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I purchased a collection and this lot was included on a loose auction page(probably 1960's vintage-I didn't recognize the auctioneers name). I am assuming that these are fake but I know little about fancy cancels. Anybody willing to opine on what I have here? Thanks in advance for your time. Bob  |
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Why do you think the cancels might be faked? As far as I know, the cancels wouldn't add anything to an unused stamp's value. (The fifth stamp, however, might be an exception; I've never seen that one. Well, the second stamp's cancel looks pretty strange to me; goofy comes to mind.) Let's hear from the fancy cancel experts here! |
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The 5th stamp (Scott #210) is cancelled by a Wheel of Fortune cancel. They were used at many post offices during the 1880s, not especially rare, but not too common either. Well struck on a clean envelope, the Wheel of Fortune can be an impressive cover. Here are two of the three Wheels of Fortunes known from Vermont.   |
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The United States Philatelic Classics website has Cole's book on fancy cancels available for free as a pdf. http://www.uspcs.org/resource-cente...nic-library/ - COLE – Cancellations and Killers of the Banknote Era, 1870-1894 That can be used to help identify some of your cancels and give a wealth of information. That second stamp's cancel should be under "Masks". |
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What happened? a post to this topic on my tablet which said that the poster thought the first stamp's cancel looked rather fake. When I went to my desktop to respond the post was gone. However, this "3D" star cancel was also used at a number of post offices in the 1880s and 1890s. It was usually part of a duplex cancel. Here's an example from West Corinth Vermont.  |
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| Edited by Glenn Estus - 04/10/2016 06:11 am |
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Glenn,
That post was there for a few minutes but the poster deleted it.
Don
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| Edited by 51studebaker - 04/10/2016 07:23 am |
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I would be the most skeptical about the last stamp. Anybody could have a rubberstamp of a star. I think the other designs are less likely to be found with a contemporary rubberstamp. |
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They look good to me. I would like to see a scan of the back of the second stamp, the one with the face cancel.
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| Edited by vinman - 04/10/2016 10:49 pm |
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By coincidence, as I was working on my upcoming publication, County/Postmaster Cancels of New York State, I scanned Castleton Corners, Richmond County as an illustration. Here's another example of a Wheel of Fortune cancel. Another name for Richmond County is State Island. Unfortunately, the top part of the cancel was off the envelope.  |
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I am away from my stamps right now  When I return I will post a reverse image of the "mask" stamp as requested. Lots of great information here and a loud shoutout for the link to the Cole book! Bob |
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