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1869
Issues, Covers (#1)
| Item # |
Description |
Price |
Picture |
| 4947 |
#114, fine, tied by fine strike of blue NO. CENTRAL
R.R. postmark on fine, intact pale lavender cover to New York.
Railroad cancel (catalog route 195, Baltimore to Harrisburg, PA) is
unlisted in Towle, obviously scarce. |
$60 |
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| 4846 |
#114, F+, sound, bearing a superb SOTN strike of
small Maltese cross killer with XF strike of BLOOMINGTON, IL
postmark on VF cover, tiny reduction at right, mailed to Mason
City, IL. Attractive. |
$35 |
 |
| 4398 |
#112, fine, tied by grid killer on fine, intact
drop rate cover addressed City. Indistinct partial FLINT
(Michigan) postmark. Minor cover toning at left, stamp with
small fault at bottom right. |
$50 |
 |
| 4654 |
#114, VF, New Orleans killer ties to VF printed
bankruptcy discharge petition notice to Boston, MA. Addressee
not found, XF fancy RETURNED TO WRITER hand stamp. Stamp torn
at upper right corner. (HCS) |
SOLD |
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| 4290 |
#114, average, SE, canceled by red grid killer with
superb matching red strike of SOUTH DEERFIELD, MS postmark on VF,
fresh lady's cover (embossed letter F on flap) neatly opened at
right. A great looking cover. |
$75 |
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| 4295 |
#114, fine, SE at bottom, tied by XF strike of dark
blue LEOMINSTER, MA "stovepipe" fancy circle of hollow wedges killer
(S-E GE-C 7), with postmark on VF small lady's cover,
neatly opened left. |
$50 |
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| 4268 |
#114, F-VF+, sound, tied by XF strike of
LEOMINSTER, MA "stovepipe" fancy circle of hollow wedges killer
(Skinner-Eno GE-C 7), with XF postmark on VF, fresh, small cover,
opened just a little bit rough at right. |
SOLD |
 |
| 4237 |
#114, fine, tied by small blue wedges killer with
VF matching PHILAD'A-PA. APR 17 postmark on VF intact lady's
cover with unusual copper metallic letter B on reverse. Docketed
1869, a very early usage. |
SOLD |
 |
| 4113 |
#115, fine, tiny faults, tied by CAMBRIDGE, MASS cork
killer on unreduced tissue paper cover to Cmdr. J. G. Walker,
U.S. Frigate Sabine at England, forwarded to Naples, Italy.
Cover bears an XF red B.F. Stevens FEB 2, 1870 double oval.
Quite attractive. |
$300 |
 |
| 4083 |
#118, fine, tiny faults, tied by XF strike of NYFM
killer (Weiss TR-C7) on unreduced cover to Germany via Closed
Mail on Steamer Wisconsin (Guion Line). Cover is circa 1871-72
based upon known dates of use of this killer. Most probably,
based upon Augsburg, Prussia 2/6 back stamp (back
image), the letter was carried on the January 24, 1872 sailing
of Wisconsin from New York arriving in Queenstown February 3.
Patched cover tear from opening at bottom affects address.
A rare on cover NYFM usage on 1869 issue. |
SOLD |
 |
| 4088 |
#114, VF+, tied by XF strike of fancy blunt
4-segment propeller killer of FORT MADISON, IOWA on VF intact cover
with blue hand stamp NOV 12, 1869 dated corner advertisement for
steam saw and shingle miller. |
$30 |
 |
| 4041 |
#112, VF, canceled by concentric ring killer
with VF SCHENECTADY, NY FEB 4 (1870) postmark on VF United States
Internal Revenue tax return. Stamp has a single short perf.
Attractive, clean, a desirable and uncommon usage. |
SOLD |
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| 3997 |
#116 and #113, both fine, tied by small circle of
wedges killer and AURORA, IL postmark on small unreduced cover to
Scotland, Glasgow JAN 5, 1870 receiving on reverse. Small tear
at top. Cover is listed in 1869 Issue Census. Scarce
combination of stamps to pay the double 6 cent treaty rate. |
SOLD |
 |
| 3996 |
#114, average, tied by an XF strike of a large
circular geometric fancy killer on intact cover to Salem, MA.
The killer is unlisted in major references; absent a postmark, its
source is unknown. |
$40 |
 |
| 4016 |
#114, fine, tied by an XF strike of 8-branch
rosette fancy killer with matching RICHMOND, NY, OCT 16 (1869)
postmark on VF, fresh, intact canary cover to NYC, content. |
$45 |
 |
| 3771 |
#114, fine, SE, tied by XF strike of fancy 16-wedge
starburst killer with fine strike of CALLAGHAN'S, VA postmark
(DPO Alleghany county, 1804-1919) on fine cover, half inch
reduction at left. Virginia PH. |
$45 |
 |
| 3575 |
#113, fine, cancelled by an XF strike of obsolete numeral 10 rating
stamp used as a killer on fine cover, tiny reduction and small
repair at UL. Stamp is "tied" by foxing of a couple perfs. Cortland, NY printed bankruptcy
enclosure dated DEC 12, 1869. Eye-catching
and quite unusual. |
SOLD |
 |
| 3450 |
#114, VF, tied by bold PAID with matching LINCOLN, MASS double circle postmark on VF intact
cover, opened at right. Cover forwarded from Dorchester to Bolton, MA. Pretty cover. |
$75
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| 3363 |
#114, fine, tied on F-VF intact cover by VF strike of LOUISVILLE,
Ky, DEC 22 postmark and fancy leaf killer (Skinner-Eno PP-L 32). |
$35
|
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| 3305 |
#112, VF strip of three, tied by three strikes of fancy grid killer, FLINT, MI postmark on fine, unreduced cover. Right stamp has small corner crease, otherwise an attractive, sound strip.
Scarce use of quality multiple on cover. |
SOLD
|
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| 3155 |
#114, fine, SE, tied by VF strike of heart fancy killer of PALMYRA, NY
(Skinner-Eno PH-H 12) on VF, fresh small lady's cover, original letter included. |
$85 |
 |
| 3071 |
#114, fine, tied by VF strike of scarce unusual PAID killer of CLAYTON, NY
(Skinner-Eno PM-PE 7) on fine canary cover with Hubbard House hotel
advertisement. Cover has small reduction at right, affecting nothing,
and contains original letter. Scarce and attractive. |
$75
|
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| 2700 |
#114, fine, SE, tied by RED cork killer with matching ABBOTT VILLAGE, ME postmark on fine, unreduced cover mailed to
Oquawka, IL.
Scarce colored killer on this issue. |
$50
|
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| 1097 |
#114, fine SE, tied by very scarce brown cork cancellation with matching Rutherford Depot, TENN postmark on F-VF unreduced cover to Milan, Tennessee.
A wonderful 1869 color cancellation on cover. |
$95 |
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| 495 |
#114, fine, barely tied by a SOTN quartered cork in circle
geometric fancy killer of San Francisco, CA on a
VF unreduced and fresh small cover. Neat. |
$30 |
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| 734 |
#114, fine tied by target cancellation of Braintree, MA on clean F-VF unreduced cover with
attractive red script letter M corner card (Morrison & Sons). A pretty contrast of colors. |
$25 |
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