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Railroad, R.P.O., Related
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| Item # |
Description |
Price |
Picture |
| 9573 |
#UX9, VF card with SAND.
NEW. WHEEL. R.P.O. OCT 17 [1887] postmark (USRPO
cat. 567-I-3, Sandusky, Newark, Oh. & Wheeling, W.V.) with unusual
multiletter "W S N" railroad initials killer (possibly
Cole ML-70, very poor tracing). This card and killer was recently
first reported in an article in
the Mobile Post Office Society Transit
Postmark Collector. |
$40 |
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| 9551 |
#1, VF
4 margin copy tied
by red
grid and light PAID hand stamp on VF
FLS to
Westfield [MA] with red
BOSTON & ALBANY R.R. May 2 terminal postmark (Remele
B8-a, operating via Boston & Worcester and Western railroads. FLS
has a very light horizontal bend under the adhesive. Attractive
and scarce first issue railroad usage.
Ex Paige. |
$400 |
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| 9243 |
#205 jumbo,
tiny faults, WASH.
& RICH. R.P.O. DAY AUG 10 1885 railroad postmark (Towle
305-T-3) on intact
Richmond VA tobacco corner advertising cover to Germany,
Rheydt R.B. Dusseldorf receiver. |
$40 |
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| 9047 |
#147, VF,
sound,
unusual grid killer and VF-XF
strike of "B. H. & E. R.R. JUN 15" postmark (Towle
& Meyer 54-D-2, Boston
Hartford & Erie Railroad, quite scarce)
on cover, small reduction at left. Enclosed letter datelined
Millbrook Farms 1871. |
$35 |
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| 8650 |
#11A, F-VF, sound, tied by a VF-XF
strike of NEW YORK & PHILA. R.R. JUN 8 (1853) postmark (Remele
N15-a, 30mm, dot below "A") on VF
intact FLS,
a personal letter with a few file fold separations mailed to sender's mother. |
SOLD |
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| 8489 |
#158, fine, sound, cork killer with XF
CONN. & WESTERN R.R. NOV 12 postmark (Connecticut
& Western Rail Road,
Towle & Meyer 91-A-1) on cover to Hartford, CT, small reduction at right. Ex-Towle
reference collection. |
$30 |
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| 8488 |
#158, fine, sound, tied by VF
strike of CAN. & TON. R.R. (Canandaigua & Towanda Rail Road) dateless railway
postmark (Towle
& Meyer 130-A-1) on VF
intact small cover to
Attica, NY. Ex-Towle reference collection. |
$25 |
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| 8466 |
#65, fine, SE, tied by fine
double circle N.Y. TO WASH. RAIL-WAY OCT 23 (1865) postmark (Towle
& Meyer 238-A-1) on VF
essentially intact cover (small
loss of back flap) to New York City. Ex-Towle. |
$40 |
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| 8464 |
#158, SE, perf fault, tied by a superb
strike of blue GREEN & COL.R.R. JUN 8 postmark (Greenville
& Columbia Rail Road,
Towle & Meyer 337-D-1) on unreduced cover to Greenville, SC, repaired tear at
top left. Relatively scarce. Ex-Towle reference collection. |
$45 |
 |
| 8416 |
#158, F+, sound, tied by an XF
strike of negative "OK" fancy killer with DEN. PACIFIC R.P.O. MAR 30
postmark (Towle
& Meyer 950-A-1, Cheyenne W.T., to Brighton and Denver, Colo., via Denver
Pacific Railroad)
on VF
intact cover to
Pennsylvania. All
railroad fancy killers are scarce. |
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 |
 |
| 8226 |
Stampless envelope, fine and intact, bearing an XF
strike of blue BOSTON & MAINE R.R. JUN 21 postmark (Towle
& Meyer 50-A-3, Remele B12-c) and 5 unpaid rate mark to Greenland NH, cover with
small, minor stain and hinge remnants on reverse. |
$75 |
 |
| 8044 |
#184, 2 fine copies tied by two
strikes of fancy star-in-crescent fraternal symbol killer with rimless
N.Y. & PITTS. R.P.O., MAR 30 railroad postmark (Towle
& Meyer 203-I-5, 1880 docketing) on intact cover to Philadelphia. Scarce
and unusual railroad fancy cancel. |
SOLD |
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| 7963 |
#147, average sound pair, tied by VF-XF
blue CHICAGO & DUN. [Dunleath] R.P.O., JUN 5 postmark (Towle
& Meyer 690-D-2) with matching
blue shield fancy killer (Berg
SHD-1) on intact
cover to Montreal, Canada,
back stamped, docketed 1871. |
$75 |
 |
| 7926 |
#158, fine, tied by an XF
strike of a large "OK" fancy killer on
cover with a lightly struck, unlisted
ca.1875 MANCHESTER GREEN [Greenwich] AGT., NOV 29 RPO postmark on
unreduced cover to New Jersey, small edge faults and minor toning at left. "OK"
killers on railway covers are rather scarce. |
$35 |
 |
| 7715 |
#114, fine, tied by VF
strike of C. & SAVANNAH R.R postmark (Towle
& Meyer 350-B-1), Charleston, SC to Savannah, GA via SAVANNAH & CHARLESTON R.R.,
on VF
intact all over Office Clerk Supreme Court, State of Alabama cover.
Noted on reverse as discovery copy of this railroad postmark. Nice cover. |
SOLD |
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