The Classic Cancel

Item #	Description	Price
4926	#158, VF, on #U83 3 cent green on amber, VF intact entire, both stamp and entire canceled by VF strikes of NYFM fancy star-in-star killer (Weiss ST-MP 1). Cover, mailed to Germany, is unlisted in Weiss census and is postmarked SEP 19 (1874, as verified by Bremen back stamp). This is an early use, Weiss reporting a date range of 9/17/74 to 11/30/74. A terrific cover. NYFM killers are quite scarce on entires.	$175
4818	#148, fine, single sp, tied by an exceptional strike of NYFM fancy 8-point star killer (Weiss type ST-8P11) on fine, intact canary cover to Scotland, red May 31, 1873 New York exchange office postmark, Glasgow receiving. Showy killer.	$100
4744	#161, F-VF, sound, bearing an XF SOTN strike of very scarce NYFM fancy, 10-spoke geometric killer, Weiss GE-EP-U1. Great NYFM item.	$150
4773	#161, fine, sound, bearing an XF-superb SOTN strike of enhanced negative geometric NYFM killer, Weiss GE-EN2. Great cancel item.	$85
4658	#O43, F-VF+ 24 cent Navy Department official, canceled by two partial strikes of NYFM elaborate positive geometric killer (Weiss GE-EP 3). Stamp has a narrow thin that becomes a 4 mm tear at upper left, obscured in the cancel. All NYFM on officials are rare and desirable.	SOLD
4629	#153, fine, bearing a VF+ strike of very scarce NYFM simple geometric killer (Weiss GE-S2). Stamp has two corner perf creases, is otherwise sound.	SOLD
4440	#153, VF, small faults, canceled by an XF strike of red NYFM star fancy killer (Weiss ST-8P6). This stamp is pictured in Weiss, p. 175. A gorgeous example of this killer in red. (HCS)	SOLD
4441	#153, fine, sound, canceled by a sharp, XF SOTN strike of very scarce NYFM fancy geometric killer (Weiss GE-EP7). No example of this killer is pictured on the 24c in Weiss, and no example so well struck. A beautiful NYFM cancel. (HCS)	SOLD
4346	#149, VF+, fresh, sound, crisp perfs all around, canceled by a SOTN strike of NYFM killer, Weiss type TR-C8 (this strike almost exactly matching the on-cover strike pictured page 298 of Weiss, the only reported cover) and partial red transit routing mark. Gorgeous stamp with rare NYFM killer.	SOLD
4339	#160, fine, bearing a VF strike of rare NYFM fancy star killer, Weiss ST-8P7. The outer rim of this killer rapidly deteriorated and was ultimately cut away to produce killer ST-8P8.	$85
4430	#149, fine, sound, canceled by a VF-XF strike of NYFM open circle of wedges killer (Weiss TR-S3). Killer clearly shows the center dot as a patent punch. Weiss mistakenly discounts this as "pieces of dirt on the cancel." (HCS)	$60
4443	#148, F-VF+, bearing an XF-superb example of NYFM letter N in circle killer. According to research by a noted NYFM cancel collector and documented in the August 2007 issue of the U.S. Cancellation Club News, this is an unlisted NYFM fancy killer (designated by the author as RE-L5) used over a short period in May-July 1874. *This example is nicer than any of those illustrated in the News* article. Despite a 3 mm tear at top, this is a wonderful example of a rare NYFM killer**. (HCS)	SOLD
4165	#161, fine, sound, bearing a VF-XF strike of scarce red NYFM fancy star geometric killer, Weiss ST-8P5. Pretty.	$65
4107	#148, straddle margin copy, small faults, tied by XF strike of rare NYFM cross killer (Weiss TR-M5) on intact cover to Prussia. Cover is postmarked FEB 12, 1873, verified by original correspondence. The stamp pays the 6 cent NGU direct rate via Bremen. Weiss reported only five covers with this killer, including only one other with the 6 cent National Lincoln (illustrated page 449 of Weiss, this cover being unlisted and having a superior strike of TR-M5). Cover has a tiny fault at top left corner. A wonderful example of a rare NYFM killer.	$400
4119	#161, XF, large margins, sound, tied by fine strike of NYFM circle of wedges killer (Weiss TR-W13B) on VF JUL 4, 1874 FLS to Palermo, Italy, Verona and Palermo back stamps, red NEW YORK PAID ALL Br. TRANSIT on front. Pretty.	$100
4059	#159, VF, sound right wing straddle margin SE stamp, tied by VF strike of NYFM star-in-star killer (Weiss ST-MP1) on F-VF intact corner advertising cover, NOV 7, 1874 to London, England, unlisted in Weiss cover census. A very fine NYFM cover.	$250
4118	#153, F-VF, fresh, great color, sound, with near complete strike of rare negative NYPO NYFM killer (Weiss RE-L4), the first that I have ever seen on this value.	SOLD
4121	#162, fine, sound, canceled by a VF-XF strike of rare NYFM geometric killer, Weiss GE-EP12, difficult to locate on high values, the first that I have ever encountered on the 12 cent value.	SOLD
4024	#159, XF, fresh and sound stamp, firm perforations all around, canceled by two strikes of NYFM fancy circle of wedges killer, V-W type S3. Pretty.	$40
3980	#150, fine, sound, tied by VF detailed strike of rare NYFM fancy geometric killer GE-S7 (tracing and enlarged stamp detail) on fine intact small cover to France. Cover is postmarked JUN 26, 1872, making this a new and unique ERU by one day for this killer. All cover markings are VF. For accuracy, there is a small stain along the top edge. A wonderful and highly exhibitable example of this very scarce NYFM killer.	SOLD
3718	#153, VF sound copy with firm perforations all around and unusually brilliant purple color for this typically faded stamp, cancelled by nice strike of red NYFM star killer ST-8P1. Gorgeous stamp.	$200
3724	#150, fine, sound, tied by VF+ strike of fancy NYFM star killer (Weiss ST-8P10) paying Italian closed mail rate on VF FLS to NAPOLI, ITALY. Cover has VF markings, including red NEW YORK PAID ALL APR 12, and two 1873 Italian back stamps: Verona, APR 29 and Napoli, MAY 1. Back also bears a large, blue circular freight merchant hand stamp. Ex-David Beals collection, listed in Weiss.	$175
3443	#150, fine, tied by fine strike of NYFM grid killer, Weiss type TR-G36 showing the distinctive notch at middle edge, on VF FLS to Holland, NEW YORK PAID ALL DEC 26 (1872), back stamped AMSTERDAM 8 JAN 73. Attractive.	$150

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