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**Fancy Cancellations Featuring the Dr. Robertson Collection continued...**
Lot	Sym.	Lot Description
1459		3c Rose (65). Rough separation with small piece out of bottom, cancelled by clear strike of Oil Barrel fancy cancel, "Tidioute Pa. Sep. 19" circular datestamp on orange-buff cover to Nantucket Mass., with 1867 letter enclosure, Very Fine cover, four days after Col. Drake drilled the first well, a second was drilled at Tidioute but it was a dry hole, drilling continued and the hill across the river became filled with derricks, the Oil Barrel and other Tidioute fancy cancels are attributed to Stephen H. Evans, who was postmaster from 1863 to 1871 except for brief service in the Union army -- ex Knapp and Boker (Image) Search for comparables at SiegelAuctions.com	E. $ 500-750 SOLD for $2,000.00 Will close during Public Auction
1460		3c Rose (65). Cancelled by well-struck Charter Oak fancy cancel, "Thomaston Conn. Oct. 2" circular datestamp on cover to Avon N.Y., stamp with small perf flaws and minor soiling at bottom right, Extremely Fine strike of this distinctive fancy cancel, the Charter Oak was the symbol of the Hartford Insurance Company, ex Starnes (Image) Search for comparables at SiegelAuctions.com	E. $ 1,000-1,500 SOLD for $4,500.00 Will close during Public Auction
1461		3c Rose (65). Tied by clear strike of Leaf cancel (Rohloff L-1) and "Waterbury Conn. Jul. 13, '66" double-circle datestamp on small cover to Brooklyn N.Y., stamp with tiny tear at top, cover with a few flaws incl. small tape stain and small tear at right, Very Fine strike, with 2005 P.F. certificate (Image) Search for comparables at SiegelAuctions.com	E. $ 200-300 SOLD for $275.00 Will close during Public Auction
1462		3c Rose (65). Rich color, tied by perfect strike of "N & W" with Star and Circles fancy cancel, "Norwich & Worcester R.R. Mar. 27" circular datestamp on cover to Milford Mass., barely reduced at right just affecting stamp, Extremely Fine strike, one of the few fancy cancellations of the 1861 Issue period associated with a railroad (Image) Search for comparables at SiegelAuctions.com	E. $ 750-1,000 SOLD for $2,400.00 Will close during Public Auction
1463		3c Red, F. Grill (94). Rich color, tied by negative "OK" fancy cancel, "Ballston N.Y. May 21" double-circle datestamp on cover to Albany N.Y., stamp with small flaws, Extremely Fine strike (Image) Search for comparables at SiegelAuctions.com	E. $ 200-300 SOLD for $250.00 Will close during Public Auction
1464		3c Rose (65). Two on separate covers, each tied by "Titusville Pa." circular datestamp and "T" for Titusville fancy cancel, two different types, Jul. 29 with "T" in circle of cogs, 1866 letter enclosure re oil production, stamp is an imprint selvage copy with minor faults from placement along edge, Apr. 16 with "T" in sawtooth circle, light violet cover, Very Fine strikes of this scarce oil region fancy cancel (Image) Search for comparables at SiegelAuctions.com	E. $ 400-500 SOLD for $750.00 Will close during Public Auction
1465		3c Rose (65). S.e. at left, cancelled by "1" in Circle handstamp, not tied, partly readable "Harrisburg Pa." double-circle datestamp on red and blue "Union and Liberty" Patriotic cover to Warren Pa., couple tiny edge tears, slightly reduced at right, still Very Fine, accompanied by Richard B. Graham article speculating whether or not the "1" in Circle markings are precancels (Chronicle 125), cost notation on back believed to be Judge Emerson's (Image) Search for comparables at SiegelAuctions.com	E. $ 200-300 SOLD for $150.00 Will close during Public Auction
1466		3c Rose (65). Cancelled by essentially complete sharp strike of Star in Pentagon fancy cancel of Putnam Conn., this strike is so perfect we thought at first it might be fake, but it is absolutely genuine, trivial corner crease, Extremely Fine strike (Image) Search for comparables at SiegelAuctions.com	E. $ 200-300 SOLD for $350.00 Will close during Public Auction
1467		3c Rose (65). Rich color, choice centering, affixed upside down and tied by well-struck "Union" in Star fancy cancel, matching "West Hampton Ms. Sep. 25" circular datestamp, to Springfield Mass., barely reduced at right, Extremely Fine stamp, cancel and cover (Image) Search for comparables at SiegelAuctions.com	E. $ 400-500 SOLD for $375.00 Will close during Public Auction
1468		3c Rose (65). Rich color, tied by well-struck segmented Star fancy cancel, matching "Hartford Con. May 3" double-circle datestamp on overall Hartford Fire Insurance corner card cover to Boston, trivial edgewear, Very Fine, a pretty cover (Image) Search for comparables at SiegelAuctions.com	E. $ 150-200 SOLD for $160.00 Will close during Public Auction
1469		3c Rose (65). Tied by mostly clear strike of Star within Star in Pentagon fancy cancel, "Mittineague Mass. Aug. 9" circular datestamp on yellow cover to Williamsburg Mass., reduced at right, fresh and Very Fine (Image) Search for comparables at SiegelAuctions.com	E. $ 200-300 SOLD for $600.00 Will close during Public Auction

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