Now I am the first to admit I am not even close to being an expert on US cancellations, but this one really struck me as odd. Was this a machine cancel? I do not recall seeing an oblong cancel before. Albany NY, June 30, 1901. yakboomer.
The Albany NY oval is from a Barry machine. The oval type was used in about 40 large cities in the US, most in the 1897-1901 time frame, with a few hanging on later. They are mostly quite plentiful, since they were relatively high speed machines used in larger cities. Fun collecting area.
Considering it was merely a stove, the Gold Coin Stoves and Ranges did quite a bit of fairly elaborate advertising back in the day as shown on this card:
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Posted 03/24/2013 6:48 pm
