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Banknote Covers (#2)

Item # Description Price Picture
5514 #147, VF, sound, tied by XF-superb strike of small solid blue heart in shield killer on VF intact lady's cover canceled CONESUS CENTRE, NY (DPO Livingston County, 1854-95), FEB 29 (Leap Year, 1872 or 1876). This wonderful fancy killer is unlisted in major references. A GEM fancy cancel item! $250

5463 #UX5, VF, with F-VF #158, both card and stamp canceled by XF strikes of large solid 6 point star killer with negative letter T of TITUSVILLE, PA, a fancy killer unlisted in major references. Card remailed as receipt for payment of mutual insurance dues, Western Pennsylvania Masonic Relief Association (reverse), NOV 30, 1877. SOLD
5462 #UX5, VF, with #158, fine, both card and stamp canceled by VF strikes of large solid 5 point star killer of TITUSVILLE, PA, unlisted fancy. Card remailed as receipt for payment of mutual insurance dues, Western Pennsylvania Masonic Relief Association (reverse), APR 6, 1877. Unlisted killer. $30
5293 #158, VF, small nick at top, tied by XF strike of fancy sunrise killer composed of 7 rays over solid base with internal negative triangle, on intact cover postmarked AUG 19 (1876 based on included correspondence, docketing). Pretty. SOLD
5232 #184, VF, sound, tied by fine strike of very rare magenta negative DIAMOND RUBBER diamond killer (with letters reversed), McINDOES FALLS, VT, DEC 11 postmark, on VF cover, small reduction at left. This killer was created from a Diamond Rubber stamp pad design converted to stamp canceller.  One other town, Milton, IN, did a similar conversion (image).  A wonderful Banknote issue item.  Ex-Beane. SOLD

4996 #147, SE, bearing a VF+ SOTN strike of numeral 10 obsolete rate mark used as killer (not tying) on fine intact cover postmarked CANOGA, NY (DPO, Seneca County, 1826-1907). Stamp with minor faults, perf gum soaks at top.  Scarce item. $25
4288 #158, fine, tied by a superb strike MITTINEAGUE, MASS negative 77 year date killer (Whitfield 4831) on VF intact cover with matching correspondence. I believe that this killer is the origin of the many Mittineague 7 fancy killers.  (This cover was the subject of an article in the USCC News.)  An absolutely gorgeous fancy cancel cover from a town noted for numerous fancy killers.

SOLD

4495 #184, fine, sound, tied by a superb strike of fancy asymmetric geometric grid killer of WORCESTER, MA on VF intact lady's cover with content verifying FEB 7, 1880 usage. Unlisted in major references. A beauty.  (HCS) $100
4494 #158, avg left margin copy, tied by an XF strike of letter B in circular serrated design killer of Brooklyn, NY (ColeLb-45, Whitfield 5475) on fine intact cover.  (HCS) $50
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
3216 #184, avg, SE, cancelled EAST TAUTON, MA (Bristol Cty, 1828/) to Tauton, MA where it received an XF strike of boxed ADVERTISED (missing letter I) combined with straight line JUN 27 date stamp on fine cover. $20 n3216.jpg (14560 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)
2650 #207, fine, perf faults, tied by an XF strike of unusual hand-carved numeral 4 killer duplexed to DETROIT, MICH. postmark on illustrated advertising cover, small reduction at right. Cole unlisted and unusual killer for this period. $35 n2650.jpg (33034 bytes)
2448 #147, F-VF, tied by red concentric ring killer with matching NORTH TROY, VT. postmark (Orleans county) on fine, small cover opened at left. $15 n2448.jpg (15247 bytes)
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.

SOLD

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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. SOLD n2212.jpg (21115 bytes)
2122 #158, VF, tied by a gem strike of large violet numeral 3 killer (Cole NU-16) with VF matching South Woodstock, VT postmark on VF cover. An absolutely wonderful on-cover example of this popular numeral killer. SOLD n2122.jpg (15630 bytes)
1808 #207, avg, tied by a VF-XF strike of blue-black 1882 Ocean City, NJ fancy postmark and skull and crossbones killer (Cole SK-32 [enlarged image of stamp]) on VF small cover. A wonderful example of this scarce commercially produced killer. $175 n1808.jpg (26008 bytes)
1189 #207, fine, bearing an XF SOTN strike of large letter N cancellation of Northfield, MASS. (unlisted in Cole), not tied, on VF unreduced small cover, 1882 usage. Contents. $25 n1189.jpg (17778 bytes)
1099 #158, fine, tied by fine strike of Pittsburgh, PA fancy negative Christian cross within keystone, within Maltese cross cancellation (unlisted in Cole) on window glass cc advertising cover, 1875 usage, matching contents.  A scarce Pittsburgh fancy cancellation. SOLD n1099.jpg (31052 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)
       
       
       

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