The Classic Cancel

Item #	Description	Price
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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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