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Later Issue Covers (#1)

Item # Description Price Picture
9409 #232 SE, #236 on unreduced #U311 (missing flap), a 1¢ convenience overpay on double weight registered cover, the stamps and indicia canceled by five clear tying strikes of small Masonic square & compass with letter G killer, First National Bank NEWCASTLE, PA corner. Fancy cancels other than stars are quite scarce on Columbian issue covers, fraternal symbol killers ar rare.  Very unusual and desirable. $100
9011 #236, #249, fine copies tied by two VF+ strikes of small, hand carved negative star of David killerBOUND BROOK, NJ SEP 11 1895 postmark (Somerset County 1800-) and straight line "REGISTERED No" [manuscript "195/179"] on VF intact registered coverAll uses of fancy cancels on Columbian issue covers are scarce. SOLD

 

7380 #231, fine, sound broken hat variety, tied on VF intact corner advertising cover by MONTICELLO, IND, JUN 13, 1894 postmark and duplexed solid 5-point star in crescent fancy killer, sent to Chicago (machine JUN 14 receiver).  Fancy cancels like this are exceptionally difficult to locate on 2¢ Columbian issue covers. SOLD

j0025 #264, fine pair, right stamp small faults, tied by THOMASTON, ME JAN 29 1897 postmark with XF strike of pumpkin mask fancy killer (Whitfield 333) on intact cover to Northampton, MA (JAN 30 receiver and right side tears on reverse). A very nice example of this Maine fancy cancel. $50
9187 #279B tied by an XF strike of ornate letter "P" killer (inverted), POLLOKSVILLE N.C. JUL 13 1901 postmark (Jones County 1839-) to Housatonic, MA, forwarded to Woods Hole. Cover contains letter soliciting children's clothing for a charity school. $20
9103 #279B, #281 SE, fine copies tied by two strikes of large negative 5-point star killer (source town unknown) on hand-made wrapper to Portsmouth NH. Scarce to find fancy killers on wrappers. $35

$30

       
       
 

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