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Covers (#4)
| Item # |
Description |
Price |
Picture |
| 5427 |
#212, fine, sound tied by 4 bar purple killer on XF
intact wrapper (W301) with VF South Weymouth, MASS., NOV 16, 1887
double ring commercial rubber postmark (Norfolk County DPO,
1831-1901). Extremely attractive. |
$40 |
 |
| 5410 |
#212, F-VF, canceled by an XF SOTN simplexed strike
of commercial rubber scarab killer on neatly opened cover with
VF matching FAIRFIELD, PA., MAR 20, 1888 double circle postmark
(Adams County, 1798-). |
$20 |
 |
| 5318 |
#182, fine, bearing bold large letter R precancel
on locally addressed wrapper (no town name). Wrapper covered
with several pencil notations, mostly biblical, but on
reverse there is additional notation, "Rod
raised an addition on the south side of his mill Feb. 25, 1882 of in
or George Haskins". This very scarce precancel letter is listed
as Whitfield 6088 and its origin remains unknown. |
SOLD |
 |
| 5195 |
#183, VF-XF, sound copy, tied by XF-superb
strike of large BROOKLYN, NY fancy geometric killer (unlisted)
on VF unreduced locally mailed cover, neatly opened at right,
small piece of back flap missing. GEM fancy cancel. |
$60 |
 |
| 4981 |
#184, VF, SE, canceled by a superb SOTN strike of
negative letter B in starburst (Cole Lb-51) with WORCESTER, MASS
postmark on intact cover, edge faults, including tear into address
at bottom. A great fancy killer. |
$25 |
 |
| 4907 |
#150, fine, tied by bold crossroads killer on cover
with scarce SAN FRANCISCO STEAMSHIP, OCT 28 postmark, mailed
to George G. Kimball, Office of the Savannah Daily Advertiser,
Savannah, GA, an inbound steamship cover from unknown source. Cover
has neat repair to area to the upper left of the stamp, not
affecting postmark and slightly affecting killer. Cover is
otherwise fresh and unreduced, with left and right ends of back flap
torn away. |
SOLD |
 |
| 4748 |
#207, bearing a superb SOTN strike of rare
MITTINEAGUE, MASS. negative outline numeral 7 in shield surrounded
by 13 rays on cover with MAR 20 postmark. Cover opened roughly
at right damaging UR stamp corner, stain at left. Despite
these faults, this is likely the finest on-cover example of this
wonderful Mittineague fancy cancel extant with wonderful eye-appeal. |
SOLD |
 |
| 4747 |
#178, F+, tied by SOTN strike of blue crossroads
geometric killer of CHICAGO, IL on VF intact unsealed circular
with Manson & Nickerson Flour and General Commission Merchant corner
to Muskegon, MI. |
$30 |
 |
| 4489 |
#182, VF, sound, tied by an incredible strike of a
giant, oblong hand carved circle of V wedges on a wrapper to
Romeo, TN. Source of killer unknown. Wrapper opened along top edge.
A WOW killer! (HCS) |
$75 |
 |
| 4357 |
#158, VF-XF, sound, canceled by a VF SOTN strike of
fancy 6-petal leaf killer (Rohloff L-15) with WATERBURY, CT, MAY 3
postmark (1876) on VF unreduced cover, small part of back flap
gone. Attractive and desirable example of this Waterbury fancy
killer.
(HCS) |
SOLD |
 |
| 4331 |
#178, fine tied by VF strike of large negative
Maltese cross killer with NEW YORK P.O. APR 27 (1876) postmark on XF
printed bankruptcy notice. Scarce station E tombstone carrier
stamp on reverse. |
$50 |
 |
| 4222 |
#157, #158, #159, fine sound copies, each tied by
strike of 3-bar killer of LAGRANGE, TENN. (Fayette County 1828-),
paying the 8 cent registry plus postage on intact cover, small
light stain at BL. Attractive 3-color franking. |
$85 |
 |
| 4178 |
#208, F-VF, tied by quartered cork killer with VF
Columbus, OH postmark on cover to New Canaan, CT (back stamped),
1882 New York TRANSIT back stamp. Scarce stamp on small cover.
Ex-Starnes. |
$75 |
 |
| 3938 |
#178, fine, tied by bold strike of fancy large dot
it circle killer with DORCHESTER STA. MASS. postmark on VF
intact cover to Roxbury, MA. Neat. |
$25 |
 |
| 3826 |
#179 pair, fine, plus #158 on registered cover from
PORTCHESTER, NY to Vermilllion, OH. Cover is F-VF, intact with
part of removed registry receipt on back. Blue dry goods dealer
corner card advertisement. The right stamp of the pair
distinctly shows under-inking of lettering giving the appearance
of hollowness. |
$45 |
 |
| 3415 |
#183, fine, just tied by superb, bold strike of negative 5-point star killer with matching PETERSBURG, VA postmark on fine intact cover.
Very eye-catching cancel. |
SOLD |
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| 3167 |
#156, #161, fine, tied by concentric ring killers, paying the
8 cent registry + 3 cent postage on VF registered cover. No postmark, but MAY 5, 1875 letter verifies Arapahoe, NE (Furnas
County) source. Short lived 8 cent registry rate and nice Nebraska
postal history. |
$30 |
 |
| 3164 |
#156, #178, fine, small faults, each tied by VF strike of SAN FRANCISCO, CA blunt letter H killer on fine unreduced cover. Attractive. |
$20 |
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| 3130 |
#158, fine, bearing a SOTN strike of negative OK killer (Cole OK-49) with matching PALATINE, ILL. (Cook County) postmark on F-VF yellow cover, 1/4 inch reduction at right. |
$35 |
 |
| 2961 |
#183, fine, tied by VF strike of Boston, MA negative numeral 6 in rectangle killer with matching
JAN 3 (1879) postmark (date verified by contents).
New ERU (USCC reports JAN 28, 1879). Small cover
reduction at right. |
$30 |
 |
| 2606 |
#183, #206, fine, tied by F-VF strikes of Washington, DC fancy fishtail numeral 5 ellipse killer on fine unreduced cover, postmarked SEP 29, 1883. |
$10 |
 |
| 2454 |
#206, VF, tied by XF strike of multi-bar Maltese cross killer
with blurred strike of octagon Illinois 1885 postmark on unreduced unsealed circular, minor water staining at bottom. |
$20 |
 |
| 2418 |
#156, #178, both fine, tied by an XF strike of an unusual stylized script letter "A" killer (inverted) of Washington, DC on VF small, unreduced cover. Cancel is unlisted in Cole. |
$30 |
 |
| 2372 |
#178, VF-XF, sound, tied by VF strike of blue solid 5-point star in double circle killer (unlisted in Cole) with matching
St. Louis, MO postmark on VF, unreduced local cover. |
$35 |
 |
| 2154 |
#160, fine, with #157 (2), F-VF, SE, all sound, paying the
short-lived 8 cent registry fee + 3 cent domestic postage, on F-VF unreduced
Boston Journal advertising cover. Boston registered postmark on front, partial registry label
on reverse. Small cover tear at top. |
SOLD |
 |
| 2018 |
#213, VF, tied by a VF strike of very scarce SOMERVILLE STA., MASS. (Boston) Wesson TOB
postmark, APR 6, 1890. Envelope is a VF unreduced mourning cover with small, nearly invisible tear at upper left. Nice. |
$45 |
 |
| 1547 |
#183 pair, F-VF, tied by 2 strikes of small stylized shield-in-circle killer of East Bloomfield on VF, fresh mourning
cover, OCT 2, 1883 postmark (2nd day of 2 cent rate). Some scribbling on cover reverse. |
$30 |
 |
| 1033 |
#213, fine, tied by VF strike of a wedge-shaped negative "W" cancellation ("west") and VF CHI. & DUB. R.P.O DAY
postmark, Dec. 20, 1887 usage on VF orange-yellow cover. A very nice railway post office usage. |
$25 |
 |
| 1152 |
#213, VF struck SOTN by a superb solid 5-point star cancellation and Little Marsh, PA 1889 postmark on VF cover to East Charleston, PA. Multiple transit and receiving marks on reverse. Very eye catching. |
$25 |
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