Auction 35

Collector Series


Fancy Cancels


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Lot 48

[Fraternal] Masonic "Star of David" (New Haven, CT), perfect strike ties 3¢ rose (65) on an immaculate cover to Maine, Very Fine.
Estimate $75 - 100.
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Lot 49

[Geometric] Checkerboard, neatly tying a 1873, 3¢ Washington, C.B.N.C. printing (158) on a cover sent from Oberlin in 1875, Very Fine to Extremely Fine.
Estimate $40 - 60.
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Lot 50

[Geometric] Honeycomb (Birdsborough, PA), a superb fancy cancel strike ties a fresh looking 2¢ Banknote (210) to this intra-state cover which also has a neatly struck c.d.s.; a gorgeous cover that looks like it was mailed yesterday rather than nearly 150 years ago, Very Fine.
Estimate $50 - 75.
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Lot 51

[Geometric] Rosette (Alexandria, Va.), ties 3¢ rose (65) to cover along with matching town cancel, both postmarks are near complete and the fancy shows good detail as one would normally see in an early strike carved in cork, a little gem! Very Fine to Extremely Fine.
Estimate $75 - 100.
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Realized
$130
Lot 52

[Geometric] "Stove Pipe" (Leominster, Ma.), blue fancy cancel ties a 3¢ rose (65), with matching c.d.s. at left, both of which are very nice strikes; a lovely "C" monogram is on the back flap, Very Fine to Extremely Fine.
Estimate $60 - 80.
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Realized
$50
Lot 53

Star (Paper Mill Village, N.H.), a socked-on-the-nose cancel ties 3¢ rose (65) on a lovely cover, with matching beautifully designed town cancel at left; tastefully done corner ad rounds off the nice composition of this lovely piece with contents, Very Fine. Scott $60.
Estimate $40 - 60.
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Realized
$40
Lot 54

[Waterbury] Four Hearts (Rohloff J-7), lovely bold strike on a neat folded advertiser cover (c. 1879) for gentlemen's hat, Very Fine, Rohloff rarity RR.
Estimate $75 - 100.
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Realized
$375
Lot 55

Waterbury fancy cancel group of postcards and covers, 1876-1880, two covers and twelve postcards, mostly UX5 but a few UX7 all with lovely strikes of various Waterbury, CT cancels, many listed in Rohloff and rarity rated, a neat group for the specialist, Very Fine.
Estimate $400 - 600.
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Lot 56

Fancy cancels, 1861-98, 35 covers featuring unique fancy cancels on each, including stars, geometrics, rosettes, crosses and letters, most beautifully struck; all imaged on our website.
Estimate $300 - 400.
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Realized
$275
Lot 57

Fancy cancels, 1929-50, 16 covers with unique cancels all beautifully struck, many have elaborate illustrated cancels matching the town name, such as a hammer for Hammer, South Dakota, "W" for Worth, Illinois; there are also insects, acorns, "A.P.S.", masonics, George Washington, a bucking bronco and more. A lovely lot of these interesting and imaginative modern fancy cancels, generally Very Fine.
Estimate $300 - 400.
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Realized
$325




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