The Classic Cancel

Item #	Description	Price
8900	Four official stamp envelopes, one of the five types used for the official card proofs: Justice, Executive, Interior, and Navy. All are VF and intact. While I prefer to sell as a group, any individual envelope may be purchased for $30.	SOLD
8158	#O2, fine and fresh 2¢ Interior, canceled by a VF strike of Wheel of Fortune fancy commercial killer, quite scarce on this issue. Stamp has an extremely well pressed crease that is invisible in fluid.	$50
7707	#O3, fine 3¢ Agriculture, fresh and sound, canceled by a VF SOTN strike of purple solid 5-point star in circle killer. Attractive fancy cancel.	$25
7052	#O3, fine 3¢ Agriculture, sound, canceled by a black leaf killer. All fancy killers on Agriculture Department stamps are scarce.	$20
6759	#O3, XF 3¢ Agriculture, tiny corner perf bend at UL, otherwise sound, canceled by a SOTN strike of a negative 5-point star in circle. Fancy killers scarce on the Agriculture stamps.	$25
7544	#O6, F-VF 12¢ Agriculture, sound, attractive 4-ring target killer. Scott catalog $260.	$150
8546	#O12 F+ 3¢ Executive, tied to VF intact EXECUTIVE MANSION envelope, WASHINGTON, D.C. JUL 21 postmark (1877 docketing) by diamond grid killer. Cover sent to T. C. Rogers, Chippewa Falls, Wisconsin. Stamp has a few short perforations at bottom right and a 3mm pre-application sealed tear at upper right. Scarce and attractive cover. Scott catalog $1200.	SOLD
10371	U.S. Commission of Fish and Fisheries penalty cover, XF and intact, with VF strike of AMPC WASHINGTON, D.C. FEB 13 1896 postmark and flag killer, sent to Chicago. Scarce penalty, a small branch of the Executive department.	$25
7638	#O15, fair-fine 1¢ Interior, tiny perf faults at bottom, tied on intact small, unsealed U.S. Patent Office corner envelope, paying the circular mail rate from Washington, DC to Canandaigua, NY. Small cover stain at lower left. Scarce use on small envelope.	SOLD
9272	#O18, VF, sound 6¢ Interior, canceled by a fine, typical strike of very scarce "USED UP" killer of Traverse City, Michigan (Cole ML-89).	$50
6754	#O21, 15¢ Interior, F-VF+, sound, bearing a superb SOTN strike of intense black cross fancy killer.	$25
8613	#O24, F-VF 90¢ Interior, tiny, almost imperceptible thin, otherwise sound, with SOTN unusual 5 bar killer with internal circle. This is the scarce major double transfer pos. 17 stamp with all features clear. Scott catalog $250.	SOLD
8559	#O27, fair-fine 3¢ Justice, sound, canceled by VF+ SOTN strike of large star in crescent fancy fraternal killer. Unusual fancy killers like this are exceptionally difficult to locate on any value Justice Department stamp. Terrific!	SOLD
8456	#304, fine 5¢ Lincoln 1903 issue, New York, NY OCT 30 1903 postmark, paying UPU rate to Germany on VF intact Department of Justice penalty envelope (blue printing), two small tears at left, Wm. Henry Willis Referee in Bankruptcy corner. Department of Justice penalty mail used to foreign destinations is quite scarce.	SOLD
7690	#O39. F-VF 7¢ Navy, sound, lightly toned, canceled by a leaf killer of unknown origin. Scarce stamp, especially with fancy cancel.	~~$80~~ ~~$75~~ $60
10024	O49, fine, sound 3¢ Post Office, grid killer with VF WOODVILLE MISS. MAR 6 1875 postmark (Wilkinson County 1812-) on M.O.B. envelope, neatly opened @R, manuscript "$100", to Shelbyville, KY. Scarce southern use.	$30
9917	#O49, fine 3¢ Post Office, tied on VF canary "Reg. Bus." envelope by HARRISBURGH PA. postmark and negative 4-point star killer, sent to postmaster Idaville, Adams County PA. Cover neatly opened at right.	$25
7353	#O49, fine, sound 3¢ Post Office, canceled by a VF SOTN strike of a letter "W" fancy killer, manuscript Winooski (Falls), VT, DEC 6, 1876 postmark (DPO Chittenden County, 1846-79) on VF intact canary official envelope. Cover contains the original signed receipt for registered packages (scan). Killer appears much like a positive square and compass Masonic symbol. Clear 2019 Philatelic Foundation certificate stating that it is a "genuine usage".	$70
7994	#O49, VF 3¢ Post Office, sound, on VF intact lemon P.O. Official Business envelope with blue NO. LEOMINSTER, MASS., MAR 9 postmark (DPO Worcester County 1851-97), blue target does not tie stamp.	$20
9059	#234, F-VF sound 5¢ Columbian tied by Washington DC APR 15 93 postmark and ellipse killer on intact Post Office Department Dead Letter Office cover to England, sent to Baring Bros., London and forwarded. Cover bears three receivers, a black "26 APR 93 R" on front, a red "27 APR 93 AK" and LONDON-W.W APR 27 93 P" on back. Foreign destination usages of Columbian issue stamps on penalty mail abroad are quite scarce. Cover wrinkled at right.	SOLD
10422	#E2, fine 1888 Special Delivery issue, sound, SE at left, tied by CLEVELAND OHIO FEB 23 93 postmark and ellipse killer on Post Office Department, OFFICE OF SUP'T RAILWAY MAIL SERVICE penalty cover, small reduction at right just affecting the penalty clause, to "W. A. Conant, Sub P.O., City". Rare Special Delivery use on penalty and quite unusual since the cover was mailed for delivery within the city of Cleveland. Ex-Markovits Special Delivery collection.	$150
9807	#237, fine, sound 10¢ Columbian, tied by WASHINGTON D.C. REG double oval killer paying registry on Post Office Department penalty envelope, manuscript "Stamp Dept.", magenta MAY 7 1894 double circle REGISTERED WASHINGTON D.C. postmark, to Portland ME. VF and intact cover, tiny tear at top. The content most certainly consisted of stamp proofs or special printings, with the buyer having provided 10¢ for 2¢ postage plus 8¢ registry.	$75
9537	#UO7, VF intact Post Office Department entire canceled by a superb strike of PETERSBURG VA. JUN 30 postmark and 5 point star in circle killer, to Postmaster Richmond County, VA. Manuscript "RB" [registry business] at upper left.	$30
9426	Post Office penalty envelope, RICHMOND, VA. DEC 23 1880 REGISTERED postmark and blue double oval ticket ribbon G. [George] K. GILMER, P.M. dated double oval hand stamp, essentially intact red embossed wax seal, "REGISTERED LETTER DEPARTMENT RICHMOND VA. POST OFFICE, part flap missing, small edge faults at left.	SOLD
9585	Post Office Department form StLPO-W1198 St Louis. MO post office penalty mail card canceled by clear strike of WORLD'S FAIR ST LOUIS 1908 advertising slogan machine cancel (Bomar ST.L04-19A die 7), JUN 16 1902, a new latest reported use of this cancellation.	$10
9107	Post Office Department, POST OFFICE AT NEW YORK Official Business penalty envelope, locally mailed, VF and intact, canceled by a VF-XF strike of scarce NEW YORK N.Y. FEB 6 95 Constantine machine cancel (Hanmer dial 1, killer 3). Unusual, scarce killer on penalty mail.	~~$45~~ $40
8496	Post Office Department penalty card form 1528, XF NEW ORLEANS LA. JUL 10 88 postmark and numeral 4 ellipse killer, sent to the publisher of Railway Conductor's Monthly requesting discontinuation of book mailing to dead address, addressee left the city. Card bears a "New Orleans, La." purple hand stamp.	$15
9565	#O47S, 1¢ Post Office SPECIMEN special printing, F-VF sound large margin copy. Scott catalog $45.	~~$25~~ $20

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