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I think the M.S. might be the abbreviation for a specific
post office in the city of Chigago. I'd guess ??? Station,
whatever the M. might represent, such as Mission Station,
or some such. Anyone from Chicago that can tell us?
For example, New York City postmarks would sometimes say
Church Street Station, or another common Station whose name
escapes me at the moment. |
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Pillar Of The Community
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I tried a Google search on, all the Chicago P.O.s, and came up with no street name M. S.
Unless one of the streets may be Chicago's Main Street |
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I think you are right about the ILL. after Chicago.
M.S. may be Madison Street Station. |
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This cover on ebay is from the same time period (same stamp too) with Madison St. Sta., Chicago, February 14, 1884 cancel.  |
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Flags-on-flags! Here is a 1898 Grand Rapids, MI flag cancel on a 5c Trans-Miss Fremont flag stamp.   The stamp paid the 5c rate to Germany. There is a Solingen, Germany receiving mark on the back.  |
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Here is a geometric fancy cancel which ties a 6c large banknote issue to an 1874 cover mailed from San Francisco to Renfrew, Scotland.   It doesn't appear to have traveled overland to New York. From the marking on the back it looks like it traveled by steamer from San Francisco to Europe.  There are also a couple of Feb 3 receiving marks on the back from towns in Scotland.  |
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T-360..Tom
I have a US fancy cancel, [ on piece ] that looks like its the shape of a four leaf clover.
I will scan it this evening and post it. |
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yes, Triggersmob, it seems to be a real favorite, so I try keep it going... bobgggg, we would love to see your four-leaf clover!  |
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Ok...Here is my one and only fancy cancel
Looks like it was mailed from Richmond Va
to Harrisburg Va., and it looks like a
four leaf clover to me |
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Thanks for the picture bobgggg!
Some people call that one a quarter-wedge. It does look like a four-leaf clover!
"Found at the Avis house" and "$50 of board" are interesting markings. |
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Everyone knows who Edwin McMasters Stanton was, right?  He was Secretary of War during most of the American Civil War and Reconstruction era. I just won a cover from his correspondence on ebay  which has a fancy pinwheel cancel!  The grill is easy to see on Washington's portrait. |
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i never found the mint stock transfer stamps..probably traded them off years ago..but heres a small envelope I found with the 1869 scott 114 I dont know if I would call it a fancy cancel and of course theres no year in the postmark !  |
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APS 070059 Life Member International Society of Guatemala Collectors I.S.G.C. #853 |
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Very nice guys  Thanks for sharing.  Dianne |
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Posted 05/07/2008 6:23 pm
