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Unusual Stamps & Fancy Cancels

                                    

                                     Page Last Updated: 1-25-2011

Barbara Fosdyke-Ray Blackjack Fancy Cancels


73 – Star in circle
Small fault (FC56-04) $50.00


73 – Flower
(FC56-06) $95.00


73 – Circle of wedges
Heavy horizontal crease. (FC56-08) $10.00


73 – Circle of wedges
(FC56-09) $50.00


87 – “E” grill
Neat cancel. (FC56-10) $150.00


73 – Segmented grid
(FC56-11) $50.00


73 – Waffle grid
(FC56-12) $50.00


73 – Geometric
(FC56-14) $50.00


73 – GB “A94” number
Pulled perf. (FC56-17) $95.00


73 – GB “65” number
 
(FC56-18) $125.00


87 – “E” grill – Red wedges
(FC56-23) $125.00


73 – Blue wedges
(FC56-25) $95.00


73 – Four point star
(FC56-26) $95.00


73 – Blue Geometric
(FC56-28) $95.00


73 – Blue target
(FC56-32) $50.00


73 – Blue Geometric
Horizontal crease (FC56-33) $75.00

End of Barbara Fosdyke-Ray Black Jack Fancy Cancels


Fancy Cancels

63 pair with blue Cincinnati duplex grid
Slight toning around the edges. Mounted on a portion of Don Evans exhibit page. $50.00

63 light-blue negative crossroads cancel
Mounted on a portion of Don Evans exhibit page. $35.00

65 Waterbury, CT diamonds (Rohloff no. D-21)
A solid diamond enclosed by two successive diamonds and surrounded by six diamonds. Shows all but one of the outer diamonds. A rare cancel. Ex-Koch $300.00

76 with manuscript revenue cancel
A wonderful top row copy with a manuscript "R. C., Feby 8, 1684" cancel. This copy obviously came off a document that required a revenue stamp. $125.00

112 strip of Five
A fairly well centered strip of five each struck with a quartered cork cancel. Only two minor faults which is unusual for a multiple of this size. Sensibly reinforced with hinge slivers. A piece with great visual appeal. A block of four catalogs $2,250.00 in italics in the Scott Specialized. (FC40-1) $750.00

114 strip of struck with cork grid cancel
The strip of three is tied by the canceling device to a large piece of envelope. Note the Watseka, ILL CDS at left. Very attractive. Ex-Koch $50.00

136 with strong grill and light cancel
Well centered, strong grill, tiny tear between second and third perforation at top, light strike of fat crescent cancel. $10.00

136 blue cork wedge cancel
Nicely centered, sound, moderate grill impression, with blue cork wedge cancel. $30.00

157a Double paper
Three different examples available. Small unobtrusive faults to be expected and are a result of this fragile paper. Order by position. $150.00 each. Middle copy sold.
 


210 Fancy Cancels from the collection of the late Jim Blandford
These cancels were picked for both the quality of strike and centering. There may be some with very minor flaws but no thins.

210 – “B” in circle
Bold strike, (FC57-01) $35.00

210 – “P” in circle
95% strike. (FC57-02) $35.00

210 – Seeing eye
Fully struck on centered stamp. (FC57-03) $175.00

210 – Interesting!
Full strike, deep black. (FC57-04) $45.00

210 – Negative NY
Full strike. (FC57-05) $35.00

210 – Masonic “Keystone”
Full strike. (FC57-06) $75.00

210 – Mystic Bridge
Full strike. (FC57-08) $65.00

210 – Cork leaf
Nice strike. (FC57-09) $25.00

210 – Neat cancel
Study it. (FC57-10) $50.00

210 – Masonic “Keystone”
95% strike. (FC57-11) $50.00

210 – Diamond
Centered on vignette. (FC57-12) $65.00

210 – Cork grid
Full strike. (FC57-13) $45.00

210 – Parallel bars
Nice strike. (FC57-14) $35.00

210 – Geometric
95% strike. (FC57-15) $75.00

210 – “XXX”
90% strike. (FC57-16) $50.00

210 – Geometric
Neat cancel. (FC57-17) $50.00

210 – Geometric
Full strike. (FC57-18) $50.00

210 – Geometric
Lovely. (FC57-19) $50.00

210 Geometric
Interesting geometric with negative "8" in the center. $50.00

210 – Northampton horse
Late strike (FC54-07) $100.00

210 – N.H.
New Hampshire, stamp has red tint from soaking (FC54-20) $25.00

210 – Horseshoe
Great strike on big stamp, (FC55-02) $150.00

210 – Mystic Bridge
Nice strike, (FC55-06) $50.00

210 – Large Open “L"
95% strike, (FC55-07) $35.00

210 – “K”
Bold strike, (FC55-10) $35.00

210 – Star
Solid star, (FC55-12) $25.00

210 – “CLD”
Great strike, (FC55-13) $75.00

210 – Star within Star
Interesting, (FC55-14) $25.00

210 – Solid Star
Over CDS, (FC55-15) $25.00

210 – Masonic
90% strike, (FC55-16) $35.00

210 – Grid
Unusual, (FC55-17) $25.00

210 Lot of 33 better fancy cancels
A nice lot of fancy cancels. Contains: hearts, skull & bones, masks, pumpkin heads, star and crescents. Most very well struck, condition is mixed but not bad for a lot of this size (would be happy to review over the phone 847/462-9130). Should retail for $1,200.00 or more. Net: $700.00

 

218 - Used with light face free cancel
This would be considered an incredible stamp if it were not for the small thin on the back. This copy is for the collector who appreciates the beauty of the stamp and can live with the back fault. $175.00

230-240 used Columbians - well centered short set
Light face free cancels on all but the six-cent value with nice centering throughout. There is a pin head thin on the six-cent, small margin tear in the eight-cent, and a small thin on the ten-cent. That said this short set has great eye appeal throughout and is reasonably priced at $250.00

 

Mint Stamps

158
Fresh original gum, HR, strong impression. This copy comes from the gold medal exhibit of the three-cent Continental put together by John Barwis. $100.00

210 - Block of four
Fresh original gum, HR, solid color and impression. An attractive block. $195.00
 

 


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