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Banknote Covers (#9)

Item # Description Price Picture
4830 #210, fine, tied by superb strike of unusual segmented geometric killer of WATERVILLE, NY on unreduced cover with minor faults and soiling. Hand-carved geometrics from this period are quite scarce. $25
4732 #210, fine, bearing an XF-superb SOTN strike of "man in the moon" face killer with matching Waverly, IA, APR 20, 1885 postmark on fine intact cover to Shabbona, IL (back stamped). This exceptional, important and highly exhibitable fancy cancel is listed as Whitfield 20.  2007 PFC ("It is a genuine usage....Both stamp and cover with small tears.")  A rare opportunity to acquire a premium Scott 210 fancy cancel cover. $500

4779 #210, average, tied by VF SEP 9, 1887 IRONWOOD, MICH. postmark and target killer on XF cover with very unusual printed GEO. F. KELLY, P.M. corner. Very early use from this Gogebic County, Michigan post office established 1/22/86. Kelly was the town's first postmaster. SOLD
4737 #210, fine, on UX7, paying re-mailed card rate for mutual insurance assessment payment confirmation. Sent from Westfield, MA (no cancel) to Watertown, MA (2/5/84 receiving), returned and re-mailed 2/21/84 to Watertown.  Uncommon use. $35
4377 #210, VF, sound, bearing an XF SOTN strike of unlisted "top hat" fancy killer of DELPHI, NY on VF cover, neatly opened at right.  (HCS)

SOLD

4375 #210, fine, tied by ANNAPOLIS, MD postmark with superb strike of unusual staggered cross killer on fine, intact cover neatly opened at right, Great Falls, NH 1886 receiving mark on reverse. Unlisted, scarce.  (HCS) SOLD
4376 #210, fine, tied by XF strike of unusual 6-segment radial geometric killer on VF printed address cover to New Haven, NY, NOV 5 (1883) BUFFALO, NY postmark, early use for this issue, Oswego and New Haven receiving back stamps.  (HCS) $35
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
3870 #210, VF, tied by fancy 12-segment circle of wedges killer on VF intact cover bearing a fair-fine strike of fancy oval HARWINTON, LITCHFIELD COUNT, CONN. 1884 postmark. Scarce (Helbock 5) DPO, originally named Harwintown. $25
3620 #147, fine, cancelled by fine strike of numeral 5 in circle obsolete pre-stamp rate mark on XF cover cancelled by VF strike of scarce, tiny straight line Oaks Corners, NY (Ontario County, 1832-) postmark, cover neatly opened at right.  Contents.  Nice. SOLD
3512 #206, fine, tied by magenta negative circled star killer with unusual matching double ring postmark, WESTPORT, PA. CLINTON COUNTY, C. R. NOYES P.M. MAR 17, 1884, on local drop letter, unreduced, small cover tears. $25 n3512.jpg (70571 bytes)
3342 #206, VF, tied on VF, scarce and unusual illustrated wrapper picturing a postman delivering a letter and a comical "TAKE IT 2 THYSELF" printed stamp image. EASTON, PA druggist return instructions. A wonderful item. SOLD n3342.jpg (51976 bytes)
3313 #206, fine, SE, tied by an XF strike of LEIGHTON, IOWA (Mahaska County, 1865-) fancy shell killer (Cole Pi-50) on VF small cover. A scarce and attractive commercial killer.

SOLD

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3189 #210, fine, tied on F-VF unreduced, forwarded cover by very scarce purple time-on-bottom Wesson August 1885 Hartford, Ct postmark and ellipse cancellation. The cancel is a transition from purple to black ink. Quite unusual. $30 n3189.jpg (28471 bytes)
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)
       
       
       
       
       
       
       
       
       
       
       
       

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