike of fancy grid cancellation. Eye-catching quality stamp. $35
418 #87, fine, several perf faults at bottom and right, bearing an XF strike of black 10-segment leaf cancellation and exceptional grill impression. $24
       

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