The Classic Cancel

Item #	Description	Price
9508	Cover from Chile, blue 5 centavo postage [UPU single rate] postmarked Coquimbo AUG 87 to Watertown NY. Cover with large "T" due hand stamp, manuscript rated "25c [centime, 5¢]" due. "NEW YORK DUE 10 CENTS SEP 12 87" binocular hand stamp showing penalty doubling, paid by torn, faulty strip of 5 #J2 across the flap on back. This cover is pictured and discussed on p. 107 of The Use of U.S. Postage Due Stamps and Their Substitutes, 1879-2023 [Wawrukiewicz, Anthony S. & Selengut, Arnold H., American Philatelic Society, 2023]. It is a rare example (one of 4 known to its prior owner) of U.S. postage due charged and paid by the addressee for short pay of the optional surtax for additional distance. The book (pp. 104-107) discusses the optional surtax and its treatment by the U.S postal service. It specifically notes, "... a fair number of surtaxed covers can be found, many from Great Britain, and many from South America. However, ... examples of uses where the surtax was unpaid or short paid are exceedingly rare [emphasis added]." A wonderful early postage due usage.	~~$150~~ $135
9540	#J1, F+, sound, tied by 4 ring target on VF intact cover with #184 postmarked Columbus, IND. FEB 3, to Boston, MA. Cover advertised (ADV. IN BOSTON MASS. FEB 10) and UNCLAIMED in circle. Boston FEB 7 and MAR 25 postmarks on back. Very pretty advertised cover postage due usage.	SOLD
9520	#210, fine, SE, tied by an XF strike of unlisted negative letter "F" killer with MARION, VA JAN 22 1885 postmark (Smyth County, Virginia 1835-) on intact cover to Mocksville, North Carolina, "Due 2 Cents." hand stamp with #J2 postage due, small cover tears at top.	SOLD
9358	#J22, VF, sound, tied by VF PHILADELPHIA PA G in double oval killer with DUE 2 on VF intact Colonnade Hotel stationery envelope (matching enclosure) sent locally without postage, MAR 15 92 postmark and ellipse. Unpaid drop letter, no penalty, not held for postage, due stamp shows amount due paid by addressee.	$35
9165	#J15, light precancel (probably a letter "C"), just tied by bold straight line "UNCLAIMED", due paying the 1¢ advertising fee as reflected by the “ADVERTISED JAN 2” [year date plug only] postmark (Piszkiewicz type AD-12), on intact cover from Waynesville, OH, DEC 15, 1886[?]. Cover reverse bears a DEC 16 "CHICAGO REC'D" postmark, a boxed magenta "GEN. DEL. DEC 17 1885" hand stamp (Piszkiewicz type GD-1), and a "CHICAGO, ILL. FEB 1" postmark, probably for when forwarded to the DLO. Great cover markings and usage.	$45
9076	#J16 VF, sound, tied by XF strike of double oval PHILADELPHIA PA "PD" third class mail cancel on local unreduced drop cover sent without postage, MAY 25 91 postmark and ellipse at upper right. Cover stamped "DUE 2". Local cover treated as postage due rather than held for postage. Cover tear bottom right corner, small paper loss on reverse.	$30
8455	#J23, fine 2¢ bright claret postage due, canceled by two strikes of small boxed X Boston, MA killer on local drop rate cover, "Due 2" hand stamp, VF BOSTON MASS FEB 2 1893 machine postmark on back. Modest cover faults, including a small portion of right rear flap missing.	$25
8385	#J20, F-VF used left SE block of 4, canceled by 2 strikes of NEW YORK P.O. double oval killer. Upper left stamp with small corner fault, bottom right stamp with small tear, still an attractive item. Scarce multiple, Scott 2022 catalog $450.	~~$175~~ $160
8475	#J18S SPECIMEN overprint, fine, fresh and sound, o.g. heavy hinge, Scott catalog $45.	$25
8474	#J20S SPECIMEN overprint, VF bottom margin copy, fresh and sound, no gum, Scott catalog $45.	SOLD
8386	#J15, fine 1¢ red brown postage due, target and SAWENS, NY postmark tie to intact Sawens, NY printed publisher's corner advertising circular mail cover to Amesbury, MASS. (JAN 3 1895 receiving postmark). Circular rate 1¢ postage is paid by a #219 tied by a WEST BATAVIA, N.Y. dateless postmark. The Amesbury P.O. stamped the cover with separate purple "UNCLAIMED" and "Return to Writer" hand stamps. The #J15 pays return postage as specified by section 465, PL&R, 1979, regarding "Return of other than First-Class Card and Request Matter."	SOLD
8370	#J1, VF 1¢ brown postage due, sound, pencil canceled and "Due 1¢" noted on intact local mail cover postmarked MADISON, WIS. SEP 18. The sender apparently believed that because this was a local drop letter that the postage was 1¢ and applied a #206 (target killer). Since Madison had carrier service, the local rate was 2¢, not 1¢, and the postage due stamp was applied.	SOLD
8429	#J16, VF SE 2¢ red brown postage due with large oval CINCINNATI OHIO precancel (unlisted in "Silent Precancels") on intact #U311, WICHITA & FORT WORTH RPO JUN 4 TR 2 postmark, blue crayon 2 short paid indication, to Cincinnati.	$25
8390	#J38x10, each canceled by JAMESTOWN, NY postmark pre-cancels, cover postmarked Åled (Sweden) 10 7 1898, NY JUL 21 98 binocular DUE 10 CENTS, dues paying penalty doubling of 5¢ UPU rate. Some cover soiling and roughness at right. Nice usage.	~~$25~~ $20
8206	#J19, fine, perf faults, tied by large quartered cork killer on unpaid cover from Germany, postmarked 27/2/87 WULSDORF, to Savannah, GA. Front bears an octagon boxed "T" due marking and NEW YORK MAR 13 87 DUE 10 CENTS binocular hand stamp, reverse with MAR 15, 1887 SAVANNAH, GA. receiver. Due pays penalty doubling of 5¢ single rate deficiency. Unpaid covers from Germany are uncommon.	SOLD
8208	#J19, fine, tiny perf faults, tied by target killer on unpaid cover from Sweden to Plum City, WI, NORA 7 5 1888 postmark, boxed "T" due mark and NEW YORK MAY 8 88 DUE 10 CENTS binocular hand stamp on front, transit and PLUM CITY, WIS. MAY 21 1888 quadruple ring postmark receiver on reverse. Due pays penalty doubling of 5¢ single rate deficiency. Small cover edge fault at left.	SOLD
8210	#J29, fine, sound, NEW YORK UD barred oval killer, on 1907 New South Wales post card, bearing the 1d Southern Cross shield stamp, large "N.S.W. T 5" in shield due mark, San Francisco COLLECT POSTAGE 2 CENTS. Penalty doubling of 1¢ short pay of UPU card rate. Card pictures a photo of the Sydney Customs House.	SOLD
8080	#J24 pair, F+, sound, tied by ALBANY, N.Y., APR 29 95, REC'D postmark and paying double the deficiency on intact mourning cover from Great Britain, one penny Queens head stamp underpays 1½ penny (15 T), 3¢ postage. NEW YORK APR 27 95 DUE 6 CENTS binocular hand stamp. Contains two letters datelined in March 1895. Pretty.	SOLD
8060	#J15 fine, sound 1¢ due, target cancel or precancel, not tied, on VF intact cover with fine #220, HASTINGS-ON-HUDSON, N.Y, JUN 6 postmark, to Freeport, IL. There is a purple "JUN 20 1891 / Advertised. Due 1ct" hand stamp with and "UNCLAIMED", the J15 paying advertised fee. JUN 7, 1891 Freeport receiver and and Freeport, JUL 6, 1891 postmark on reverse. Pretty usage.	SOLD
8061	#J22, fine, sound 1¢ due with blue ruled crayon precancel, on unreduced cover with pair of 10pf German coat of arms stamps canceled Bornum paying the single UPU rate to Pittsburgh, PA. Red "PITTSBURGH, PA. / AUG 25 1893 / General Delivery No. 3", and purple "Unclaimed / NON-RÉCLAMÉ". The J22 apparently pays an ADVERTISED fee. The cover back is missing its back flap affecting some markings. There is a Pittsburgh 23 AUG 1893 receiver and what appears to be a light Pittsburgh 28 AUG 1893 ADVERTISED marking.	$45
7911	#J3 tied on cover front by a VF+ strike of indigo blue star in circle cancel, sent to Webster, Westmoreland Co., PA. Fancy killers used to cancel postage due stamps are very scarce. Stamp has small abrasion at top.	$20
7457	#220, fine, sound, SPRINGFIELD, MASS., OCT 29, 92 postmark and ellipse on cover to Concord, NH, where it was stamped ADVERTISED, NOV 14, 1892. Cover bears #J22 twice struck by CONCORD, NOV 22, 1892 postmark, paying the advertising fee.	$30
7398	#210+#206 on VF attorney corner card cover postmarked WATSONTOWN, PA, NOV 7, 1884 to Bellefonte, PA, manuscript "Due One Cent", bearing quarter cork canceled #J15. This is an unusual use of the 1¢ due to make up for a partial deficiency of postage.	SOLD
7203	#J3, 3 VF copies, plus #J1, manuscript canceled, paying inbound postage due (10¢ for 5¢ underpayment, scarce multiple due combination) from Vaderstad (WADERSTAD), Sweden to Rock Island, IL, New York, JUL 7, 1884, DUE 10 CENTS binocular hand stamp, purple ROCK ISLAND, ILL., JUL 11, 1884 receiver on reverse. Cover with minor reduction at right.	$60

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