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Banknote Covers (#6)

Item # Description Price Picture
4930 #206, F-VF+, sound, tied by superb strike of ST. JOHNSBURY, VT, 3&4 double oval circular rate killer on VF unsealed envelope.  Cover has one inch tear at right behind the stamp leaving it unaffected.  A highly unusual cancellation. SOLD
4898 #158, F-VF, sound, on VF intact cover bearing two VF+ strikes of RICHFIELD SPRINGS, NY, negative EAH postmaster initials killer (Eugene A. Hines, similar to Cole ML-24), one tying the other well to the right.  Nice. SOLD
4777 #178, F-VF pair, tied by two VF-XF strikes of BROOKLYN, NY hand card negative letter B in ellipse killer (Cole EL-157) on fine cover to Lisbon Centre, NY, cover with quarter inch reduction at left.  Eye catching. 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
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
4217 #178, fine, sound, canceled by an XF SOTN strike of fancy eagle over shield killer of HARTFORD, CONN. (Cole SH-91/92) on VF, fresh intact, locally delivered cover. Great item. SOLD
4013 #182, #183, fine copies bearing VF purple bulls eye killers with matching CHARLESTON, SC postmark on XF intact insurance agent corner advertising cover to Hartford, CT. Pretty color combination of stamps and cancel. SOLD
3827 #183, fine, #206, F-VF, SE, target killers with VF-XF strike of small double oval CHESTERFIELD FACTORY, NEW HAMPSHIRE, Cheshire Co., FEB 13, 1883 postmark (DPO 1826-96, 3) on VF cover to Davenport, IA, with attractive large violet receiving back stamp.  A very nice example of a scarce county postmark on clean cover. SOLD

3520 #184, VF, SOTN magenta star killer with matching fancy triple rectangle LA SALLE, NIA. CO. N.Y. H. S. KINSEY, P. M. postmark on fine intact cover. Scarce and very unusual county/postmaster postmark. SOLD n3520.jpg (46258 bytes)
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. $45 n3415.jpg (54768 bytes)
3270 #210, F+, on cover with GRANDVIEW, IA, 1885 postmark, cancelled by fine strike of inverted arched PAID over 3, a very late and scarce use of this stampless rate marking. Cover reduced a quarter inch at left. $25 n3270.jpg (14319 bytes)
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)
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 n2961.jpg (27899 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

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1747 #158, VF, tied by XF strike of numeral 1 in circle killer with West Roxbury Station, MA postmark on VF unreduced cover. $30 n1747.jpg (19337 bytes)
1566 #210, fine, bearing a superb SOTN strike of detailed negative star geometric fancy killer (unlisted in Cole) with matching 1885 Oquawka, ILL postmark on clean cover, 3/4 inch reduced at left. An incredible fancy cancellation. $75 n1566.jpg (20987 bytes)
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 n1152.jpg (20535 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. $25 n1099.jpg (31052 bytes)
       
       
       
       

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