The Classic Cancel

Item #	Description	Price
j0140	#U288, VF 2¢ brown on white (lightly toned) entire, just reduced at left, canceled by a VF-XF strike of straight line "SHEPPARDS. VA" postmark (DPO Buckingham County 1887-1958) with manuscript "Mar 23d" date, sent to New Store VA. Early use from the Sheppards post office and scarce cancellation. Scott catalog for entire $150.	$65
j0141	#U277, 2¢ brown on white entire, roughly reduced at left, bearing a superb strike of blue DIXIE LOUISIANA FEB 2 1888 postmark (DPO Bossier County 1886-1895, 5 scarcity) and matching simplex commercial rubber circled shield killer (Cole SH-126). Original letter datelined Cottage Grove from J. S. Milling to his son in Shreveport.	SOLD
j0144	#U311, VF intact entire, with lightly struck but extremely scarce "belt buckle" DEC 28 1893 double ring oval postmark of QUINEBAUG, CONN. (Windham County 1874-) and smudged letter "Q" killer, cover with Quinebaug address corner. Whitfield 7181 illustrates the identical postmark for NEW BOSTON, CONN., which I believe to be more common but still quite scarce.	$40
j0143	#UX3, VF, canceled by an XF strike of blue geometric fancy killer (Berg GEO-31) with matching CHICAGO ILL. APR 16 [1874] postmark, sent to Proctorsville, VT. Scarce Chicago blue killer used for less than a month.	$50
j0142	#UX3, VF, bearing a VF strike of small, double circle "STATION H J.C." JERSEY CITY, NJ station name postmark with grid killer and separate "AUG 4" [1875] hand stamp at left. Quite an unusual postmark and likely quite scarce.	SOLD
j0116	#206, fine, sound, quartered cork killer does not tie to unsealed circular envelope, Forest City Nurseries, Portland ME corner, sent to Greenville NJ. Purple "FORWARDED Due 1 [blue cryon] Cnts" with #J15 applied, black grid killer, for charge of forwarding fee for circular. VF red "NOT FOUND" in circle and magenta 3-line "RETURNED, MAR 12 1887 JERSEY CITY, N.J.", the forwarding fee also paying the returned third class mail fee. Pencil notations, including "Crossed off Sorting List" across address, probably by the sending firm. Interesting combination of circular forwarding and return processing.	$50
j0117	#212, VF, "NEW YORK A" double oval killer ties to Italian Union and Brotherhood Society intact, unsealed circular with F+ sound #J15 postage due ("NEW YORK PO" double oval killer) paying the 1 cent fee for return of 3rd class mail, cover bearing VF strike of purple "N.Y.P.O (I.D.) RETURN POSTAGE DUE ONE CENT" hand stamp and large "RETURNED TO WRITER CANNOT BE FOUND BY N.Y.P.O. NOV. 16 1887" pointing hand.	$40
j0118	#U163 intact 3 cent entire postmarked BOLTON DEPOT MISS. SEP 1 (DPO Hinds County 1841-1886, R5 scarcity), sent to Shanghai, China, "via San Francisco" manuscript directive. Entire underpays the 5 cent UPU rate, bearing a "DUE 4 [ms.]" in circle penalty doubling hand stamp and "10 Ctms. T" due mark on front. Reverse bears a VF "YOKAHAMA JAPA 29 SEP 1882" transit postmark and fair "U.S. POSTAL AGENCY SHANGHAI OCT 13" receiver. Scarce use from small Mississippi town. Cover front bears ink docketing related to commercial transaction.	$40
j0098	#206, fine, sound, tied by WASHINGTON D.C. numeral 6 double oval killer on VF intact unsealed circular Newburgh N.Y., forwarded to Cornwall, NY. At Newburgh the addressee was not found, the post office applying its APR 9 postmark and a red "POSTAGE DUE FOR FORWARDING" and manuscript "1¢" (the required fee for forwarding of third class mail),sending it on to Cornwall. There the post office applied a 1¢ #J15 postage due stamp (VF, sound) over the forwarding directive, canceling it with its gray blue target killer duplexed to a CORNWALL, Orange Co., N.Y. APR 10 serrated double oval county name postmark (Doane-Thompson 2699). The circular letter's content is from "Milo B. Stevens & Co. Military and Naval Claim Attorneys". Envelope bears the printed directive, "If the person addressed is not found, please deliver to any Union Soldier." Very nice postage due usage.	SOLD
j0099	#U114, intact, unsealed 1¢ entire sent from the County Clerk's Office, Rochester N.Y. to Lockport NY (JUN 6 [1886] receiver on reverse). The addressee apparently could not be located, Lockport applying 3 XF purple markings: straight line MAY 20 1886 date stamp; triple circle "NOT IN CITY DIRECTORY"; and "RETURNED TO WRITER" pointing hand. Upon return Rochester post office applied and canceled a 1¢ #J15 postage due (the required charge for return of third class mail). Terrific markings for returned circular mail.	SOLD
j0030	#210, target killer and LEESBURG, FLORIDA MAR 17 1885 postmark (Lake County, 1871-) on intact cover to Chicago, IL, manuscript "Due 2¢" at left. Cover bears a VF sound 2¢ #J16 postage due bearing a scarce Chicago precancel consisting of 2 horizontal bars (Smith, "Silent Precancels" type CHICAGO G).	$50
j0057	#UX4, postal card, fresh and VF 1875, 1¢ black on buff, watermarked small, clear "U.S.P.O.D.", postmarked NEW YORK JAN 22 (1877 docketing at left and date on reverse) with numeral 5 9-bar ellipse killer, addressed to Newburgh, NY. Dealer comments on reverse. Scott catalog $350.	$150
j0100	#UX5, VF, canceled by an XF strike of magenta CHICAGO ILL. CARRIER 7 JAN 6AM [1879] postmark on local Chicago delivery card. This marking is typically found on carrier delivered cards with other postmarks, including Chicago. Interesting and attractive use of this marking.	SOLD
j0032	#UX5, VF, bearing a VF-XF strike of Leavitt rectilinear NEW YORK. MAR. 7.78 4.30 P.M. postmark with 8-bar oval numeral 31 killer (Payne type AB-NY, LRU March 25, 1878). Reverse has illustrated advertisement for "Rubber Cushioned Axle". Payne's value guide gives this usage a "G" designation, very scarce, $150-$250 estimate. A nice example of this machine killer.	$150
j0101	#U82, unreduced entire, part flap missing, canceled by an XF strike of Christian cross killer (Cole CSO-1, unattributed) with KINSTON N.C. JUL 22 postmark (Lenoir County 1794-), sent to Graham N.C. Scarce North Carolina fancy cancel.	$40
j0102	#U313 unreduced entire, left edge creased, small edge faults, canceled by a superb strike of a hand-carved flag cancel (Cole FL-16) duplexed to BRIDGTON ME SEP 25 1885 postmark (Cumberland County 1800-), sent to Portland ME. A rare and wonderful late 19th century Maine patriotic fancy cancel.	SOLD
j0024	#W131, VF 2 cent Jackson wrapper entire, opened for display. The wrapper was sent to Paris, France from New York, where it received a black cork killer, and red NEW YORK PAID JUL 1 exchange office postmark and red boxed "PD" front and back. Front bears a red "ETATS-UNIS CHERBOURG 12 JUL 75 receiver. Cover sent to Smith Owen c/o N. F. Fenwick, No. 8 Rue St. George, Paris (blue oval receiver on reverse). Address penned out and a new address for Smith Owen c/o Messrs. Rob't Thode & Co., Banker, Dresden, Germany applied on reverse where a green 5 centime Ceres head stamp canceled JUL 13 has been applied for forwarding postage. Unfortunately, the wrapper has lost a (presumed) 1 cent Banknote stamp that was positioned just below the wrapper indicia and would have just been canceled by the cork killer. The missing stamp would have completed the 3 cent newspaper rate to France. Nevertheless, this is an extremely scarce example of a foreign destination wrapper forwarded to a second foreign destination.	$100
j0079	Department of the Interior, NEVADA INDIAN AGENCY, Wadsworth, Nev. penalty envelope, postmarked ROCHESTER, N.Y. SEP 27, sent to the U.S. Indian Agent in Wadsworth, NV. Unusual reverse destination usage. Scarce Interior penalty cover.	SOLD

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