The Classic Cancel

Item #	Description	Price	Picture
9728	#230, VF, fresh, tied on XF fresh, intact, unsealed Willis & Baker Commission Merchants envelope by an XF strike of the first Barry experimental machine killer (Funk & Bond type Q1, known used in Washington, DC between May-September 1894), AUG 3, 1894 use. Quite scarce and a gem example of this machine cancellation.	Consigned to Kewriga Auctions Sale 10, 12/20/2025
9779	#212, VF, sound, tied on sealed circular envelope by VF strike of rare APMC Boston machine cancel with the year "89" erased below "BOSTON. MASS.", known used JAN 5-18, East Falmouth JAN 10 1890 receiver. Just reduced 5mm at left.	$60
9522	#UX5, XF and fresh, canceled by an XF strike of Leavitt numeral 31 in 8-bar ellipse, NEW YORK JUL 9 1878 machine postmark (type B-NY(31) DIE II, E: $50-$75, scarce), Chase National Bank printed notice to Penn Yan, NY.	$35
9374	#UX5, sound, bearing a VF strike Leavitt KANSAS CITY MO. APR 20 [1881] machine postmark and B-KC(D) letter D ellipse killer (D scarcity, uncommon, $30-$40), early use (EKU DEC 1 1880).	~~$20~~ $15
9014	#UX5, VF illustrated advertising postal card for boots, canceled by a VF+ strike of Payne type B-CHI(2) numeral "2" ellipse killer with "CHICAGO ILL. JUN 17 79 8 P M" postmark. Payne notes that well struck examples such as this are scarce and most desirable.	$125
9015	#UX8, VF, canceled by a fine, clear example of Payne type CT-WASH with JAN 18 (1886) 10 PM postmark. Payne, p. 208, illustrates the then latest reported use, a similar card postmark just 3 hours earlier than this card, making the offered card a new latest reported use.	~~$50~~ $45
9016	#UX5, VF, canceled by Payne type Boston A-3, Die II JAN 22.78 8 P.M. postmark, a printed response card for Arctic Soda Apparatus. Scarce type, the circled "C" killer only used in Boston.	~~$40~~ $35
7970	#184, fine, sound, tied on #UX5 by rare Leavitt LOUISVILLE, KY, AUG 4 79 postmark and ellipse killer (Payne B-LOU(D), rarity H, $300-500) on remailed mutual benefit association response card (reverse side). The card actually has two examples of this rare postmark and ellipse. An earlier JUL 24 79 strike is visible from when the card was originally mailed to notify the association member of his assessment. The card has an unobtrusive resealed spindle hole just to the right of the adhesive. A very interesting and showy example of a rare Leavitt machine killer.	SOLD
8068	#UX7, VF, remailed Masonic Life Assoc. printed member notification and receipt card (reverse side) with fine, sound #206 pair canceled by fine JUL 7, 1885 BUFFALO, NY ellipse Leavitt B-BUF(C) machine killer. Interesting usage.	$15
9017	#U313 3¢ on white, VF intact entire with attorney at law corner, canceled by an XF strike of rare boxed "KANSAS CITY,MO.STA.A. AUG 7. 6 PM 97" and bars Barr-Fyke experimental postmark ( Morris/Payne type X-8), to Houston, TX, receiver on reverse.	$125
9018	#U313 3¢ on white, XF intact entire with "REDEMPTORIST COLLEGE" corner, canceled by a VF-XF strike of very scarce boxed "KANSAS CITY.MO. SEP 4. 12 M 96" and bars Barr-Fyke experimental postmark (Morris/Payne type X-4), to Conception, MO, receiver on reverse.	$45
9019	#U313 3¢ on oriental buff, XF intact entire with illustration of Spaulding & Merrick building, "Rush and Michigan Streets, Chicago", canceled by an XF strike of AMPC Chicago B wavy line killer (Hanmer 30) and CHICAGO, ILL. AUG 21 1895 postmark. Attractive.	SOLD

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