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Fancy Cancels
 
 
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Lot 1129

1846 Alabama Stampless, two folded letters comprising one with blue "Huntsville Al. Jun 2." and very fine strike of fancy "5" rating stars within star ratemarker, and second with red "Linden Ala. Dec (4)" c.d.s. with matching circled "5" ratemarker, a Fine pair.
Estimate 200 - 300
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Lot 1130

"Corpus Cristi Texas, March 28/52", mostly clear sawtooth box postmark with manuscript day/year on mourning cover (black bordered flaps) with 3-margin 3¢ #11; "Corpus" strengthened by hand, apparently contemporaneously, slightly rough opening at right, Fine and rare. Listed in ASCC as a stampless marking with "Paid".
Estimate 300 - 400
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Lot 1131

1861, 3¢ rose (65), tiny faults, cancelled by fancy manuscript tree on cover to Susquehana Depot, Pa., matching manuscript "Tioga Centre, N.Y. March 14" postmark at left, reduced slightly at right, light soiling, a Very Fine and rare example of this fancy manuscript cancellation.
Estimate 500 - 750
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Lot 1132

"US" in Fancy Frame (Skinner-Eno PT-C 23), perfect bold strike tying 3¢ rose (65) on 1864 orange cover from the Blackmar correspondence to West Gloucester, R.I., "Putnam Con May 5" origin c.d.s., original 1864 enclosure; reduced slightly at left, Extremely Fine with a particularly choice strike.
Estimate 400 - 500

Expertization: 2007 P.F. Certificate.
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Lot 1133

"US" in Fancy Frame (Skinner-Eno PT-C 23), clear strike tying 3¢ rose (65) on 1864 orange cover from the Blackmar correspondence to West Gloucester, R.I., "Putnam Con May 14" origin c.d.s., original 1864 enclosure; reduced slightly at left, Very Fine and attractive.
Estimate 300 - 400

Expertization: 2007 P.F. Certificate.
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Lot 1134

Elaborate Star in Pentagon (Skinner-Eno ST-E 23), choice full strike tying 3¢ rose (65), pulled perf, on cover from the Blackmar correspondence to West Gloucester, R.I., "Putnam Con Jun 3" origin c.d.s., original enclosure; reduced slightly irregular at left, Fine and attractive.
Estimate 300 - 400

Expertization: 2007 P.F. Certificate.
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Lot 1135

Fancy Radial Geometric (Skinner-Eno GE-R 53), bold strike tying 3¢ rose (65) on 1864 yellow cover from the Blackmar correspondence to West Gloucester, R.I., "Putnam Con Dec 8" origin c.d.s., original 1864 enclosure; reduced slightly at left, Very Fine.
Estimate 300 - 400

Expertization: 2007 P.F. Certificate.
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Lot 1136

Large Fancy Radial Geometric (Skinner-Eno GE-R 54), tying 3¢ rose (65) on 1864 orange cover from the Blackmar correspondence to West Gloucester, R.I., perfect strike of "Putnam Con Apr 16" origin c.d.s., original 1864 enclosure; reduced slightly at left, Very Fine.
Estimate 300 - 400

Expertization: 2007 P.F. Certificate.
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Lot 1137

Triagular Geometric (Skinner-Eno GE-T 19), perfect bold strike in blue tying 3¢ rose (65), small corner creases, on 1863 yellow cover from the Blackmar correspondence to West Gloucester, R.I., "Putnam Con Oct 5" origin c.d.s., original 1863 enclosure; irregularly opened at right, Fine.
Estimate 200 - 300

Expertization: 2007 P.F. Certificate.
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Lot 1138

Elaborate Framed Star-of-David Design (Skinner-Eno ST-E 24), clear strike in blue tying 3¢ rose (65) on 1863 cover from the Blackmar correspondence to West Gloucester, R.I., "Putnam Con Nov 27" origin c.d.s., original 1863 enclosure; irregularly opened and tear at left, Fine and scarce.
Estimate 200 - 300

Expertization: 2007 P.F. Certificate.
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Lot 1139

Stylized Double Anchor (Skinner-Eno PO-An 14a), bold strike tying 3¢ rose (65) on 1867 cover from the Blackmar correspondence to West Gloucester, R.I., "Putnam Con Sep 22" origin c.d.s., original 1867 enclosure; small cover nick and tear at left, Fine and scarce.
Estimate 200 - 300

Expertization: 2007 P.F. Certificate.
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Lot 1140

Fancy Negative "Nov" (Skinner-Eno ND-M 15), perfect bold strike tying 3¢ rose (65) on cover from the Blackmar correspondence to West Gloucester, R.I., "Putnam Con Nov 4" origin c.d.s., original enclosure; slightly irregular opened at left that could be trimmed, otherwise Very Fine.
Estimate 300 - 400

Expertization: 2007 P.F. Certificate.
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Lot 1141

Fancy "N & W" (Skinner-Eno LC-N 4), for the Norwich & Worcester Railroad tying 3¢ rose (65) on cover to Eagleville, Conn., "Norwich & Worcester R.R. Dec 25" c.d.s. at left; small cover faults and slightly reduced at left, Fine and rare cancellation.
Estimate 300 - 400

Expertization: 2007 P.F. Certificate.
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Lot 1142

1861, 3¢ rose (65), cancelled by two strikes of "Free" straightline on small cover to Cambridgeport, Mass., matching "South Weymouth Ms. Sep 6" c.d.s.; reduced at left, Fine.
Estimate 150 - 200
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Lot 1143

3¢ Green Fancy Cancellations, group of four items comprising 147 with "Man in Coffin" cancellation of Harrisburg Pa. (2007 P.F.C.), 184 with skull and crossbones cancellation (1988 P.F.C.), 184 with a kicking mule cancellation, and 207 on cover cancelled by partial skull and crossbones cancellation duplexed with "Loga, Iowa" c.d.s., a Fine group.
Estimate 300 - 400
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Lot 1144

"Buffalo & Erie R.R., Jan 1" (Towle 115-D-2), c.d.s. on 3¢ red on buff entire (U10) to Geneva, N.Y., 1858 enclosure with "American Lake Shore Route, B & E. R.R." letterhead, Very Fine, Towle Rarity VIII.
Estimate 250 - 300
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