The Classic Cancel

Item #	Description	Price
5543	#255, 3 fine copies, on VF intact U330, 5¢ Grant blue entire, all canceled by two VF strikes of N.Y. SUPPLEMENTARY, MAY 4 PAID, 1895 Type F postmark, to Switzerland. This is a rather scarce late use of this postmark. Piszkiewicz (United States Supplementary Mail, U.S. Stamp Society, 2009) records a 1898 LKU for type F postmarks, which were applied at the G.P.O. Supplementary mail oval postmark type G, applied at the pier, had commenced use as early as 1891.	$195
5281	#150, fine, black cork NEW ORLEANS killer ties to VF FLS to France, blue double oval APR 21, 1873 company hand stamp, superb blue VIA ENGLAND, red NEW PAID YORK 6 exchange office rate stamp, London PAID receiver, and bold PD in oval, all VF markings. Pretty.	SOLD
5229	#158 pair, fine, tied by a spectacular double strike of bold negative 18 killer with VF WESTMINSTER, MD, JUL 18 (1873) postmark on VF cover to England, red NY transit and London PAID receiving. Cover has just a tiny portion of back flap missing barely showing above the right stamp. Impressive, eye-catching cover. Ex-Beane.	SOLD
5082	#216, XF, sound on VF, intact U192 10 cent entire paying registry, small station D double oval killer cancels, cover to Innsbruck, Austria, JAN 11, 1889 usage, back stamps. Cover has lightly struck straight line REGISTRY RETURN RECEIPT at left.	$125
4824	#73, fine, sound, tied by VF 4 ring target with matching NEW ORLEANS, LA, MAY 20, 1864 double ring postmark, stamp paying the unsealed circular rate to FRANCE, light red 15 crayon rate mark, Branne receiving back stamp. Cover has a vertical crease down the middle.	SOLD
4745	#157, 3 copies on fine U163 entire paying the 9 cent treaty rate to France, each canceled by blue Berea, OH AUG 25 (1875) postmark and cork killers. All three stamps are double paper variety. This represents only the fourth certified cover bearing this scarce stamp variety and is the only one with multiple copies and to a foreign destination. Cover was unsuccessfully forwarded and returned to the U.S., a red SEP 23 New York receiving mark on reverse. A marvelous and highly exhibitable Banknote cover. 2010 PFC states, "It is a genuine usage, the stamps with some toned perforations; the cover with a vertical crease at left."	SOLD
4291	#27, VF-XF, #35, faulty, tied by superb strike of black SAN FRANCISCO, CA JUL 20, 1860 postmark, red NY PAID 3 credit, an red boxed PD on VF FLS to France, manuscript "Overland" at upper left, VF blue French ET. UNIS SERV. AM. D HAVRE receiving. Letter sent originally to Cognac France then REDIRECTED to Saint Rouge, numerous different black French routing marks on reverse. #27 with a perf flaw at bottom, #35 was torn at bottom right before being attached to the lettersheet as 2 pieces, the postmark continuation cleanly bridging the pieces. A beautiful cover and a quite scarce on cover example of the brick red 5 cent 1857 issue.	$750
4113	#115, fine, tiny faults, tied by CAMBRIDGE, MASS cork killer on unreduced tissue paper cover to Cmdr. J. G. Walker, U.S. Frigate Sabine at England, forwarded to Naples, Italy. Cover bears an XF red B.F. Stevens FEB 2, 1870 double oval. Quite attractive.	SOLD
3865	#179, fine, tied by VF strike of NY numeral 1 simplex ellipse on F-VF tissue paper cover to Sidon, Syria. The cover is neatly opened at right, back stamped TRIESTE and BEIRUTH 1878. The JUL 13 station C postmark and ellipse killer on front and back stamps verify that this is a JUL 13, 1878 usage. This date precedes by several months the previously recorded OCT 8, 1878 earliest reported use on outbound mail, making this a new earliest reported use. (See USCC News, Vol. 28, No. 1, Whole No. 258, February 2006 article by John Donnes, "New York City Ellipse Foreign Mail Cancels.")	SOLD
3609	#178, #158, fine copies tied by SAN FRANCISCO, CA crossroads killer on VF intact cover to Stockholm, Sweden, OCT 1877 receiving back stamps. Attractive cover, nice destination.	$45
2950	#152, fine, single short perf, plus #147, SE, cc, circle of wedges killers, scarce combination paying 3x 6 cent rate to England. Complete cover, red BOSTON PAID and red PAID LONDON SHIP LETTER MY 17 71 on front, London receiving stamp on back.	$250
2892	#150, XF, small faults, cancelled by black New York grid killer on VF intact cover to Brazil. Cover bears a blue crayon "Due 8" deficiency mark over-stamped by boxed SHORT PAID hand stamp. Scarce marking and destination. Stamp appear to be lightly grilled (about 6 points of a grill corner are visible under the killer), but possibly not enough to get certified. Thus, item is offered as without grill.	SOLD
2822	#182, #183x2, #187, fine stamps, small faults, paying the 5 cent UPU and 10 cent registered rate to England, on fine, unreduced cover canceled by purple straight-line Chicago, IL June 14, 1881 postmark and blue London crayon.	$55
1465	#189, fine plus #205, VF pair, paying the 5X UPU rate to Paris, France, FEB 24, 1888 usage. The cover is a heavy vellum pre-printed business envelope, unreduced and sealed on the reverse by a large red embossed wax seal (back image). The cover is endorsed Steamer "La Bourgogne" in red ink, and has a purple dated rectangular company hand stamp at left. The stamps have been cancelled by New York City duplexed numeral 42 ellipse killers. Part of the postmark has been removed by contact with the wax seal of another similar cover placed over this cover. A very attractive cover paying a scarce multiple rate with a nice combination of stamps.	$250
964	#36, avg-fine sound pair, light Washington, D.C. balloon postmark on VF and fresh unreduced cover to England. Red July 8, 1859 London receiving and 3 credit mark on front, York receiving stamp on reverse. Tear on back from opening, but cover intact with original letter. A very nice example of this usage. Scott 2011 catalog $950.	$300

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