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Curran Consignment (#4): Banknote Issues
| Item # |
Description |
Price |
Picture |
| c350 |
#147, average, sound, tied by scarce NEW
YORK 6 SHIP FEB 17 postmark with second off-stamp strike on
VF intact cover to Porsmouth, NH "US America". Cover is docketed
"Ship Letter USS Mayfower" at upper right. The ship letter
fee for single rate letters to destinations beyond the entry port
was 6¢. The red crayon "6" apparently represents a postage due
doubling of the 3¢ short pay of the fee. Also struck at upper
left in blue is a ticket ribbon double oval hand stamp for "MOSS &
WARD NEW YORK FEB 17 1871", the ship broker handling the incoming
letter. The USS Mayflower, first commissioned in 1866 and
recommissioned in 1870, spent the fall and winter of 1870-71 off of
Central America surveying the isthmus for a possible interoceanic
canal and gathering valuable data about the area's topography. A
very attractive ship letter with scarce markings. |
$200$170 |
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| c351 |
#182, fine, sound, tied by an XF strike of
bluish-black, serrated oval WILSON. N. Y. ARTHUR BARGER P. M. NOV 3
1881 postmaster name postmark (Doane-Thompson 3006) and star
killer on XF and fresh locally addressed drop letter cover.
Pretty. |
SOLD |
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| c352 |
#184, fine, sound, canceled by XF SOTN
strike of 8-segment arrowheads killer (Rohloff B-17) with
WATERBURY, CONN. APR 7 postmark on VF intact cover to New York,
APR 8 79 receiver on reverse. |
$60 |
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| c295 |
#206, 3 fine (pair+1) copies, canceled by three VF+
strikes of negative letters "Mc" killer (Cole ML-215), ST.
LOUIS, MO. JAN 24 postmark on artist material corner advertising
cover, 7mm reduction at right, sent to Troy, MO. A very scarce
St. Louis fancy cancel. |
$75$65 |
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| c296 |
#210, fine, sound, tied by an XF strike of scarce
RUT. AND TROY R.P.O. JUL 3, MORRISON SOUTH, OK railway combined
postmark/killer cancellation on VF Rutland, VT corner
advertising envelope, cover barely reduced at left. This is the
finest, most complete on cover example of this railway postmark that
I have ever encountered. A wonderful and showy 2 cent red brown
cover. |
SOLD |
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| c276 |
#184, fine, tied by unusual double oval NEW YORK N.Y.
MAR 24-80 5-P.M. postmark that is design both to simultaneously date
the mailing and kill the stamp. Note the brownish tinge of the
postmark. This cover and its killer was first illustrated and
discussed in
NOV 2009 USCC
NEWS 273 (Roger Curran, "Odd to Say the
Least", p. 118). In that article it was first speculated that the
postmark may have been applied by applied by heat scorching the
stamp and cover. A second
AUG 2010
NEWS 276 article ("Odd New York
Double Oval", p. 37) expanded information about the potential
scorching nature of the postmark, also adding two more example
covers. Finally, John Donnes presented his research in the
NOV 2010
NEWS 277 ('New York City's "Pyro-Canceling Device"', p. 57) discussing
patents for heat activated cancellation devices to "brand" a stamp,
rather definitively establishing that the subject postmark was for a
device produced by A. S. Gear (patent approved May 11, 1880) and
apparently tested by the New York post office. John's article also
identified two additional example covers bearing this postmark, one
of which appears to have been canceled in the more traditional ink
application manner. This brought to five the total reported covers,
two first class (both heat branded) and three circular rate covers.
The cover remnants of this failed experiment are exceedingly rare.
The subject cover is unreduced with damage at top, including a tear
and a small portion missing behind the stamp where portions of the
back flap have been removed. The stamp evidences damage from the
scorching postmark. This cover is one of the highlights of Roger's
interest in New York City postal markings. |
SOLD |
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| c258 |
#158, fine, small corner fault at lower right, tied by
an XF strike of large, backward stylized letter "N" killer with
BRIDGEPORT CT. JUN 22 postmark on cover to St. Louis, MO (JUN 24
back stamp receiver). Cover is VF, reduced 10mm at left. An
extremely eye catching fancy killer, unlisted in major references. |
$50$45
$30 |
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| c262 |
#210, fine, sound, tied by an XF strike of purple
letter "H" in wreath killer (Cole L-6) with matching HULMEVILLE,
PENNA. JAN 4 1884 postmark on unreduced cover to Doylestown, PA.
with part replacement repair of back flap. A gorgeous example of
this member of the town name letter in wreath series of commercial
rubber fancy killers. (See item c263.) |
SOLD |
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| c263 |
#210, VF, sound, tied by VF letter "H" in double
oblong circle commercial rubber killer with HULMEVILLE, PENNA. OCT
21 1886 postmark on unreduced cover to Doylestown, PA, small portion
of back flap missing, tear into postmark. The way the killer is
struck makes it appear the the circle may be a letter "C" or "G".
Killer unlisted in major references. (See item c262.) |
$30$25 |
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| c265 |
#213, fine, pre-affixing tear at left, tied by an XF
strike of purple outline 5-point star in circle with center letters
"CG" and matching double ring CASA GRAND, ARIZONA DEC 25 1888
postmark (Pinal County 1880-, population 382 in 1890) on VF cover
opened at left. Cover sent to Fort Wayne, Indiana, where a straight
line blue green "FORT WAYNE, IND. DEC 31 1888" receiver was applied
across cover front. A wonderful territorial usage with very scarce and unusual town
initials fancy cancel. |
SOLD |
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| c242 |
#210, fine, tied by a superb strike of the rare
"BERRY" postmaster clerk (Charles Berry) name killer (Cole ML-9)
with clear ANN ARBOR MICH. MAR 7 (1885) postmark on intact
cover to Salem, WI, forwarded to Chicago (MAR 9 Salem receiver
on back, MAR 10 forwarding on front, MAR 10 1885 Chicago receiver on
back). The cover has a horizontal crease through the address and a
mild central vertical bend. This is an exceptionally scarce on
cover example of this wonderful Ann Arbor fancy name killer of which
there are almost certainly fewer than half a dozen known. |
SOLD |
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| c038 |
#158x2, fine, tiny faults, canceled by two XF
strikes of fancy "OK" killer with XF LAW. & BRAD R.R., JUL 18
postmark (Towle & Meyer 26-B-1, Lawrence & Bradford Rail Road)
on VF intact cover to Port Hope, Ontario, Canada (Kingston, Ontario,
JUY 21, 1874 receiver back stamp). A terrific railroad fancy
cancel cover! Cover has 1985 Philatelic Foundation
certificate 149934, "genuine usage with the stamps having small
faults". |
SOLD |
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| c067 |
#179, fine, sound, quartered cork killer and
WASHINGTON, D.C., NOV 26 3PM postmark tie to intact cover to
Germany, red NEW YORK P.O. exchange hand stamp. |
SOLD |
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| c006b |
#210, VF, sound, canceled by a VF+ strike of
letters "WF" in circular grid (Cole ML-93) with fine WEST
FAIRLEE, VT., JUN 13 postmark (pencil improved) on VF cover
to West Newbury, VT, 2 mm reduction at right. A very nice example of
this multi-letter town name killer. |
SOLD |
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