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Banknote Covers (#3)

Item # Description Price Picture
5426 #182, F+, sound, tied by F-VF strike of WATERBURY, CT arrowhead/crossroads fancy killer (Rohloff B-2) on VF intact cover postmarked JUN 17. Part illustrated letterhead for Waterbury Clock Co. dated June 17, 1880 accompanies. $40
5411 #158, fine, sound, tied by an XF strike of negative trowel Masonic killer with SYRACUSE, NY postmark on fine Fifth Avenue Hotel, New York embossed corner advertising cover, small reduction at left. SOLD
5359 #158, fine, SE, tied by VF+ strike of blue Chicago geometric killer compose of rectangle with single diagonal bar (Berg GEO-10) on VF intact all over advertising cover. A very scarce Chicago fancy, SEP 18, 1875 use. $60
5297 #158, F+, sound, tied by VF strike of fancy skull and crossed bones with BOSTON & ALBANY R.P.O postmark on fine cover to Cambria, NY, small cover faults mentioned on 1994 PSE certificate, 8 mm reduction at right. $150
5230 #207, VF, sound, tied by XF strike of star in crescent fancy killer (Cole CR-27) with BANGOR, ME postmark on immaculate all over advertising cover for Samuel S. Smith & Son, Printers and Stationers. A gem cover. Ex-Beane. SOLD
5118 #158, fine, tied by a superb strike of 7 hollow circles within a solid blue circle with matching JOLIET, ILL, JAN 9 postmark on VF cover, tiny reduction at left. Great eye appeal. $60
5037 #207, fine, tied by VF strike MITTINEAGUE, MASS. numeral 7 in solid outline shield (Cole SH-101, Whitfield 6448) on VF intact cover. Despite the placement of the cancel at top, this is a scarce and desirable killer on pretty cover. $40
5000 #207, VF, on VF intact cover with XF strike of unusual double boxed STOCKTON, MINN, SEP 30, 1882, S.B. Sheardown, P.M. postmark (Minnesota DPO, Winona, County, 1855-1959).  The postmaster name matches the printed advertisement at left. SOLD
4946 #207, fine, sound canceled by an XF strike of WATERBURY, CT leaf killer (Rohloff L-30, RR scarcity) with XF NOV 29 (1882) postmark on XF intact embossed corner advertising cover. Cover bears a fancy magenta GOODYEAR RUBBER MFG. CO. receiving stamp on front, picturing a rubber glove.  A GEM cover and fancy cancel! SOLD
4532 #207, fine, SE, sound, tied by unusual elongated fancy grid killer with matching DENVER, COLO. postmark on fresh cover to Ann Arbor, MI, back stamped. Killer is unlisted in references. Quarter inch cover reduction at left. $25
4492 #158, VF, small fault, tied by an XF strike of negative right-pointing arrow of ST. JOSEPH, MO (Cole AR-18, Whitfield 1044) on F-VF cover, neatly opened at right. A great example of this interesting and unusual killer.  (HCS) SOLD
4333 #158, XF, bright, fresh and sound, tied by bright red cork killer with matching OSKALOOSA, IOA, AUG 14 (1874) postmark on VF cover with correspondence discussing life and new construction in town. Good Iowa postal history. $30
3551 #147, fine, with #98 E grill, fair, each cancelled by target killer, on fine registered cover from EXETER, ME. Cover has purple SELECTMEN and Overseers of the Poor's Office corner advertisement, 1/4 inch reduced at left.  Scarce combination use of 1867 and Banknote issue. $150
3513 #147, F-VF, bearing VF strike of Roman numeral 10 (X) killer (Skinner-Eno NS-J 21) with light SACCARAPPA, ME postmark on unreduced cover, quarter of flap missing, light pencil erasures on front. $20 n3513.jpg (38836 bytes)

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3007 #158, fine, tied by an XF strike of negative OK killer of PALATINE, ILL. (Whitfield 4959, Cole OK-51 incorrectly showing the "O" as positive) on fine cover, neatly opened at right and also reduced 1/4 inch at left. Scarce. $35 n3007.jpg (18602 bytes)
2989 #136, VF, sound end roller grill variety (enlarged scan), just tied by HINGHAM, MA postmark on small, fine, unreduced cover to Hartford, CT, light ADVERTISED in circle.  Stamp has minor gum soaked perforations at right. Extremely scarce variety, especially on cover and sound.  2006 PFC.

SOLD

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2590 #184, VF pair, tied by multiple strikes of blackish blue star killer and DC BRAIDWOOD, ILL. (Will County, 1867-) 1881 postmark on fine unreduced cover with BROADBENT HOUSE hotel corner advertisement. $25 n2590.jpg (27547 bytes)
2473 #158, F-VF, cancelled by strike of a small PAID 3 in circle killer, late use for this rating mark, with a strike of small NORFOLK, CT DEC 27, 1876 postmark on VF cover neatly opened at right. $10 n2473.jpg (15571 bytes)
1747 #158, VF, tied by XF strike of numeral 1 in circle killer with West Roxbury Station, MA postmark on VF unreduced cover.

SOLD

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1570 #184, fine, tied by an XF strike of scarce multi-letter fancy "WK" killer of Sioux City, Iowa (Cole ML-96, very likely the initials of deputy postmaster W. A. Kirk) on VF cover, 1/3 inch reduction at left. Great eye-appeal. $60 n1570.jpg (12271 bytes)
1569 #158, fine, tied by an XF strike of fancy outline heart killer of Mt. Pleasant, Iowa (possibly Cole HE-20) on fine cover, neatly opened at left, minor staining. A great fancy cancellation. $55 n1569.jpg (22232 bytes)
1327 #207, F-VF, tied by VF SOTN strike of fancy negative 5-point star cancellation of Pekin, IL (Cole STN-93) on fine, unreduced yellow cover, postmarked 13 MAR 1883. $15 n1327.jpg (28212 bytes)
1098 #158, fine, tied by an XF strike of blue multi-bar stylized shield cancellation and matching postmark of Beaver Dam, Wisconsin (Cole SH-36, II desirability) on fine, fresh cover, small reduction at right. $30 n1098.jpg (20225 bytes)
861 #207, fine, bearing an XF strike of Monmouth, OREG., Feb. 2 (1883) postmark and target cancellation on VF unreduced cover. Contains dated correspondence to Dallas, OR. Nice Oregon PH item. $35 n861.jpg (16682 bytes)
 
       

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