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U.S. Officials - Cancellations By City
 
 
Lot Photo Description
Lot 1039
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Officials with Boston negative cancels, group of fourteen negative numerals and letters including A, B, C, F, D, M, 8, and 10 with some variations, departments include War, Navy, Treasury, and Interior, additional Navy stamp with the positive Boston square cancel. Trivial faults. F.-V.F. group.
Estimate 300 - 400
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Lot 1040
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Officials with Chicago blue cancels, group of twenty-seven stamps and one cover, cancels include various geometrics, grids, a maltese cross, a pentagram, the cover is posted from Chicago with grid cancels to New York, N.Y., custom house corner card; few trivial faults, F.-V.F. group.
Estimate 300 - 400
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Lot 1041
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Officials with New Orleans geometric cancels, group of eleven with all different cancels, departments include Interior, Navy, War, and Treasury, all in black except one blue cancel. Few small faults. F.-V.F. group.
Estimate 200 - 300
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Lot 1042
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Arizona Territory fort cancels, group of four forts with fine strikes comprising a 12¢ pair with Fort Apache c.d.s. (ex. Emerson), a 12¢ with a purple Fort Bowie c.d.s., a 12¢ with Fort Thomas c.d.s., and a 3¢ with Fort Grant c.d.s. with purple star in circle cancel. Couple small faults including trimmed perfs on the 12¢ pair. F.-V.F. group.
Estimate 400 - 500
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Lot 1043
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Colorado fort cancels, group of three forts comprising 2¢ with Fort Lewis c.d.s., 1¢ with black Fort Meeker c.d.s., and 12¢ with purple Fort Meeker c.d.s. Couple trivial faults. F.-V.F. strikes.
Estimate 300 - 400

Provenance: Emerson (2)
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Lot 1044
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Craig, New Mexico, exceptional strike of "Craig New Mexico Mar 12, 1881" c.d.s. on 2¢ War, Fort Craig did not have a separate postmark and used the local post office. Very Fine and choice strike.
Estimate 100 - 150
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