"10. AM". Perfect bold strike duplexed with "Wahoo Neb., Dec 11, 1884" cds on 1¢ postal card (UX7) to Chicago Ill., 1884 message; some light tone spots, otherwise Very Fine and choice strike of this unlisted cancel.
Cole No. ML-unlisted; Estimate $200 - 300. Est. $200-300 (Image)

Est. $200-300

"Abe Lincoln our next President 1864". Manuscript cancellation on 3¢ rose (65), nicely centered, a Very Fine politically motivated cancellation.
Estimate; $200 - 300. Est. $200-300 (Image)

Est. $200-300

Beer Mug of Chicopee, Mass. Complete bold strike of pictorial cancel on 2¢ red (U277) ad entire to Newburg, N.Y., with original enclosure, Extremely Fine, with 1981 & 2017 P.F. certificates.
Estimate; $300 - 400. Est. $300-400 (Image)

Est. $300-400

Circle of Vs. Bold strike duplexed with "Pawtucket R.I., Jun 6" cds ties 1¢ buff (112) on buff drop cover, forwarded to Valley Falls with 2¢ brown (113) tied by bold segmented circular grid cancel; 2¢ corner flaw, minor perf toning, Extremely Fine gem strikes of two different Pawtucket fancy cancels, with 2015 P.F. certificate.
Estimate; $400 - 600. Est. $400-600 (Image)

Est. $400-600

Circular Geometric. Bold strike in green ties 3¢ dull red (11A), matching green "Amherst Ms. Jun 15" cds on cover to South Williamstown Mass., Very Fine and choice strike.
Skinner-Eno No. GE-C 59; Estimate $300 - 400.

ONE OF ONLY TWO RECORDED STRIKES OF THIS FANCY CANCEL IN GREEN. Est. $300-400 (Image)

Est. $300-400

Coin with Wreath & Shield. Bold strike of fancy cancel includes a central quartered pie shape surrounded by wreath and a shield at top, on 3¢ rose (65), wide margins but faulty top corners, matching bold strike of "Wilkinsonville Mass. Mar. 23" cds on cover to Providence R.I.; some gum staining around stamp, missing backflap, Fine.
Whitfield No. 1160; Estimate $500 - 750.

AN EXCEPTIONALLY RARE CANCEL WHICH IS UNLISTED IN SKINNER-ENO. Est. $500-750 (Image)

Est. $500-750

Devil with Pitchfork. Clear strike duplexed with "West Meriden Conn., Jun 7" cds on 3¢ pink (U58) entire to Providence, R.I., blue "N.C. Stiles & Co., West Meriden, Conn. Presses and Dies." corner card handstamp, a Very Fine strike of this desirable fancy cancel.
Skinner-Eno No. PH-F 40; Estimate $750 - 1,000.

It is quite possible that Stiles & Co. was the company that created the fancy Devil & Pitchfork postmark device for the postmaster of West Meriden. Est. $750-1,000 (Image)

Est. $750-1,000

Double Cross. Fancy cancel on 3c red, grilled (94) on yellow A.A. Rosenberg Sheet Music and Musical dealer corner card cover to Stockton Cal., "May 24" receiving handstamp, fresh and Very Fine, This unusual fancy cancel is unlisted by Skinner & Eno.
Estimate; $200 - 300. Est. $200-300 (Image)

Est. $200-300

Eagle. Complete socked-on-the-nose strike duplexed with "Cambridge Mass. Nov 12" cds on 3¢ rose (65), couple short perfs, on small piece, Very Fine and choice strike.
Skinner-Eno No. PA-B23a; Estimate $150 - 200. Est. $150-200 (Image)

Est. $150-200

Eagle. Clear strike duplexed with "St. Louis Mo., Nov 14" cds on yellow Ash & Smith Attorneys corner card cover to Mount Vernon Oh.; reduced slightly at right, Very Fine and choice strike of this desirable fancy cancel.
Cole No. Bi-1; Estimate $400 - 600. Est. $400-600 (Image)

Est. $400-600

Floral Geometric of Putnam, Conn. Exceptional strike on 1861, 3¢ rose, on cover tied by matching "Putnam, Con, Mar 4" cds; cover with corner nick at lower right, an Extremely Fine strike.
Scott No. 65; Estimate $400 - 600. Est. $400-600 (Image)

Est. $400-600

Four-Bar Shield. Duplexed with "Cambridge Mass. Jul 14" cds ties 12¢ black, F. grill (97) on clean cover to London, England, red "Boston, Paid, Jul 14" exchange cds, brilliant red "London, Paid, 27 JY 68" arrival cds; barely reduced at left, an Extremely Fine gem use, ex-Lehman, Haas, Hill.
Skinner-Eno No. PS-S 12; Estimate $300 - 400. Est. $300-400 (Image)

Est. $300-400

Honeycomb & "A" in Honeycomb. Bold strikes duplexed with "Amherst Mass." 1865 cds's on separate covers to the same addressee Martin A. Brown at Providence R.I. and Springfield Mass., former with "Forwarded" straightline and "Providence R.I. Oct 21 '65" cds to Winchester N.H., Very Fine pair showing these two Amherst fancy cancel types.
Skinner-Eno No. GE-M 12, LS-A 25; Estimate $200 - 300. Est. $200-300 (Image)

Est. $200-300

Incised Star. Perfect bold strike duplexed with "Little Rock Ark. Jan 18" cds on cover to Hon. Logan H. Roots, Member of Congress, Washington D.C., original 1869 letter accompanies, Very Fine.
Skinner-Eno No. ST-O unlisted; Estimate $150 - 200. Est. $150-200 (Image)

Est. $150-200

"Indian Head" of Fort Keogh. Clear strikes in blue and black on 3¢ War (O116), blue strike showing part of postmark frame; each with small fault, Very Fine strikes, ex-Lobdell.
Cole No. JO-161; Estimate $300 - 400.

Fort Keogh, Montana Territory was established in 1876 after the Battle of Little Big Horn as a base of operations against the Sioux Indians. The use of an Indian Head fancy cancel there is quite appropriate. Est. $300-400 (Image)

Est. $300-400

"Indian Head" of Naperville Ill. Strike in purple duplexed with "Naperville Illinois, Jun 26, 1880" cds on 1¢ blue on orange entire with Woman's Medical College, Chicago illustrated building corner card to Janesville Wisc.; upper left corner faulty, F.-V.F.
Cole No. JO-119; Estimate $150 - 200. Est. $150-200 (Image)

Est. $150-200

Jack-of-Latern. Duplexed with "Providence R.I., Dec 5" cds ties 2¢ vermilion (183) on cover to local street address, Very Fine and rare fancy cancel.
Cole No. JO-50; Estimate $400 - 600. Est. $400-600 (Image)

Est. $400-600

Kicking Mule. Clear strike duplexed with "Susanville, Lassen Co., Cal., Aug 4 1881" triple circle postmark (LAS-1590) ties 3¢ green (184) on cover to Oroville Cal.; small flaws, otherwise Very Fine and rare kicking mule use from Susanville, ex-Tatham.
Cole No. AN-11; Estimate $500 - 750.

The Kicking Mule cancellations were made from vulcanized rubber and produced by C.A. Klinkner & Co. of Oakland. They were used in the following towns: Goleta Cal., Susanville Cal., Forbestown Cal., Neah Bay Wash. and Port Townsend Wash. Strikes from Susanville are rare, and the example offered here is one of the finest. Est. $500-750 (Image)

Est. $500-750

Kicking Mule. Purple strikes each cancel 2¢ green (213), 6¢ brown red (224) and 1¢ Trans-Mississippi (285) pair, latter tied by blue-green "Registered / Oct 8 1898 / Port Townsend, Wash." three-line registry postmark on D.E. Brown cover to Austin Texas, purple Oct. 12th arrival backstamp; reduced slightly at left, Very Fine and scarce registered kicking mule use, with 1980 P.F. certificate.
Cole No. AN-11; Estimate $300 - 400. Est. $300-400 (Image)

Est. $300-400

Locomotive. Clear strike duplexed with "South Hanson Mass., Jun 1" cds on 3¢ War (UO54) blue entire with preprinted with address for Chief Signal Officer, U.S. Army, Washington D.C., reverse with "Boston Mass. Transit" (6.1) machine and Washington Rec'd (6.2.1885) arrival cds, Extremely Fine and choice, ex-Beane, with 2010 and 2013 P.F. certificates.
Cole No. Pi-67; Estimate $7,500 - 10,000.

THE ONLY RECORDED COVER BEARING THE SOUTH HANSON "LOCOMOTIVE" FANCY CANCEL, ONE OF THE PREMIER CANCELLATIONS OF THE 19TH CENTURY.

This entire was one of the highlights of the great Arthur Beane collection of fancy cancellations, which he had purchased as a Christmas present in 1969. It was one of his favorite items and exhibited in a place of prominence on the title page of his one-frame exhibit of Massachusetts fancy cancellations. Arthur first showed the exhibit at the Philatelic Show in Boxborough Mass., except Arthur showed up without the title page. He spent the whole show wondering what happened to the page and if he had lost it. He returned home and luckily found the page in a manila envelope that had been tossed in the trash!

The other complete strike on piece was offered in the Dr. David H. Lobdell collection, realizing $25,300 in 2010. The only other examples known are partial strikes off-cover 1¢ and 2¢ stamps. Est. $7,500-10,000 (Image)

Est. $7,500-10,000

Lyre. Clear strike ties 3¢ dull red (26), some trimmed perfs, matching sharp "Canton, Ms. 7 Nov" cds on buff cover to Pickens C.H., S.C., Very Fine and scarce.
Skinner-Eno No. PO-Lh 3; Estimate $500 - 750.

This smaller Lyre fancy cancel is very scarce and more skillfully carved than the larger and cruder type used at Canton. Est. $500-750 (Image)

Est. $500-750

Man in Coffin. Clear strike duplexed with "Harrisburg Pa. Feb 21" cds ties 1¢ ultramarine (156) on Penn. Bureau of Statistics cover to Doylestown Pa., Very Fine and scarce printed matter use.
Cole No. JO-179; Estimate $300 - 400. Est. $300-400 (Image)

Est. $300-400

Negative Fancy Star. Bold strike ties 2¢ black (73), perf flaws at right, on Philadelphia printed prices current to Xenia Oh., Very Fine.
Skinner-Eno No. ST-E unlisted; Estimate $200 - 300. Est. $200-300 (Image)

Est. $200-300

Negative Masonic Square & Compass with "G" at Center. Perfect bold strike duplexed with "Quincy Ms, Sep 5" cds ties 3¢ rose (65) on cream envelope to Lowell Mass.; opened at right, an Extremely Fine and choice strike.
Skinner-Eno No. FR-M1a 11; Estimate $500 - 750. Est. $500-750 (Image)

Est. $500-750

Negative Script "Glen" in Circle. Intense bold strike ties 3¢ rose (65) cover cover addressed to T.M. Cran Md., U.S. Steamer Sebago, West-Gulf Blockading Squadron, matching sharp "Macedon N.Y. Aug 25" cds, Very Fine and choice.
Skinner-Eno No. LC-NP 11; Estimate $300 - 400.

The USS "Sebago" was a large (832 long tons) steamer with very powerful guns and four howitzers. With her large crew of 156 sailors, she served the Union Navy during the blockade of ports and waterways of the Confederate States of America as a gunboat. Est. $300-400 (Image)

Est. $300-400