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**Fancy Cancellations continued...**
Lot	Sym.	Lot Description	Est/Cat	Realized
2312	FC	North-South Shaking Hands. Clear practically complete strike on 6c Dull Pink (186), tiny thin speck and corner perf crease at bottom left, Very Fine strike, scarce and especially desirable and appropriate on the Lincoln Issue (Image)	E. 500-750	425.00
2313	FC	North-South Shaking Hands. Bold strike on 6c Dull Pink (186), Very Fine and choice, scarce and especially desirable on the Lincoln Issue (Image)	E. 500-750	400.00
2315	FC	North-South Shaking Hands. Bold strike on 6c Dull Pink (186), Very Fine and choice, scarce and desirable (Image)	E. 400-500	675.00
2316	FC	North-South Shaking Hands. Bold strike on 6c Dull Pink (186), rounded corner at bottom right, otherwise Very Fine (Image)	E. 300-400	160.00
2318	FC	North-South Shaking Hands. Bold strike on 2c Vermilion (183), s.e. at left, Very Fine strike (Image)	E. 200-300	350.00
2319	FC	North-South Shaking Hands. Bold strike and "Worcester Mass. Dec. 9" circular datestamp tie 3c Green (184) on piece, Very Fine and choice, ex Emerson (Image)	E. 300-400	250.00
2320	FC	North-South Shaking Hands. Clear strike on 3c Green (184), rich color, tiny repaired tear at left, Very Fine strike, with 1990 P.F. certificate (Image)	E. 200-300	140.00
2321	FC	North-South Shaking Hands. Three stamps, incl. 1c, 2c and 3c Bank Notes, each with bold strike, few small faults, Very Fine strikes	E. 300-400	190.00
2322		North-South Shaking Hands. Bold strike and "Worcester Mass. Feb. 17" circular datestamp on 1c Postal Card to Newburyport Mass., fresh and Very Fine (Image)	E. 400-500	475.00
2323		"N S" North-South Shaking Hands, Positive Version. Perfect strike ties 3c Green (184), "Worcester Mass. 7 06 81 8AM" circular datestamp on cover to Mendota Ill., cover expertly cleaned with few tiny mended nicks at edge EXTREMELY FINE APPEARANCE. THIS IS THE FINEST KNOWN COVER WITH THE RARE POSITIVE VERSION OF THE NORTH-SOUTH SHAKING HANDS FANCY CANCELLATION. Only a few covers are known with this Reconstruction-era cancellation. In our opinion, this is the finest strike and overall best condition of the known covers. (Image)	E. 3,000-4,000	2,900.00
2324		"N S" North-South Shaking Hands, Positive Version. Perfect strike with "Worcester Mass. 7 05 81" circular datestamp on 3c Green entire to Mt. Pleasant Iowa, receiving backstamp, reduced and opened bit roughly at right, scotch tape marks at top and bottom, still Extremely Fine strike of this scarce cancel (Image)	E. 1,000-1,500	1,100.00

Fancy Cancellations continued...

Lot

Sym.

Lot Description

Est/Cat

Realized

2312

North-South Shaking Hands. Clear practically complete strike on 6c Dull Pink (186), tiny thin speck and corner perf crease at bottom left, Very Fine strike, scarce and especially desirable and appropriate on the Lincoln Issue (Image)

E. 500-750

425.00

2313

North-South Shaking Hands. Bold strike on 6c Dull Pink (186), Very Fine and choice, scarce and especially desirable on the Lincoln Issue (Image)

E. 500-750

400.00

2315

North-South Shaking Hands. Bold strike on 6c Dull Pink (186), Very Fine and choice, scarce and desirable (Image)

E. 400-500

675.00

2316

North-South Shaking Hands. Bold strike on 6c Dull Pink (186), rounded corner at bottom right, otherwise Very Fine (Image)

E. 300-400

160.00

2318

North-South Shaking Hands. Bold strike on 2c Vermilion (183), s.e. at left, Very Fine strike (Image)

E. 200-300

350.00

2319

North-South Shaking Hands. Bold strike and "Worcester Mass. Dec. 9" circular datestamp tie 3c Green (184) on piece, Very Fine and choice, ex Emerson (Image)

E. 300-400

250.00

2320

North-South Shaking Hands. Clear strike on 3c Green (184), rich color, tiny repaired tear at left, Very Fine strike, with 1990 P.F. certificate (Image)

E. 200-300

140.00

2321

North-South Shaking Hands. Three stamps, incl. 1c, 2c and 3c Bank Notes, each with bold strike, few small faults, Very Fine strikes

E. 300-400

190.00

2322

North-South Shaking Hands. Bold strike and "Worcester Mass. Feb. 17" circular datestamp on 1c Postal Card to Newburyport Mass., fresh and Very Fine (Image)

E. 400-500

475.00

2323

"N S" North-South Shaking Hands, Positive Version. Perfect strike ties 3c Green (184), "Worcester Mass. 7 06 81 8AM" circular datestamp on cover to Mendota Ill., cover expertly cleaned with few tiny mended nicks at edge

EXTREMELY FINE APPEARANCE. THIS IS THE FINEST KNOWN COVER WITH THE RARE POSITIVE VERSION OF THE NORTH-SOUTH SHAKING HANDS FANCY CANCELLATION.

Only a few covers are known with this Reconstruction-era cancellation. In our opinion, this is the finest strike and overall best condition of the known covers. (Image)

E. 3,000-4,000

2,900.00

2324

"N S" North-South Shaking Hands, Positive Version. Perfect strike with "Worcester Mass. 7 05 81" circular datestamp on 3c Green entire to Mt. Pleasant Iowa, receiving backstamp, reduced and opened bit roughly at right, scotch tape marks at top and bottom, still Extremely Fine strike of this scarce cancel (Image)

E. 1,000-1,500

1,100.00