GEORn PTk, ("N" & "K" high) complete and well struck 26.5mm cds on 1802 folded letter datelined and addressed to Philadelphia, manuscript "12½" rate, letter in French and signed by L.A. Pichon (French Consul general to U.S.), Extremely Fine. (ASCC$75). (Image)

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MAIL ROOM / P.O. DEPT. / JUN 19 12 M cds on 1885 cover to Leavenworth, KS, c/o Col. E. F. Brown, Inspector General, N.H.D.V.S., 2c Red Brown pair (210) tied by Washington DCJun 15 duplex cancels, backstamped Leavenworth, Very Fine excellent strike of this rare marking being the sole known example (Image)

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PATHFINDER / D.C. DEC 1 2PM 1900 Independent post office cancel duplex on 2c Carmine on manila wrapper (W366), addressed to Slatersbury, Conn., Very Fine; less than ten examples of this cancel recorded this being the only recorded example on a wrapper (Image)

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TERRA COTTA / D.C. JUN 9 1890 Independent post office cancel (less than five examples are recorded) on 2c Green on amber (U312), magenta "B. Wlthberger / Terra Cotta, D.C." handstamp c.c. and WASH. D.C. TRANSIT cancel on reverse, envelope opened rough on reverse and left side, but a very fine strike of this rare cancel. (Image)

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WASHINGTON CITY / D.C. DEC 8 186(2) type I 35mm John McAdams Machine Cancel (Washington DC Trial period Dec 4 - 10, 1862) cds ties 3c Rose (65) with 5-rings killer (recorded Dec 5-9, 1862, and only 9 examples recorded), Very Fine and rare (Image)

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WASHINGTON CITY / D.C. DEC 5 (1862) Type II, 32mm John McAdams Machine Cancel (Washington DC Trial period Dec 4 - 10, 1862), 1861 3c Rose (65, natural s.e.) single tied on cover by Waffle killer (recorded Dec 4-10, 1862, and only 8 examples recorded), Very Fine and rare (Image)

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Five Local D.C. Usages, franked by 146, 156 pair, 183 (2), U122, on five Washington, DC local covers with different cancels, two red cancelled covers sent to Sen. Matt W. Ransom (Confederate General & US Senator from North Carolina) and Gen. Absalom H. Markland of Kentucky; also a US Senate Chamber envelope with black "L" duplex cancel to Congressman Wm Claflin of Mass., two black local cancels, one to Dept of State, other on 2c Jackson stationery envelope, Very Fine selection (Image)

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DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA Postal History Group consisting of about 35 covers or cards all with different postmarks, including Alexandria, Georgetown and Washington City stampless, Winthrop Heights, Deanewood, Brookland, Tennallytown, usual mixed condition though most are fine or better. (Image)

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1896/1906 Registered Covers. four covers, two to New York City, and one each to Augusta, ME and Halifax, NS, three with Station Cancels, including Station C, Station No. 20, and Sub-Station No. 6. all are 10c rate usages, one on uprated 2c stationery to Nova Scotia, the Station C cover sent from the Treasury Dept., Comptroller of the Currency, F-VF group with interesting markings. (Image)

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D.C. Auxiliary Markings, two covers; Scott 65 on small ladies envelope to Mystic River, CT with Scarce "COLLECTED / WASH'N, D.C." cancel on reverse; Scott 213 on missent cover to Ft. Myers, VA, with scarce magenta marking on backflap "RECEIVED UNSEALED / G.S. / WASHINGTON, / D.C." (the sole example seen), Very Fine covers with unusual and seldom seen markings (Image)

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DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA Postmark, Postal History and Cancellation Collection on over 300 pages in three albums with about 400-500 post 1950 covers or cards many are first days or with modern pictorial postmarks, couple hundred of cut out postmarks one group of 50 pages of autographs or free franks mostly on small cut outs, one stampless with senator free frank, this is from one of the largest postmark collections ever put together, the owner attempted to collect as many different strikes as possible so there are few if any duplicates though some cities have many different cancellation types with lots of pictorials, most are fine-very fine.

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