Found these precancelled Indians from New York, so I though I'd post them:
Incidentally, the first image is a perfin precancel from Auburn, NY with the punched initials D&M. Anyone have ideas as to what business may have used that precancel back in its day?
rohumpy I believe the color differences are two different stamps...at first I thought the third one in the row was Chester, New York but now I see its a Rochester !!
Quote: Incidentally, the first image is a perfin precancel from Auburn, NY with the punched initials D&M. Anyone have ideas as to what business may have used that precancel back in its day?
Dunn & McCarthy, Inc. - perfin pattern D148, $.15.
Thanks for the info. on the Auburn, NY perfin. The company apparently was started inside the prison at Auburn, NY where the company manufactured shoes for the inmates and they branched out from there.
Found in a web search this early 20th century postcard of the company:
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Posted 07/26/2011 10:02 pm
