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Banknote Covers (#2)

Item # Description Price Picture
4004 #158, VF, tied by quartered cork killer on fine cover with XF strike of unusual WEST ROXBURY, MASS. outline postmark. Scarce. $35
3877 #158, fine, tied by XF strike of N. YORK STEAMSHIP, OCT 11 postmark on small cover to Yazoo City, Mississippi. Cover stamp DUE with manuscript 2c to make up for the 5c inbound rate. Cover reduced 3/8 inch at right. Scarce. SOLD
3722 #146, VF, sound, tied by fine pinwheel-in-circle fancy killer on VF intact Western Union Telegraph envelope to Morristown, PA. Cover probably originated in Philadelphia. Attractive and scarce. SOLD
3544 #207, fine, tied on XF intact cover by XF bold strike of negative OK killer of Pueblo, Colorado (Cole OK-57, scarcity II). Attractive cover, scarce killer. $75 n3544.jpg (39217 bytes)
3436 #147, fine, tied by VF strike of fancy US in circle killer (Cole US-66) on VF intact cover with VF strike of double circle LINCOLN, MASS. postmark. Nice example of this unduplexed commercial patriotic killer. $50 n3436.jpg (52367 bytes)
3103 #158, XF, tied by dark blue cork killer and VF matching CHI. & C. RAPIDS NIGHT APR 20 (1881) postmark (Towle 691-G-1) on VF unreduced Grand Hotel, Cedar Rapids, Iowa cover with dated letter on hotel stationery.  Nice railroad cancellation. $20 n3103.jpg (26859 bytes)
2610 #184, fine, tied by a superb strike of letters JDV in ellipse killer (representing the initials of John D. Vail, postmaster) with matching BLAIRSTOWN, N.J. 19 SEP 1879 postmark on fine, unreduced cover, Presbyterial Academy cc.

SOLD

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2401 #147, fine, tied by VF strike of red PROV. & WOR. R.R. railroad postmark and killer on VF fresh cover neatly opened at right affecting nothing. Red railroad cancels are quite scarce. $75 n2401.jpg (16195 bytes)
2377 #184 pair, fine, small faults, tied by an XF strike of letters "EK" with matching Waverly, Iowa postmark on fine, unreduced cover. Killer unlisted in Cole. Scarce. $75 n2377.jpg (16248 bytes)
2273 #158, F-VF, sound, light target killer, on VF fresh canary cover bearing a VF strike of PORT. & OG. R.R. postmark (Portland & Ogdensburgh RR, Towle 11-A-1, scarcity 8). Scarcer railroad postmark. $35 n2273.jpg (17463 bytes)
2277 #158, F+, sound, tied by an XF strike of blue letter E (east) killer and fine matching CHI. & DET. P.P.O. postmark (Towle 610-F-2, Michigan Central Railroad, unlisted in blue, also Berg LE-1 Chicago blue killer). Cover is VF and unreduced. $20 n2277.jpg (13629 bytes)
2212 #158 (2), fine, each tied by a VF-XF strike of Christian cross fancy killer (Cole CSO-12) with matching Oberlin, OH postmark. Cover is F-VF and contains long family letter. Nice Ohio postal history item and fancy cancel. $45 n2212.jpg (21115 bytes)
1757 #158, fine, tied by XF strike of blue Savannah, GA killer in the form of an asymmetric circle of Vs on fresh, unreduced cover, tear at top left. One of a number of blue Savannah fancy killers. Nice. $15 n1757.jpg (15852 bytes)
1192 #158, fine, tied by an XF strike of scarce "76" centennial killer of Holidaysburgh, PA (Cole YD-58) on VF small, unreduced cover. This "76" is larger and unusually elongated compared to other such killers. Nice.

SOLD

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1214 #158, fine, tied by XF strike of negative "76" centennial killer (Cole YD-95) and matching South Orange, NJ postmark on F-VF unreduced cover. Stamp with perf faults from placement close to cover edge. Nice item. $45 n1214.jpg (22942 bytes)
1328 #147 (2), fine, tied by two VF strikes of 6-prong floral geometric cancellation of Springfield, MA (Cole GR-3) on fine cover advertising books and engraving. Cover neatly opened at left. Pretty. $20 n1328.jpg (24693 bytes)
1017 #158, F-VF, just tied by an XF strike of an arrowhead cancellation on an XF and fresh cover (barely reduced at right). Light Illinois postmark leaves town of origin unknown. A terrific on-cover fancy cancellation.  Ex-Rholoff. $80 n1017.jpg (12523 bytes)
121 #158, on VF unreduced cover bearing XF strike of fancy geometric cancel of Washington, D.C. (Cole GST-50) to Boston, April 9. Small violet Boston receiving mark on front, VF blue Boston carrier CDS on reverse. $15 n121.jpg (37271 bytes)
1087 #147, XF, tied on advertising cover by a fine strike of the very scarce "DONT USM" fancy cancel (Cole ML-21) of Bridgeport, CT. Cover has all over printed advertisement on reverse and is reduced a half inch at right into the advertising.  Difficult cancellation on cover.

SOLD

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