Fancy Cancels (Part C):
| Lot |
Sym. |
Lot Description |
Realized |
| 2651 |
 |
Negative Skull & Crossbones. Two from Greenfield Mass., one ties 2c
Red Brown (210) on cover to Newtonville Mass., second cancels 1c Postal
Card to Stamford Conn., few small faults, Fine-Very Fine strikes, cover
with 1994 P.S.E. certificate |
$ 220 |
| 2652 |
|
Devil's Face. Bold strike ties 2c Red Brown (210) on cover to Orange
Pa., matching "Tunkhannock Pa. Dec. 6" cds, 1887 docketing at L., barely
reduced at R., Very Fine and rare fancy cancel |
$ 55 |
| 2653 |
|
Skull & Crossbones. Perfect strike showing wonderful details incl.
shading lines on head and bared teeth on 1c Bank Note (206) to Tombstone
Ariz. and forwarded to Ocooaville Ariz. Terr., forwarding postage
incl. 2c Red Brown (210) cancelled on arrival, "Newark N.J. Sep. 16" duplex
ties original 2c postage (defective), with enclosure, cover has few faults,
still Extremely Fine strike of the fancy cancel from Arizona Territory and
an unusual usage, with 1996 P.F. certificate |
$ 700 |
| 2654 |
|
Skull & Crossbones. Two perfectly clear strikes cancel horizontal
pair of 1c Blue (206) to Ill., matching "Cotton Hill Ill. Sep. 27, 1886"
cds, receiving backstamp, cover shows some edge wear, stamps slightly toned
around perfs, Extremely Fine strikes, with 1994 P.S.E. certificate |
$ 350 |
| 2655 |
|
Skull & Crossbones. Commercial type with "X" carved in skull, neat
strike cancels 2c Red Brown (210), matching "Pinos Wells New Mexico Dec.
29, 1886" cds on cover to Milwaukee Wis., trivial cover edge toning, stamp
few short perfs, Very Fine and very rare, only a handful are known, with
1994 P.S.E. certificate |
$ 600 |
| 2656 |
|
Skull & Crossbones. Clear strike cancels vertical pair of 1c Bank
Note on cover to Bainbridge N.Y., matching "De Bruge N.Y. Jul. 24" cds also
ties pair, 1886 backstamp, slightly reduced at R., some edge wear, Very
Fine strike |
$ 325 |
| 2657 |
|
Skull & Crossbones. Two: first cancels 1c Dark Ultramarine (182) on
orange cover to Ashburnham Mass., matching "West Gardner Mass. Mar 17,
1881" shield, second bears similar ds (Oct. 2, 1880) on 1c Postal Card to
Winchester Mass., both have small faults, Very Fine strikes, cover with
1989 P.F. certificate |
$ 260 |
| 2658 |
FC |
Fancy Cancels on 3c 1861-68 Issues. Eight stamps and two covers,
incl. No. 65 (seven and one cover), No. 88 (one) and No. 94 on cover, four
with Skull & Crossbones cancels, two with Witches and two with Skulls, most
stamps with small faults, Very Fine-Extremely Fine strikes, all (except two
covers) with 1987/1996 P.F. certificate |
$ 1,000 |
| 2659 |
FC |
Negative Skull & Crossbones. Twelve stamps incl. No. 156, 179, 188
struck in Green, O74 and seven 3c Bank Notes, each with bold strike, most
stamps with small faults, each with P.F. certificate |
$ 1,500 |
| 2660 |
FC |
Skull Fancy Cancels on 1c Bank Notes. Eleven Nos. 156, 182 or 206,
incl. eight Skull & Crossbones (incl. one purple), two Skull and one
Pittsburgh Skull & Crossbones in Coffin cancel, Extremely Fine strikes,
with P.F. certificates |
$ 1,250 |
| 2661 |
FC |
Fancy Cancels on 3c Bank Notes. 50, mostly Skull & Crossbones, incl.
one blue, one purple and one magenta of West Gardner Mass., also
incl. small Skull in Crossbones in Circle of Union Mills Pa. and Negative
Skull in Crossbones of Altoona Pa., most stamps with faults, Extremely Fine
strikes, 49 with P.F. certificates |
$ 3,500 |
| 2662 |
FC |
Skull & Crossbones. 21 2c Red Browns (210), range of towns incl.
Stoneham Mass., Greenfield Mass., Poplar Grove Ark., also incl. one No. 210
with Devil's Mask, most stamps with small faults, Extremely Fine strikes,
each with P.F. certificate |
$ 1,900 |
| 2663 |
FC |
Fancy Cancels on 1890-1894 Issues. Seven stamps incl. six 2c and one
6c, most with Skull cancels, couple with Devil's Mask and one with Witch,
2c stamps with small faults, generally Extremely Fine strikes, each with
1995 or 1996 P.F. certificate |
$ 425 |
| 2664 |
FC |
Fancy Cancels on 2c Columbian (231). Three, incl. one with Devil's
Mask (small tear), one with Negative Skull & Crossbones, one with Skull,
fancy cancels on Columbians are scarce, Very Fine strikes, with 1995 P.F.
certificates |
$ 500 |
| 2665 |
FC |
Fancy Cancel Off-Cover Balance. 20, incl. 3c & 10c 1869, Bank Notes
7c, 10c (6) and 24c, one Battleship Revenue, most with Skull or Skull &
Crossbones cancels, one in purple, Extremely Fine strikes, also incl. two
1990's Drug Tax stamps, sixteen with P.F. certificate |
$ 1,800 |
| 2666 |
|
Fancy Cancel Cover Balance. 30, plus five postal cards, one on piece
and three cut squares, mostly Skull & Crossbones, range of towns,
colors incl. blue and violet, covers mostly franked with 1c-3c Bank Notes,
few with enclosures, Extremely Fine strikes, 11 with P.F. or P.S.E.
certificates |
$ 2,500 |