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Unusual Stamps and Fancy
Cancels
Postmaster's
Provisionals
9X1e – Without signature –
Position 3, “even margins, cancelled solely by New York red grid,
without, pen cancel, few small flaws including small thins and light
horizontal crease, slightly toned, appears Very Fine. SCV: $1,050.00
Ex-Frelinghuysen
$575.00
9X1 – With “ACM” initials
Position 35. “unused (no gum), large
even margins, slightly tones. Blue back stamp barely shows thru at the
bottom right, otherwise an Extremely Fine copy.” SCV: $1,500.00
Ex-Frelinghuysen $875.00
9X1 – With “ACM” initials
Position 30, “unused (no gum), large
margins to clear includes sheet margin at right, minor edge wrinkles,
otherwise Very Fine.” SCV: $1,500.00
Ex-Frelinghuysen
$875.00
1847 Issue
1 – 7 Bar blue grid
5c Red brown, sharp impression, four margins, with S-O-N dark blue seven
bar grid cancel with PF certificate.
$350.00
1851-57 Issue
1861-68 Issue
63 – Blue grid
1c Blue with near perfect centering, sound, blue rimless grid
cancel. With clean PFC. A marvelous stamp! $150.00
63 – S-O-N revenue cancel
1c Blue S-O-N strike of "Housatonic Rail Road Co. Aug. 31, 1865"
circular datestamp, choice well-centered with rich color, Very Fine.
Probably used as a revenue stamp. Ex-Diamond $600.00
63 – Scarce used block of
four with blue target cancels
1c Blue used block of four with blue target cancels and indistinct
CDS. Typical centering for a used one-cent block. The internal
perforations are solid. One of the more difficult used blocks to acquire
from the 1861 issue. Ex-Born $500.00
63 – Cincinnati & Louisville
Mail Route
1c Blue vertical strip of three on piece with two strikes of the
Cincinnati & Louisville Mail Route steamboat cancel (Rarity 8 – 4 t0 6
known in 1979 in Alexander) Ex-Diamond $350.00
69 - San Francisco Cog
12c Black, 100% strike, type 2 cog wheel, two shorter perfs, S/E GE-P30.
$75.00
69 – Geometric star
12c Black, 90% strike of star in geometric cancel, S/E SFE 41.
$50.00
73 – Blue NYC
2c Black, S/E GE-E 87 $100.00
73 – With “Chop”
type cancel
2c Black well centered for the issue (design clears perforations on
all four sides), tiny corner crease. With PF certificate which declines
opinion as to whether or not it is a Japanese “chop” cancel. $95.00
76 – Negative star
5c Brown, bold 95% strike. $75.00
76 – San Francisco cog
5c Brown, 100% strike, type 2 cog wheel.
$75.00
76 – NYC Fancy
5c Brown, with NYC fancy (second state) S/E GE-P 39a. With PFC
$125.00
76 with manuscript revenue cancel
A wonderful top row copy with a manuscript "R. C., Feby 8, 1684"
cancel. This copy obviously came off a document that required a revenue
stamp.
$125.00
87 – “E” grill – Blue wedges
2c Black, 90% strike.
$45.00
87 “E” grill – Blue
2c Black, large dot in circle. $50.00
88 – “E” grill – Clover
3c Rose, full strike. $75.00
94 – “F” grill - Negative star
3c Rose, full strike. $35.00
94 – “F” grill – Clover
3c Rose, full strike.
$65.00
113 – On piece
2c Brown, tied to piece by bold
“wedges” cancel. Well centered stamp with large margins. The cancel
frames the “horse and rider” vignette. PSAG certificate. A gem!
$175.00
114 – Heart
3c Ultramarine, bold full strike.
116
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Grid cancel
10c Yellowish orange, attractive,
well centered copy with bold grid cancel. Reperforated at right.
PSAG certificate.
$50.00
116 – Negative star
10c Yellow, bold 95% strike.
$125.00
120
– Wedge cancel
24c Green & violet, nicely centered used
copy, reperforated at the right with “wedge” cancel. Deep fresh
color with PSAG certificate. SCV: $650.00
$250.00
121 –
On piece
30c Ultramarine & carmine reasonably centered stamp on piece tied by
boxed “PAID” cancel, cork and manuscript cancels. Attractive copy
with clean 2016 PSAG certificate.
$350.00
Large Bank Note Issues
137 – Full strike of Chicago
blue “Flag” cancel
6c Carmine, “I” grill, top row copy with imprint capture (National
Bank) and 100% strike of a very rare blue Chicago “Flag” cancel (Cole
FL-18). PF certificate mention a very very “tiny tear at right in fourth
perf hole down”. Certainly negligible on this incredible stamp. One of
the rarest Chicago blue cancel in existence. $2,375.00
147 – Chicago
3c Green, with Chicago “Blue” but in black.
$35.00
148 – Cross
6c Carmine, bold 99% strike.
$35.00
152
250
15c Bright orange, used with
fancy cork cancel. APEX certificate
mentions nibbed perforations at the lower right.
$50.00
156 –Black
1c Ultramarine, tracks type cancel.
$35.00
210 – Star within Star
Interesting, (FC55-14) $25.00
210 – Solid Star
2c Red-brown solid star over CDS. Ex-Blandford
$25.00
210
– Masonic
2c Red-brown, 90% strike. Ex-Blandford
$35.00
213 – Masonic triangle
2c Green, 95% strike. $35.00
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121 –
On piece 
