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Railroad, R.P.O., Related (#2)

Item # Description Price Picture
9292 #158, VF, sound, tied by VF strike of Portland & Ogdensburgh Railroad "P. & O. R.R." NOV 17 postmark (Towle & Meyer 11-B-1, scarce) on VF intact "Vermont State Grange Patrons of Husbandry" corner cover, East Hardwick, VT. $35
8485 #148, fine, sound, blue CHICAGO & DUN. [Dunleath] R.P.O., MAY 27 postmark (Towle & Meyer 690-D-2) with matching blue incised star killer on slightly reduced cover to Montreal, Canada, back stamped, docketed 1871. $35
7773 #213, VF, sound, bearing an XF strike of a boxed letter W directional killer with fair-fine strike of RENO & PRESTON AGT., JUN ? 1891 postmark (Towle & Meyer 877-A-1, Reno to Preston, MN via Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul R.R.). Cover essentially intact, opened roughly at left. $15

$10

7666 SFL, VF, with red MADISON & INDNPLS R.R., APR 6 (1850) postmark (Towle 654-B-2, Remele M2-a, 33mm) and numeral 5 rate mark, file fold through postmark, sent from cashier of Madison Branch of the State Bank of Indiana to the cashier in Indianapolis.  Most known examples of this scarce Madison & Indianapolis Rail Road postmark are from this correspondence. SOLD
7639 #UX9, VF, canceled by a VF, strike of fancy Morrison SOUTH, OK directional railroad killer with matching RUT. AND TROY RPO, AUG 12 postmark (Cole ML-143, Whitfield 4562), to Hoboken, NJ. This cancellation is rarely found well struck and complete. SOLD
7078 #210, F-VF, small faults, grayish blue killer with matching ALB. KING & N.Y. R.P.O., JAN 1886 postmark on VF intact cover to Columbus, Ohio. $20

$15

7316 #UX3, VF, bearing LAFAY. & QUINCY R.P.O., AUG 1 (1874) postmark (Towle & Meyer 577-G-1, in black), W in flattened circle directional killer. $35
7317 #UX3, VF, canceled by VF strike of CHI. & FT. HOW. R.P.O., MAY 26 (1875) postmark (Chicago & Fort Howard, WI) and letter N (North) directional killer (Towle & Meyer 839-B-1). $35
7290 #UX3, VF, bearing a fine blue CHICAGO & DUN. R.P.O., DEC 14 (1874) postmark (Towle & Meyer 690-D-1) and cork killer, to DuBuque, Iowa. Clean Chicago & Dunleith, Ill. Railway postmark on card. $15
7292 #UX5, F-VF, canceled by VF magenta BLOOM. & MEXICO R.P.O., FEB 3 (1879) postmark (Towle & Meyer 706-B-1), to Knoxville, IL. Nice railway postmark. $15
7293 #UX5, VF, canceled by VF blue FREE. &. CENT. R.P.O., AUG 18 (1879) postmark (Towle & Meyer 709- variety), matching circle killer, to DuBuque, Iowa. Clean Freeport & Centralia railway postmark. $15
7294 #UX5, VF, canceled by XF blue FREE. &. CENT. R.P.O., DEC 13 (1878) postmark (Towle & Meyer 709- variety), embossed JOLIET STOCK ASSOCIATION, to DuBuque, Iowa. Very clean Freeport & Centralia railway postmark. $15
       
       
       

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