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Banknote Stamps (#2)

Item # Description Price Picture
5467 #210, VF, sound, canceled by an XF SOTN strike of WEST FAIRLEE, VT multi-letter killer, "WF" in grid (Cole ML-93). Pretty stamp and cancel. $40
5403 #210, F+, SE, sound, canceled by an XF-superb strike of large blue letter B killer. Pretty and scarce color killer on this issue. SOLD
5402 #210, fine, sound, canceled by VF-XF SOTN strike of outline negative letter A killer. $10
5404 #210, fine, sound, canceled by XF strike of large letter K killer. SOLD
5121 #158, fine, tied by by XF+ strike of 76 in shield killer (Cole YD-69) with matching PHILIPSBURGH, PA postmark on piece. A terrific example of this scarce fancy centennial year date killer. $85
4772 #158, XF, small faults, canceled by an XF SOTN strike of large hollow center 5 point star and crescent fancy killer, most likely from Pittsburgh (Cole CR-31). Attractive stamp and killer. $50
4613 #158, VF-XF, sound, bearing an XF-superb SOTN strike of large, curved and hollowed Maltese cross killer. Beautiful cancel and stamp. $35
4614 #158, fine, sound top margin copy, canceled by a VF+ strike of OSWEGO, NY pumpkin face killer (Whitfield 209). $35
4472 #184, F+, small faults, canceled by an XF strike of bright red connected OK killer, unlisted in major references, scarce.  (HCS) SOLD
4460 #158, F-VF, fresh, pulled perf at right, canceled by an XF SOTN strike of blue boxed STEAMER JNO. W. THOMPSON MAY 21 1878.  This stamp is the apparent source of the Whitfield tracing 6834, which lists this as a Mississippi packet.  However, Milgram (Vessel-Named Markings on United States Inland and Ocean Waterways 1810-1890) illustrates on p. 393 a cover bearing this marking, designated Milgram 708 (Klein 556A), demonstrating this to be an Atlantic coastal steamer, not a Mississippi packet.  An absolutely wonderful waterway marking on a stamp!  (HCS) $150
4458 #158, XF, minor faults, canceled by a VF strike of a left-facing short arrow fancy killer, most likely from Fredericksburg, VA (Cole AR-2).  (HCS) $15
4172 #184, fine, bearing a VF double strike of popular kicking mule fancy killer. Scarce. $60
4128 #184, fine, canceled by a XF-superb SOTN strike of rare backward facing flag patriotic killer (Cole FL-13). Stamp has small thin and is toned at UR, nevertheless a terrific example of this difficult item. $85
1742 #158, VF, bearing a VF strike of a very rare, possibly unique, Rutherford B. Hayes presidential campaign killer. The stamp shows "[H]AYES" in italicized capital letters within upper and lower horizontal bars of an apparently oval shaped killer. This particular killer is not listed in Cole, which lists two from Carmel, NY and one from Waterbury, CT.  Nevertheless, I consider this killer to be entirely genuine.  An incredible item and a showpiece for any collection.  (Click the image to view an enlargement.) $200
1718 #147, VF, sound, bearing an immaculate, GEM strike of blue fancy cancel showing the 4 playing card suit symbols (Cole Pi-70).  An incredible fancy cancellation for the finest collection.    (Click the image to view an enlargement.) SOLD
1323 #150, VF+ sound stamp with XF strike of cancellation composed of 6 or more vertical bars, possibly Pittsburgh, PA (Cole GE-62) or possibly NYFM (Weiss TR-G29a). Eye catching. $25
1306 #184, VF+ bottom margin copy, sound, bearing an XF strike of an unusual elongated diamond grid cancellation composed of nine narrow barrows (unlisted in Cole). $10
423 #162, XF-S, very fresh, light black NYFM cancellation, 1998 PF certificate 0324192. PF notes a "small surface rub at top left", a trivial detraction from this beautiful stamp. $150
402 #158, fine, just in at top, bearing a SOTN strike of a reddish black broken Christian cross composed of many diagonal fine lines. Very unusual and unlisted. $15
256 #217, XF, sound and fresh with large margins and crisp perforations all around, a gem stamp with a neat strike of NYC 9-bar ellipse cancellation, numeral 2.  2006 PFC, "genuine," graded VF-XF 85. $175
       
       
       

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