Unusual Postal Markings and Fancy Cancellations
| Lot |
Sym. |
Lot Description |
Est/Cat |
Realized |
| 135° |
 |
TROY & NEW YORK/STEAM BOAT. Two-line handstamp in black frame tying 3c Rose (65), "Troy N.Y. Oct. 30" cds and "2cts." in small double-line circle on buff cover to New York City, c. 1861-62, redirected to Cambridge N.Y., reduced at left, still
fresh and Very Fine, a remarkable late use of the distinctive Troy & New York Steamboat route agent handstamp on a letter carried by a non-contract steamboat, thus charged 2c due (this surcharge was valid between March 1861 and April 1863),
illustrated in Interphil '76 exhibition catalogue Search for comparables |
E. 1,000-1,500 |
950.00 |
| 136° |
|
Bust of Bearded Man. Well-defined strike in blue, three-quarter portrait of bearded man (possible likeness of Ulysses S. Grant?), with matching blue "Atlanta Ga. Sep. 6" cds tying 3c Rose (65) on magenta cover to Wall Ridge S.C., some toning
and wear along edges, choice strike and Fine cover, Southern pictorial cancels are extremely rare, and this post-war reconstruction era design undoubtedly depicts a Civil War hero - although Grant (or Fremont) would hardly be hailed by the citizens
of smoldering Atlanta Search for comparables |
E. 1,000-1,500 |
1,000.00 |
| 137° |
|
 Cameo. Right-facing cameo bust within oval frame, clearly struck in brownish ink tying 3c Rose (65), "Greenwood S.C. Jan. 16" cds on homemade cover to Genl. S. McGowen at Abbeville C.H. S.C., short sealed
tear at lower left, otherwise Very Fine, an unrecorded and extremely unusual fancy cancellation from a small Southern town - used immediately after the Civil War (c. 1866) and verified by a second faint example from the same correspondence (included
in this lot) (Image Magnifier)Search for comparables |
E. 1,500-2,000 |
1,500.00 |
| 138° |
|
Eagle in Wreath. Clear strike in blue tying 3c Rose (65), matching "Sandy Spring Maryld. 8 Mo. 6" Quaker-dated double-circle on cover to Post office Department in Washington D.C., a second remarkablly bold strike of the Eagle cancel placed on
backflap of cover - folds down nicely for display - Extremely Fine, certainly the finest strike of this scarce cancel, which often appears as a faint indistinct circle Search for comparables |
E. 1,000-1,500 |
2,200.00 |
| 139° |
|
Waterbury "A". Large serifed initial ties 3c Rose (65), bold "Waterbury Con. Jun. 21 '66" double circle datestamp on fresh cover to Saugatuck, Extremely Fine, scarce, with 1990 P.F. certificate Search for comparables |
E. 1,000-1,500 |
1,100.00 |
| 140° |
|
Waterbury Barrel. Mostly clear strike with "Waterbury Con. Nov. 11 '67" double-circle ds tying 3c Rose (65) on cover to Woodbridge Conn., reduced at right cutting into stamp, still a Fine strike of this scarce cancel Search for comparables |
E. 1,200-1,500 |
0.00 |
| 141° |
|
Waterbury Man in Hat. Full and well-defined strike ties 3c Rose (65), partly clear "Waterbury Con. Apr. 23 '66" dc ds on cover to Livingstonville N.Y., Dutton correspondence, toned spots, slightly reduced at right, Fine and very scarce cancel
Search for comparables |
E. 1,500-2,000 |
0.00 |
| 142° |
|
Mortal & Pestle Cancel of Waterbury Ct.. Neat strike with matching Jun 15 cds ties 3c Ultramarine (114) on small cover to Bradford N.Y., a Very Fine and rare cancel, with 1996 P.F. certificate Search for comparables |
E. 2,000-3,000 |
2,200.00 |
| 143° |
|
Stoneham Skull & Crossbones. Absolutely perfect bold strike with "Stoneham Mass. Oct. 20 7AM" duplex cds on small cover to Boston, Extremely Fine and choice Search for comparables |
E. 2,000-3,000 |
4,250.00 |
