The Classic Cancel

Item #	Description	Price
9658	#71, F+ sound vertical pair plus fine SE #65, stamps paying a triple 21¢ (63¢) French mail rate to Florence, Tuscany, Italy. Stamps canceled by black NYFM 11-bar circled grid killers, crayon 36/3 triple British mail credit mark, red NEW YORK PAID MAR 2 exchange office postmark, French boxed "PD" and Calais transit. Cover likely traveled on Curnard steamer "Africa" leaving NYC MAR 2 1864. Cover has a barely visible minor tear at bottom left, otherwise a VF intact and attractive cover.	$425
9713	#71 and #69, fine sound copies, paying a double 21¢ (42¢) French Mail rate to Italy, NEW ORLEANS LA SEP 10 [1866] postmark and red sender's oval hand stamp, red "NEW PAID YORK 24 SEP 15" 24¢ credit exchange office postmark and red Calais 27 SEPT 66 entry receiver, partial MILANO 30 SEP back stamp, on external FLS (no content) to Milan. Letter traveled on Inman Line steamer "City of Boston" arriving Queenstown 24 SEP and Liverpool 25 SEP. Horizontal file fold through address, otherwise fresh and VF.	$250
9554	#75, fine, sound, tied by sharp strike of large Boston PAID in barred circle on FLS to India. Black "Boston Br. Pkt. Feb 18", blue London transit, and XF octagonal "Calcutta Steam Letter 1863 APL 14" arrival back stamps. Rerated "1/5" to "1/4", stamp having partially paid the British open mail rate (balance collect). Cover traveled via Cunard Line steamer "Europa" departing Boston FEB 18, arriving Queenstown MAR 3. Very attractive cover.	$450
9525	#93, sound, tied by bold wedges killer on VF intact Le Journal "La Patrie" wrapper with printed address to Paris, France, red French due hand stamp, small portion of back missing.	SOLD
9526	#115, #96, fine sound copies, tied by two VF strikes of 4-segment wedge killer with VF MILWAUKEE WIS. AUG 12 [1869] postmark on clean, essentially intact cover (small edge tears at top), with XF red NEW YORK PAID ALL BR. TRANSIT AUG 17 exchange office postmark, to Switzerland. BASEL and LUZERN Swiss receivers on reverse. Cover traveled via Cunard Line Steamer "Java" departing New York AUG 18, arriving Queenstown AUG 27. Stamps pay the 15 cent Swiss closed mail via England rate, an unusual combination of postage to make up this rate.	~~$350~~ $325
9571	#146, fine pair, small corner crease at upper left on left stamp, tied by red PHILADELPHIA MAY 2 [1871] postmark and cork killer on essentially intact cover to France, stamps paying the 4¢ open mail paid only to England rate, oval GB 40c due, French 10c due hand stamp, red London transit and receiver on reverse. Ex-Emerson.	$150
9365	#68x2, #73, tiny faults from close edge placement, on VF FLS to Spain (minor central file fold), NEW ORLEANS AUG 16 postmark and quartered cork killers, blue New Orleans merchant AUG 15 1866 hand stamp, red NEW PAID YORK AUG 22 18 cent credit exchange office postmark (Hubbard & Winter #211). Cover sent via closed mail on Cunard steamer "Java", departing 22 AUG 66, arriving in Queenstown 31 AUG 66. Cover forwarded to France (red Calais 2 SEPT 66 receiver and boxed PD) and from there to Igualada, Spain where it received a red "4R" hand stamp indicating postage due. Very attractive usage, ex Dr. Burrows.	$300
8979	#77, fine, sound, average, tied by XF cogwheel geometric on XF intact small tissue paper 1868 cover to France, VF+ PHILADELPHIA purple exchange postmark, 6¢ credit for carriage by American steamer, blue boxed PD plus multiple blue, red black French receivers. 2012 PFC. An extremely attractive and colorful cover. Ex-Koppersmith.	$200
8982	#115, VF-XF, sound, tied by light HARTFORD, CT FEB 11 postmark, red NEW YORK FEB 12 exchange office postmark and LONDON FE 23 70 receiver on VF intact small cover to England. This is a premium 6¢ treaty rate '69 issue cover. Ex-Dewey.	$225
8889	#78, F+ sound copy, canceled by XF SOTN strike of 4 ring target killer with VF SCHENECTADY N.Y. JUL 26 1867 double ring postmark on VF intact small cover to England, red N. YORK 3 AM. PKT. PAID JUL 27 (Hubbard 39) reflecting 3¢ credit to England. Manuscript "Poste Restante". Carried under contract on HAPAG steamer Allemania, departing New York Saturday, August 27, arriving Southampton August 7. A premium quality cover for 24¢ rate mail to England.	SOLD
8813	#98, #113x2, bottom copy tiny faults, on VF external FLS to Italy, stamps paying the 19¢ NGU closed mail rate to Italy. NEW ORLEANS, LA SEP 2 (1869) postmark and red NEW YORK PAID ALL BR TRANSIT SEP 7 exchange office postmark (Hubbard 122), carried on HAPAG steamer Saxonia, multiple back stamps. Scarce and very attractive mixed issue use.	$400
8854	#119, VF, sound, NEW ORLEANS, LA. NOV 3 [1869] postmark on VF FLS to France, red NEW PAID YORK NOV 9 3 credit exchange office postmark (Hubbard 206, late use) and boxed PD, blue Cherbourg NOV 20 receiver. Carried on HAPAG steamer "Cimbria". 2008 PFC, "Genuine usage". Scott catalog $800. A beautiful, premium example of the 15¢ rate to France.	SOLD
8855	#163, #161, #157 (stamps with small faults), red Boston DEC 8 [1875] exchange office postmark, paying very scarce, short lived 27¢ British mail rate via Southampton (effective 7/75-8/76, manuscript 'via "Liverpool"') to Port Elizabeth, Cape of Good Hope. Cover front bears red London receiver, red crayon "110" credit (22¢ credit in centimes per GPU/UPU regulations), and JA 21 76 CAPETOWN CAPE COLONY receiver, and JA 24 76 Port Elizabeth receiver on back. Cover has mild horizontal bend through address and small edge tear at top, but is still VF intact and attractive.	SOLD
8482	#216, fine, sound, Richmond, VA MAR 25 90 postmark and ellipse killer on VF intact cover to England, forwarded to SMYRNA, (now İzmir), on the Aegean coast, Anatolia, Ottoman Empire. VF hotel, London, and Smyrna receivers on reverse.	~~$30~~ $25
8275	#179, #183, F+ sound copies, on intact #U166 entire, three VF-XF strikes of letter "H" killer of San Francisco, CA (Whitfield 5794), MAR 6 postmark on VF intact cover to Germany, senders 1879 dated back stamp and JEVER 27 3 79 receiver. Very attractive.	$85
8011	#U143, VF unsealed 2¢ orange entire on cream, NEW ORLEANS. LA., JUL 12 postmark and VF-XF strike of intense black "arrows" crossroad killer, an unsealed foreign mail circular rate to Gladbach, Prussia (Germany). Blue oval JUL 10 1880 sender back stamp.	$45
7936	#150 vertical pair, #146, fine sound copies, paying 22¢ American Packet rate to Lima, Peru on intact cover, VF Portchester, N.Y., JUL 29 postmark, bold red New York, 12, Jul 30 exchange office credit mark, 1872 docketing. Opening tear at top crosses postmark, still a VF cover.	$250
7939	#151, #136 grill, sound F-VF stamps tied by two strikes of quartered cork killer, EAST JAFFREY, NH, AUG 13 (1871) postmark, red NY AUG 15 exchange mark on cover to Göttingen, Germany, neatly opened top and at left. Scarce franking for 1¢ convenience overpay of double 7¢ direct rate. Cover carried by Hapag Line Thuringia from New York Aug. 15 to Hamburg arriving Aug. 28, Aug. 29 arrival back stamp.	~~$275~~ $250
7940	#135 grill, #159, rounded corner, tied by target killers, RESERVE, N.Y., MAY 11 postmark, VF red NEW YORK PAID ALL VIA HAMBURG, MAY 13 exchange office mark (Winter 255a, scarce) on VF intact cover and 8¢ rate to Switzerland via Hamburg, XF BASEL 5 27 75 receiver on back. Cover carried by Hapag Line Cimbria from New York on May 13 to Hamburg arriving May 26.	$250
7755	#161, fine, sound, tied by an XF strike of fancy geometric killer (very similar to Whitfield 4228, unattributed, 1861 issues), SYRACUSE, NY, AUG 24 (1874) postmark, red New York PAID exchange office postmark, and blue 7 SEPT 74 HAVRE French receiver on intact cover paying American Packet Direct rate to France. The letter was sent to forwarding agent Munroe & Co., Paris, and apparently forwarded to Russia. The cover is docketed "Rec'd Sept. 12 1874, St. Petersburg" at left. Attractive and scarce usage.	$60
7733	#159, fine, #157x2, VF sound, paying the NGU direct rate to Constantinople, Turkey on VF intact cover (back flap torn and resealed) postmarked Middleborough, MA, APR 21 (ca. 1874), part of the Washburne correspondence. Cover bears a red NEW YORK PAID ALL, AUG 22 exchange office postmark, New York red crayon "4" for 4¢ credit to Germany and German red crayon “Wf 2" (weiterfranco, "foreign postage") corrected to "1½” (1½ sgr. for postage beyond German frontier), and German Post (9.10) arrival back stamp. A scarce destination and rate and a very attractive cover.	SOLD
7679	#230, fine, tied by LOS ANGELES, CA, JUN 17,1893 postmark and ellipse killer on wrapper to PRAGUE, AUSTRIA (now Czech Republic), 2 different black and red Prague receivers on back, blue crayon deficiency rating.	~~$60~~ $55
7644	#158, fine strip of 4, canceled by two strikes of large, solid 6-point star Philadelphia, PA foreign mail killer (unlisted) paying a double rate to England, red 13 MY 74 London receiver on intact insurance company corner advertising envelope.	$35
7636	#158x2, fair-fine copies, overpaying by 1¢ the 5¢ UPU rate to France, canceled by a F-VF strike of negative "76" year date killer, MATTAPOISETT, MA, AUG 17 postmark on VF intact cover, small tear at right. Attractive use of a patriotic killer to a foreign destination.	~~$65~~ $60
7651	#205, F-VF, sound, tied by an XF-superb SOTN strike of negative letter K within triangle within circular grid fancy killer, JACKSONVILLE, IL, MAY 19 postmark on intact cover to Sweden, docketed "Rec'd June 3rd 84". This killer is unlisted in major references, but there are several other letter K killers known from Jacksonville, all most likely attributable to Charles Kent, postal clerk. I have handled one other cover from this same correspondence bearing this particular K killer postmarked May 23. An obviously rare fancy cancel. Cover with some toning along right cover edge	$125
7475	#117, fine, sound, tied by cork grid killer, WORCESTER, MASS., SEP 20 postmark, paying double the 6¢ treaty rate to England on intact cover, red New York SEP 21 exchange office postmark and 2 red London 4 OCT 69 receivers on front. Minor corner toning from previous mounting.	~~$195~~ $175
7145	#UX5, VF, with fine #156 paying UPU card rate to Gera, Germany. Stamp and card bear two XF strikes of negative numeral 5 killer (Whifield 6566) with SAVANNAH, GA, JAN 1 (1876) postmark. Red NEW YORK TRANSIT, JAN 5 and GERA receiver on front. Interesting and attractive.	~~$100~~ $90

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