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New York Foreign Mail (NYFM) Cancellations (#1)

Item # Description Price Picture
4007 #117, fine, small faults, canceled by a superb SOTN strike of NYFM rosette fancy killer, Weiss TR-W8, partial red LONDON, England receiving mark. A wonderful example of this cancel. All NYFM are very scarce on 1869 issues. $100
3731 #116, VF centering, cancelled by a VF+ strike of stemmed leaf killer. According to research by a noted NYFM cancel collector and recently documented in the May 2008 issue of the U.S. Cancellation Club News, this is an unlisted NYFM fancy killer (designated by the author as RE-LF5) used over a short period in April-May of 1870.  NYFM cancels on 1869 issues are highly desirable.  Stamp has two tiny corner perf creases at top. A very attractive fancy cancel on 1869 issue. $175
3963 #156, fine, tied by VF strike of 17 segment grid killer, Weiss NYFM TR-G37 variety, on XF #UX3 postal card to Austria, red New York OCT 23 exchange office date stamp and Vienna receiving stamp, 1875 usage. $175
3807 #146, VF pair + single, tied on F-VF intact cover paying 6c treaty rate to England, each stamp canceled by fine strike of NYFM small shield killer (Weiss RE-E2) and red NY JUN 6 transit mark, red London JU 16 71 receiver. Unlisted in Weiss, this cover's date matches his earliest reported use.

SOLD

3765 #157, VF, sound, fresh stamp with firm perfs all around, bearing an XF clear early strike of NYFM fancy star killer (Weiss ST-8P11). A beauty.

SOLD

3903 #158, fine vertical pair, tied by VF strike of NYFM fancy hollowed hearts wedge killer (Weiss TR-W5) on unreduced cover to England, red SEP 19 postmark and 1874 London receiving. Part of flap behind stamps missing. $125
3716 #148, fine, tied by fine strike of NYFM fancy star killer (Weiss ST-8P11) on VF FLS to London, England, orange red MAY 3 New York transit route mark, red 1873 London arrival mark, blue merchants hand stamp. 2004 PFC misidentifies killer as ST-8P2. $100
3608 #148, fine, SE, tied by XF strike of NYFM (Weiss TR-W8) fancy rosette killer on unreduced cover to Scotland, Liverpool and Glasgow 1872 receiving marks, JAN 6 New York transit mark. Caledonia House corner ad. Cover tears at top. $65
3618 #148, VF, perf faults, tied by VF SOTN strike of NYFM 12-segment split grid killer (Weiss TR-G31) on intact cover to Germany, January 1873 usage, cover opened at bottom. $45
3490 #148, fine, tied by fine strike of NYFM 5 point star killer (Weiss ST-5P1) on fine unreduced cover to England, red OCT 28 (1871) transit mark, docketed per City of London. Cover missing 2/3 flap, 3/4 inch tear at top. $45 n3490.jpg (66198 bytes)
3242 #150, F+, tied by an XF strike of NYFM killer, Weiss type TR-M9, on unreduced cover to France, red NEW PAID YORK 6 DEC 12 (1872) postmark, ERU. This is the most complete strike reported of this very scarce killer (three listed in Weiss), redefining the nature of this killer.  The tracings in Weiss are of poor or incomplete strikes. What is apparent from the strike on this cover is that this killer is more ornate and symmetric than the Weiss tracings show.  The killer is clearly a rectangle with squared corners and with sides turned inward.  The rectangle has one minor and three major vertical divisions, the one on the far right being the widest.  Obviously, this carving caused the killer to deteriorate on the right side early.  (Tracing, shows in dots my estimation of missing segment.)  A wonderful NYFM cover.

SOLD

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2615 #147 (2), fine, small faults, tied by two fine strikes of very scarce NYFM "Bear Paw" killer (Weiss type TR-M4) on fine unreduced cover, small part of reverse missing.  This cancel is typically not well struck.  Cover is postmarked JUN 19, 1872.  Six on-cover examples, not including this, recorded in Weiss.

SOLD

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1858 #145, F+, struck by a VF example of red NYFM star killer (Weiss ST-8P1), this being the early version found only on National printing stamps. Beautiful contrast of red cancel on blue stamp.

SOLD

112 #135, VF+ jumbo stamp, XF strike of NYFM (Weiss TR-WU5A) and partial red "PAID ALL". PFC 322346 states "genuine with some creased perfs at bottom right", which are part of grill impression.  A terrific stamp, featured in Fall 1995 USCC article on NYFM cancellations on NYC circular mail. $125
4030 #158, XF, canceled by VF+ SOTN strike of NYFM fancy geometric killer, Weiss type GE-EP10. $40
4031 #158, fine, canceled by a SOTN strike of scarce NYFM unproven geometric killer, Weiss type GE-C-U1. $30
3152 #148, fine, bearing an XF-Superb strike of very scarce NYFM fancy leaf killer, Weiss type RE-LF 1. This killer, found only on very few covers is rarely found struck this nice.

SOLD

3969 #149, VF, sound, bearing an XF SOTN strike of scarce NYFM geometric cross killer, Weiss GE-S 1. Attractive item.

SOLD

       
       
       
       
       
       
 

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