The Classic Cancel

Item #	Description	Price
9457	#65, VF, tiny faults, tied by MANCHESTER NH DEC 15 64 postmark and target killer on VF essentially intact cover to Providence, RI, nice strike large red double ring PROVIDENCE R.I. ADVERTISED DEC 31 auxiliary postmark, scarce.	$50
9244	#220, perf faults at top, target killer and WESTON VT JUL 15 1892 postmark on small cover (original letter) to Springfield VT. Purple "ADVERTISED." (7/22 pen dated), fee paid by VF #219 rather than postage due stamp, tied by SPRINGFIELD JUL 27 1892 postmark. Very unusual use of a postage stamp to pay the 1¢ postage due fee for advertisement.	$35
9082	#65, fine, just tied on intact cover by a VF-XF strike of simple shield killer (unlisted in major references) with HELENA ARK. JUL 22 postmark, sent to Memphis, Tenn. where an XF strike of very scarce fancy circle with diamond ADVERTISED AUG 5 1865 marking was applied.	$75
8278	#114, fine, sound, tied on VF intact cover by VF+ strike of unlisted shamrock killer of NEW YORK CITY, NOV 3 postmark, to Richmond, VA (NOV 4 receiver on reverse). The cover bears a 2-line Richmond auxiliary hand stamp, “HAVE YOUR LETTERS DIRECTED TO YOUR STREET AND NUMBER”. Extremely scarce fancy killer on a very nice cover with additional markings.	SOLD
8060	#J15 fine, sound 1¢ due, target cancel or precancel, not tied, on VF intact cover with fine #220, HASTINGS-ON-HUDSON, N.Y, JUN 6 postmark, to Freeport, IL. There is a purple "JUN 20 1891 / Advertised. Due 1ct" hand stamp with and "UNCLAIMED", the J15 paying advertised fee. JUN 7, 1891 Freeport receiver and and Freeport, JUL 6, 1891 postmark on reverse. Pretty usage.	~~$75~~ $70
8061	#J22, fine, sound 1¢ due with blue ruled crayon precancel, on unreduced cover with pair of 10pf German coat of arms stamps canceled Bornum paying the single UPU rate to Pittsburgh, PA. Red "PITTSBURGH, PA. / AUG 25 1893 / General Delivery No. 3", and purple "Unclaimed / NON-RÉCLAMÉ". The J22 apparently pays an ADVERTISED fee. The cover back is missing its back flap affecting some markings. There is a Pittsburgh 23 AUG 1893 receiver and what appears to be a light Pittsburgh 28 AUG 1893 ADVERTISED marking.	$45
8041	#147x2, fine, tiny faults, black cork killers, NASHVILLE, TENN., MAY 27 postmark, red NEW YORK, MAY 30 exchange office postmark, red 10 JU 72 London, England receiver on small, intact cover, minor edge faults. This cover may hold a record for the amount of time between posting and the date recorded at the Dead Letter Office. On reverse is stamped a magenta AUG 18, 1879 DLO triangle, a period in excess of 7 years after the letter posted. Also on reverse is a note in red ink (probably applied by a postal clerk) reading, "This letter is reported to have been collected from Street Letter Box at Louisville Ky. on the night of August - 5/79." Clearly the cover had reached London, England in normal course. Yet, there is no evidence in the way of cover markings to indicate any issues delivering the letter. So, how did it wind up 7 years later in a Louisville, Kentucky letter box (presumably unopened)? A wonderful philatelic mystery.	SOLD
7677	#73, lower left corner fault, SAINT LOUIS, MO local cover, fancy leaf killer, partial strike of “MAY 20 ADVERTISED” plus an XF strike of very scarce oval "HAVE YOUR LETTERS DIRECTED TO YOUR STREET & NUMBER". This intact cover was then forwarded to Lockhaven Station, Westmoreland Co., Penna. A very nice Blackjack use despite the stamp fault.	SOLD
7457	#220, fine, sound, SPRINGFIELD, MASS., OCT 29, 92 postmark and ellipse on cover to Concord, NH, where it was stamped ADVERTISED, NOV 14, 1892. Cover bears #J22 twice struck by CONCORD, NOV 22, 1892 postmark, paying the advertising fee.	$30
6980	#147, scissor separated at left and bottom, lightly tied by FEB 26 (1872) Boston postmark on promissory note to Bangor, ME, VF MAR 16 ADVERTISED hand stamp applied in Bangor. Quality auxiliary marking.	~~$15~~ $10
6724	#U159, fine intact entire, postmarked Belfast, ME, APR 7 to Boston, received back stamp APR 8. Dated ADV. IN BOSTON, MASS. APR 15 postmark (scarce) and UNCLAIMED in circle, with blue letter G applied by DLO (corresponding to the first letter of the addressee's last, last name, Green). BOSTON, MASS., MAY 20 back stamp, probable DLO marking. A very nice example of Advertised mail.	SOLD

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