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Banknote Stamps (#1)

Item # Description Price Picture
9628 #217, XF, sound with large margins and crisp perforations all around, a gem stamp with a neat strike of New York City 9-bar ellipse cancellation, numeral 2. 2006 PFCgraded VF-XF 85. $174

$160

9622 #186, fine, sound, bearing an XF SOTN strike of GLOBE ARIZONA [territory] Gila Co. W. E. SPENCE JUN 2 1882 county name/postmaster postmark (Doane-Thompson 56). Quite eye catching. SOLD
9563 #146, VF, tiny corner crease outside of design at upper left, bearing an XF strike PAID killer. $20
9402 #208a, F+, fresh copy, small thin, canceled by an XF SOTN strike of dateless "REGISTERED NEW YORK N. Y." postmark. The postmark on this stamp creates exceptional eye appeal, with Lincoln portrait surrounded by the cancel. Scarce color variety. SOLD
9376 #212, fine, sound, no gum, bearing a BURLINGTON VT straight double line precancel reading down and lightly double-impressed to the right. This precancel is normally seen reading upward.  Scarce item. $50
9201 #137A, fine 6¢ National Banknote Company I grill stamp, this being a double grill variety, not listed in the Scott specialized catalog. Stamp canceled by SOTN blue quartered cork killer clearly displaying the 2 well impressed grills. Stamp has a 2023 PFC, 3mm tear at left into grill, with the PF opining the stamp to be reperforated on both sides. I tend to disagree with the assessment of the left side, but it was not worth having the opinion reconsidered.  Despite the condition, this is very probably a unique example of this grill variety on a very scarce stamp (Scott catalog $950 as normal).  A must have for the grill specialist. SOLD
j0046 #158, fine, sound, bearing a superb, complete strike of solid blue shield with negative "76" centennial year date killer of Allenton, AL (Whitfield 4820), an exceptional example of an extremely scarce patriotic fancy cancel. $100
j0049 #158, F-VF, tiny corner bend, bearing an inverted, XF SOTN strike of negative "76" centennial year date killer of South Orange, NH (Cole YD-95). $40
8836 #182, VF and fresh pair bearing a superb SOTN strike of large serifed negative letter "C" killer of Boston, MA. Left stamp with small, very shallow thin, otherwise entirely sound and very attractive. $25
8735 #185, VF+, sound and fresh, bearing an XF strike of 5-segment wedge in circle geometric killer. $20
8199 #159 pair, sound with XF-superb centering tied on piece by two strikes of SAINT LOUIS, MO (1880) postmark and negative fraternal triangle fancy killer, unlisted in major references. Great 6¢ item. $50
8053 #184, five copies, each bearing a strike of a negative "7" within a 13 point sunburst killer of Mitteneague, MA. All are of the Whitfield 6449 design, but with three different 7s: large (14mm), intermediate (13mm, Whitfield), and small (12mm).  This group of stamps are the basis for and pictured in the August 2021 U.S. Cancellation Club NEWS article on this subject. SOLD
8170 #186, F+ sound pair, firm perfs all around, each stamp canceled by an XF strike of numeral 7 4-ring duplex killer (Cole NC-14 of Philadelphia). An exceptionally attractive item. $40

$35

8127 #155, XF appearing 90¢ National Banknote stamp with an XF strike of San Francisco foreign mail geometric killer. Van Vlissingen & Waud listed this as unproved NYFM killer FU1. Stamp with small corner crease at upper right and filled thin at upper left.  Still, a great strike of this scarce fancy geometric cancel, especially on a 90¢ value. SOLD
7885 #149, F+, SE, sound, canceled by a SOTN strike of English numeral 626 ellipse killer (GBPS: Prescot, Lancashire County), quite scarce on US stamps. $35
7830 #182, fine, sound, bearing a VF+ SOTN strike of negative letters "EJ" killer of CARTHAGE, MO (Cole ML-174). $30
7129 #208, VF+ sound dull rose copy canceled by a VF strike of NEW YORK foreign mail double oval AUG 1888 postmark. Scott catalog $110. $60

$50

7133 #152, fine 15¢ National Banknote printing pair, left stamp with small corner crease at upper left. Scarce and attractive multiple. $75

$70

6992 #156, a selection of 12 used plate varieties laid out and annotated on grid paper by a collector who appreciated the "fly speck" aspect of stamp production. The "lower label" varieties are particularly nice. $50

$40

6990 #210, fine, sound, bearing a VF-XF SOTN strike of smiling pumpkin face killer, town of origin unknown, similar to several listed face fancy cancels. SOLD
6758 #156, fine, canceled by VF strike of very scarce Leavitt machine killer type A-1. $5
6470 #138, VF copy, fine NYFM star killer (Weiss ST-8P2), fresh and bright. Stamp has tiny pressed out corner perf crease at lower right but is otherwise sound.  I believe that this stamp is quite possibly a #138A with scarce I grill (Scott catalog $1,400), but because the grill impression is not quite complete it might be difficult to get it certified as such.  Pretty stamp. $250
       
       
       
 

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