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Sale 761 — United States Stamps and Covers
Sale Date — Tuesday, 27 September, 1994
Category — Fancy Cancels on Other Issues
Lot
Symbol
Photo/Description
Cat./Est. Value
Realized
508
Small Bee. Choice bold strike on 3c Ultramarine (114) with rim of cds at L., Extremely Fine cancel
E. 400-500
800
509
Small Bee. Clear detailed strike on 3c Ultramarine (114), bit of cds at L., small toned spot clear of cancel, Very Fine
E. 400-500
850
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Chrysanthemum. Bold strike ties 3c Ultramarine (114) on small piece with bit of cds, Very Fine strike
E. 600-800
2,100
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Heart With Arrow Pointing Down to Right. Bold, nearly complete strike on 3c Ultramarine (114) with s.e. at L., Fine
E. 100-150
300
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Four Hearts Pointing Inward, Ty. 1. Bold strike on 3c Ultramarine (114), Very Fine, a rare cancel absent from most specialized collections of Waterburys, recorded by Rohloff without a date and one of the few cancels for which he did not illustrate an on-cover example
E. 200-250
350
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Holly Sprig. Sharp strike on 3c Ultramarine (114), corner crease at T.R., Very Fine
E. 100-150
400
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Maple Leaf, Ty.1. Mostly clear strike ties 3c Ultramarine (114) on small orange piece, maching "Waterbury Ct. Apr. 26" cds, Fine and rare
E. 100-150
100
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Mortar & Pestle, Ty. 2. Full bold strike on 3c Ultramarine (114), s.e. at L., Extremely Fine cancel
E. 400-500
550
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Left-Handed Mug, Ty. 2A. Bold, nearly full strike on 3c Ultramarine (114) with bit of cds at L., Very Fine
E. 300-400
400
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Padlock. Very close to Rohloff O-10 and probably a worn state example as Rohloff records this as being used in Dec. 1867, Fine and rare
E. 150-200
210
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Rose. Bold beautifully detailed strike on 3c Ultramarine (114), Extremely Fine
E. 750-1,000
1,600
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Rose. Double strike on pair of 3c Ultramarine (114), Very Fine and rare
E. 500-600
475
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Rosette, Ten Segments. Bold strike on nicely centered 3c Ultramarine (114), Very Fine, ex Dr. Jackson
E. 100-150
220
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Buttonless Shoe (Congress Gaiter). Clear, nearly complete strike on 3c Ultramarine (114) with bit of cds, trivial perf creasing, Very Fine and rare
E. 400-500
475
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Shoo Fly. Clear, virtually complete strike ties 3c Ultramarine (114) on small piece, "Waterbury Ct. Jun. 22" (1870) cds, small perf faults at T. from placement at edge, Fine and rare
E. 400-500
1,000
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Skull & Crossbones, Ty. 3. Bold, nearly complete strike on 3c Ultramarine (114), Very Fine
E. 300-400
1,250
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Intial "W" Sans Serif Ty. 2. Clear nearly complete strike on 3c Ultramarine (114), Fine
E. 75-100
0
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Acorn. Full sharp strike just ties 3c Ultramarine (114) on bright yellow cover to Mass., matching "Waterbury Ct. Feb. 28" cds, Extremely Fine, earliest recorded date, ex Dr. Jackson
E. 2,000-2,500
3,500
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Acorn. Clear strike ties 3c Ultramarine (114) on cover to Aiken S.C. (Anderson correspondence), partial "Waterbury Ct. Feb. 28" also ties, Fine and rare, ex Matthies, with 1976 P.F. certificate
E. 1,000-1,500
1,300
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Large Bee. Very bold, full strike ties 3c Ultramarine (114) on cover with matching "Waterbury Ct. Jan. 31" cds, 1870 docketing, cover slightly reduced at L. (well clear of address and docketing), Extremely Fine cancel
E. 2,000-2,500
4,250
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Oval Grid, Unlisted Type. Twice struck segmented cork cancel ties two copies of 3c Ultramarine (114) on cover to Abington, clear "Waterbury Ct. Jun. 11", pencil 1869 docketing, R. stamp with tiny margin tear, still Very Fine, from the Chase find (where it was incorrectly identified as H-25)
E. 150-200
0
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Circular Grill Ty. 1. Clear strike ties 3c Ultramarine (114) on 1869 life insurance policy to Morris, Ct., matching "Waterbury Ct. May 31" cds, Fine, used 2 weeks later than Rohloff listing (which does not record this on a 3c 1869)
E. 75-100
50
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Mortar and Pestle, Ty. 2. Bold, virtually full strike on 3c Ultramarine (114), not tied, on cover to Castleton, matching "Waterbury Ct. Jul. 3" cds, stamp with nat. s.e. at L., Very Fine amd rare, with 1981 P.F. certificate
E. 1,000-1,500
1,200
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Left-Handed Mug, Ty. 2. Bold strike ties 3c Ultramarine (114) on small cover to New York, matching "Waterbury Ct. Dec. 4" cds, cover tears and small nicks at T. from opening, internal (mended) tear in address panel extends just into outer bottom line of design and does not affect the appearance of this otherwise Very Fine strike, ex Dr. Jackson
E. 300-400
1,050
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Left-Handed Mug, Ty. 2A. Bold, virtually full strike ties 3c Ultramarine (114) on orange cover, matching "Waterbury Ct. Jun. 27" cds, reduced at R. into stamp, very rare (Rohloff recorded only 1 example, on a 1c 1869 dated the same day)
E. 200-250
400
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Pumpkin. Clear strike ties 3c Ultramarine (114) on cover to Va., "Waterbury Ct. Jul. 19" cds, c.c. for Covill House, stamp with nick and small cover reduction at L. just into c.c., otherwise Fine
E. 250-350
325
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Rosette, Six Segments, Ty. 2. Clear strike ties 3c Ultramarine (114) on embossed lady's envelope to New York, "Waterbury Ct. May 6" cds, flap tear, Fine
E. 100-125
50
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Rosette, Seven Segments, Ty. 4. Bold strike just ties 3c Ultramarine (114), matching "Waterbury Ct. Aug. 9" cds on cover to New York, Very Fine
E. 100-125
190
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Rosette, Ten Segments. Bold full strike ties 3c Ultramarine (114) on small cover to Bristol, matching "Waterbury Ct. Aug. 25' cds, stamp with trivial soiling, cover with minor toning at T.L. corner, Extremely Fine strike, unlisted by Rohloff in this period
E. 100-125
50
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Rosettes. Five stamps and two covers, former includes P4, P7, P28 and P30 (2), latter include P4 (faulty), and P7, minor stamp flaws, Fine-Very Fine
E. 250-350
210
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Running Chicken. Clear full strike on 6c Ultramarine (115), small bit of cds at L., small stamp faults, Very Fine strike, the only known example of this cancel on the 6c 1869 Pictorial, this stamp was discovered in England and presumably originated on a cover addressed to there (at the 6c rate), with 1973 P.F. certificate
E. 3,000-4,000
13,000
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Running Chicken. Bold, nearly complete strike on 3c Ultramarine (114), Very Fine
E. 2,000-2,500
9,000
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Running Chicken. Bold full strike ties 3c Ultramarine (114) on small cover to Washington Ct., matching "Waterbury Ct. Feb. 21" cds, 1870 docketing in purple ink and curious ms. note by sender at top of cover: "Up in a balloon boys", stamp with B.L. corner torn off before use, very trivial perf toning, an Extremely Fine strike of this most famous of fancy cancels, based on a popular return address imprint of the period showing a freshly hatched chick chasing a fly ("If you don't catch 'em in five days" etc.). From the Chase correspondence, discovered in 1985, which brought the total number of known covers to four examples, plus one front. Ex Houser, with 1990 P.F. certificate
E. 10,000-12,000
19,000
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Three-Leaf Shamrock, Ty. 6. Clear strike ties 3c Ultramarine (114) on cover to Baltimore, clear "Waterbury Ct. Dec. 25" cds, Very Fine, ex Knapp
E. 300-400
200
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Shield, Nine Bars. Sharp detailed strike ties 3c Ultramarine (114) on small cover to New York, "Waterbury Ct. Dec. 14" cds, Very Fine and rare, ex Dr. Jackson
E. 400-500
625
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Buttonless Shoe (Congress Gaiter). Clear strike ties 3c Ultramarine (114) with "Waterbury Ct. Mar. 26" cds on cover to S.C. (Anderson correspondence), Very Fine, ex Knapp, Moody, with note on back by Bartels
E. 2,000-2,500
4,250
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Skull & Crossbones, Ty. 3. Clear full strike ties 3c Ultramarine (114) on orange cover to Washington Ct., matching "Waterbury Ct. Jan. 28" cds, slightly reduced at L., slightly affecting datestamp, still Very Fine
E. 1,000-1,500
1,600
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Initial "W", San-Serif Ty. 2. Two strikes tie 3c Ultramarine (114, two) on cover from the Chase correspondence, Jan. 8 cds, 1870 docketing, cover stained, one stamp with corner nick
E. 75-100
25
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Woman in Bonnet, Facing Right. Bold complete strike ties 3c Ultramarine (114) on cover to Aiken S.C., tiny edge tears at L. from opening, Very Fine and rare strike, with 1981 P.F. certificate
E. 4,000-5,000
8,500
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NK. Bold strike on well-centered 1c Buff (112), tiny corner crease, Very Fine, with 1993 P.S.E. certificate
E. 200-250
0
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Fouled Anchor. Fayville Mass., bold strike on 3c Ultramarine (114), Very Fine
E. 100-150
50
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550
Beer Mug. Suffield Conn., bold strike on 3c Ultramarine (114), Very Fine, with 1978 P.F. certificate
E. 150-200
260
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Beer Mug. Bold strike on 3c Ultramarine (114) with bit of cds (Suffield Ct.), tiny thin, Very Fine cancel
E. 200-250
200
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553
Boy's Head. White House Station N.J., bold strike on 3c Ultramarine (114), pinpoint thin and tiny corner crease, Extremely Fine cancel
E. 250-350
210
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Hebrew H. Springfield Mass., bold strike in Red with bit of cds, small thin, Very Fine cancel
E. 150-200
80
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Indian Jug. Clear strike on 3c Ultramarine (114), s.e. at L. and corner crease, Very Fine cancel
E. 100-150
50
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Insect. Adrian Mich., bold strike on 3c Ultramarine (114), corner crease at B.L., Very Fine cancel
E. 150-200
325
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Insect. Bold strike on 3c Ultramarine (114), probably Adrian, Mich., light creases, Very Fine cancel, ex Wunsch
E. 150-200
150
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Insect. Mt. Vernon O., bold strike in blue on 3c Ultramarine (114) with bit of cds at L., Extremely Fine
E. 200-250
260
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KKK, Skull & Crossbones. Union Mills Pa., remarkably bold detailed strike on 3c Ultramarine (114), short perf at R., Extremely Fine
E. 1,000-1,500
3,250
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Leaf. Bold strike on 3c Ultramarine (114), mended corner nick at B.L., Very Fine strike
E. 75-100
0
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Masonic Triangle within Fancy Circle. Clear strike on well-centered 3c Ultramarine (114), Very Fine and rare
E. 200-250
280
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Negative "OK". Two different types, small and large circles, each on 3c Ultramarine (114), Very Fine
E. 100-150
170
Back to Top563
Padlock. West Meriden Ct., full bold strike on 3c Ultramarine (114), Extremely Fine
E. 250-350
325
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Pumpkin. Bold strike on 3c Ultramarine (114), few short perfs, Very Fine cancel
E. 200-250
105
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566
Year Dates. Four different, each on 3c Ultramarine (114): "1869" in cricle, "70" in cricle, straightline "1870" and ms. "1869", Very Fine
E. 150-200
75
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Negative Star. Bold strike cancels 1c Buff (112) on Madison Wis. drop cover with illustration of State Capitol at left in green, two strikes of cds with date of one obliterated by another strike of star cancel, toning band on back lightly shows thru on face, slightly reduced at R., still very attractive and Fine
E. 150-200
0
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1c Buff, 3c Ultramarine (112, two; 114, five). Each on cover, includes 1c with Dedham Negative Paid & Shield and Pottsville Pa. drop usage, 3c include Waterbury 8-segment arrowhead (B-16), Wilmington Vt. Negative Anchor, Nashotah Wis. 1869 and 1870 year dates, etc., some faults, cancels Fine or better, very attractive group
E. 300-400
150
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3c Ultramarine (114). Tied by quartered cancel in Green, matching double circle datestamp on cream cover, Fine
E. 150-200
220
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Heart. Bold strike ties 3c Ultramarine (114) on cover, matching "Philad'a Pa. Mar. 3" cds, reduced a trifle irregularly at R., still Very Fine, ex Gibson
E. 100-150
105
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N. Clear strike on 3c Ultramarine (114) with "New Britain Conn Mar. 4" cds on pale cream cover with address in blue ink, clear blue datestamp of receiver, stamp with repaired corner at B.R., not affecting cancel, Very Fine and attractive appearance
E. 100-150
190
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3c Ultramarine (114). Three singles on separate covers, Stamford Ct. cds with cork and Martinsburg N.Y., each in a different shade of Red, and Kent Ct. and target in red orange, Fine trio
E. 100-150
290
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Shoe. Strike ties 3c Ultramarine (114) on orange cover to Mystic Bridge, "Clinton Ct. Apr. 19" cds also ties, illust. c.c. for scale, with all-over illustration on back, Fine and rare, unlisted in Skinner/Eno, with 1990 P.F. certificate
E. 400-500
0
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3c Ultramarine (114). Centered to T., tied by Red cork and blue "South Deerfield Ms. May 27" cds on oblong cover, Very Fine and attractive usage
E. 100-150
50
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Square and Compass. Light strike in Red ties 3c Ultramarine (114) on cover, matching "Charlestown N.H. Jul. 28" cds, Very Fine, very attractive
E. 200-250
130
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Negative Star. Clear strike on 3c Ultramarine (114), variety with three huge margins showing parts of three adjoining stamps, not tied, on small cover to Mo. with "Chillicothe O. Aug. 15" cds, Very Fine
E. 100-125
50
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Woman's Head. Clear strike ties 3c Ultramarine (114) on ad cover in black on orange for wooden pumps, clear "Corry Pa. Jun. 25" cds, minor edge nick at R. where opened, Very Fine strike, very rare
E. 600-800
575
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3c Ultramarine (114). Three covers, two with cancels in true Brown: Frederickshall Va. (Jul. 4th cds) and Cambridgeport Vt. (forwarded with blue green Westminster Vt. cds), last is Carlisle Pa. in Red Brown, small faults, very scarce color cancels
E. 100-150
65
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3c Brownish Carmine (11). Margins except clear at B., partial strike of "(Up)per Falls Vt.`" straightline in blue, unlisted in Alexander but Slawson records one on-cover example and three stampless examples, Fine and very rare
E. 100-125
50
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3c 1851 Colored Cancels (11). Ten stamps, better include blue "Free", two singles tied on piece by bright Green "Ludlow Village, N.Y.", also examples in Olive Green, Dark Green and blue green, red grids (2), red cds and blue open grid, minor faults, Fine lot
E. 100-150
260
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3c 1851-57 Cancels. Lot of 21 items, includes two No. 10s (one with small Boston Paid), No. 11s incl. blue Chicopee star, "Steam 5" in oval, Paid 3 in arc, "Too Late" straightline, two singles tied on piece by "6" in circle, pair with "Steam/Ship" straightline, blue South Carolina R.R., large segmented star, Wells Fargo oval, etc., No. 26s incl. Paid 3 in circle in red and blue, Leominster 3, etc., some small faults, Fine-Very Fine, desirable group
E. 200-250
350
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1c Blue (63). Eleven singles, 1 pair and 1 vert. strip of three, cancels incl. two carrier cds in red, "US", negative "W", Roman numeral "X", "3" hs, dotted cork cancel in vivid Orange, Albany patent cancel, etc., few tiny faults, Fine-Very Fine
E. 300-400
525
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Cross in Oval. Clear strike on 10c Green (68), reperfed at R., Fine and very scarce
E. 100-150
50
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Fancy or Better Cancels on 1868 Grills. Seven items, includes No. 87 star; No. 89 negative "US"; No. 93 two different stars, red leaf; 97 horiz. pair red cork cancel; 98 red bullseye; small faults, pretty lot
E. 300-400
500
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Boy's Head. Neat, nearly complete strike of this White House Station, N.J. cancel, on 3c Green, Grilled (136), stamp with mild corner crease, Very Fine, this cancel is exceedingly rare on the Bank Note issues
E. 100-125
105
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Bank Note Fancy Cancels. Two, on off-cover 3c, Skull in Coffin and Negative 79, Fine-Very Fine
E. 75-100
25
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Odd Fellow's Three Links, Seeing Eye and Crossed Arrows. Clear strike ties 3c Rose Red (11) on Buchanan Carroll cover with matching "Canton Mi. Jan. 9" cds, stamp with margins all around, tiny gum soiling in L. margin, mentioned only for strict accuracy, Very Fine and choice, wtih 1989 P.F. certificate
E. 500-600
400
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3c Claret (11). Margins to slightly in, tied by clear "I. Field P.M." circle hs with fleuron on small cover to Portsmouth, N.H., clear "Harrison Square Mass. Jul. 29" cds, Very Fine usage
E. 100-150
75
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Star in Circle. Two bold strikes of this Downieville Cal. fancy cancel tie 1c Blue, Ty. V (24) and 3c Dull Red (26) pair and single on yellow cover to Lynn Mass., matching 1859 cds, slightly reduced at R. and light soiling, still Very Fine, ex Grunin
E. 1,000-1,500
0
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Fouled Anchor. Bold full strike ties 3c Dull Red (26) on orange cover with matching "Freehold N.J. Jan. 7, 1861" double circle ds, stamp with some minor gum stains and cover with edge soiling at B., Extremely Fine cancel, a partial tracing is illustrated in Skinner/Eno (town not identified), this is believed to be the only recorded on-cover example, first time offered at public auction
E. 500-600
3,750
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Circle of Six Hearts. Clear strike ties 1c Blue, F. Grill (92) on cream cover used locally, "Waterbury Ct. Apr. 24" cds also ties, Very Fine and scarce
E. 250-350
450
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Negative 76 in Shield. Clear strike in blue ties 3c Green (158) on cover, matching "Concord N.H. Aug. 7" cds, Very Fine, very scarce ex Judd
E. 250-350
300
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Baby in Coffin. Negative figure of Harrisburg, Pa., twice struck on 3c Green (158) pair, on 1874 cover to Scotland, clear cds, red New York exchange cds just ties pair, R. stamp with single pulled perf in T. margin, Very Fine and rare transatlantic usage
E. 400-500
200
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US 76. Clear strike ties 3c Green (158) on orange cover, clear "Osceola Mills Pa. Sep. 5" cds, hardware dealer's c.c., stamp with small piece out at top, Very Fine cancel
E. 150-200
0
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US 76. Bold strike ties 3c Green (158) on cover, matcing "Osceola Mills Pa. May 29' cds, bit reduced at L. into bank c.c., Extremely Fine cancel
E. 100-125
80
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76. Bold cancel and "Peru Mass. Oct. 28" cds on very fresh orange cover, stamp with tiny margin tear and perfs scissor trimmed at L, Very Fine and choice appearance
E. 150-200
80
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Geometric. Two bold strikes of elaborate figure tying 1c Ultramarine (156) and 2c Vermilion (183) on Southern Express envelope from New Orleans, bold cds, 2c with s.e. and 1c with small sealed tear, Extremely Fine strikes of this unusual and eye-catching fancy
E. 500-750
500
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North-South Handshake. Bold full strike ties 3c Dark Green (184) on cover with c.c. of College Holy Cross, matching "Worcester Mass. Dec. 16" cds, slightly reduced at R. with tiny mended nick at B.R. corner, Extremely Fine cancel
E. 1,000-1,500
2,100
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Glen Allen Star. Printed pre-cancel applied to 1c Gray Blue (206), minor variety with tiny colorless square, matching "Glen Allen Virginia Mar. 27, 1882" printed cds on cover with c.c. of Cussons, May & Sheppard, the creators of this precancel, reverse with all-over woodcut in dark blue showing their factory ("Good Work Promptly Delivered At Low Prices" etc.), stamp with two short perfs at T.R., still Extremely Fine
E. 1,000-1,500
2,800
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West Gardner Mass. Shield Datestamp. Clear strike of this postmark dated Dec. 27, 1881 on small cover with 3c Green (207) and 10c Brown (187) each tied by matching bulls-eye cancel, bold straightline "Registered No." hs, in addition the 3c is canceled by Grinning Skull & Crossbones, which demonstrates the duplex nature of this fancy cancel, Very Fine usage, ex Albert
E. 250-350
0
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Stoneham Mass. Skull & Cross Bones and Monogram "S". Two matched pair of covers, each with 2c Red Brown (210), first with beautiful bold strike of Skull & Crossbones and tied by cds, probably the finest known example of this cancel, other cover with 2c tied by equally bold strike of monogram "S" with cds at L., each with fancy corner card of shoe co. and matching address, Extremely Fine
E. 2,500-3,000
6,250
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Outlined Five-Point Star. Bold strike nicely ties 2c Red Brown (210) on amber cover with matching "Orange Cal. Jun. 7, 1887" cds, cover with small opening tears at R., still Extremely Fine, very scarce cancel
E. 500-750
0
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NYFM A11. Clear strike on 6c Red entire (U85) to England with Wells Fargo printed frank, red "New York Sep. 3" (1873) cds, minor soiling, Fine, rare usage
E. 200-250
400
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