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Would You Consider This A Fancy Cancel On 6c Lincoln Stamp?

 
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Posted 11/07/2019   08:33 am  Show Profile Bookmark this topic Add LordInVader to your friends list Get a Link to this Message
Hello fellow stamp masters,

Question is in title.

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Posted 11/07/2019   08:42 am  Show Profile Bookmark this reply Add rogdcam to your friends list  Get a Link to this Reply
It is a NYFM cancel.
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Posted 11/07/2019   08:55 am  Show Profile Bookmark this reply Add wtcrowe to your friends list  Get a Link to this Reply
Yes, it is a fancy cancel. Sub type is a New York Foreign Mail cancel. This cancel is relatively common on denominations 6¢ and higher and scarce on 1¢ values. 6¢ was the rate for a letter to England during the period of usage of the cancel.
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Posted 11/07/2019   10:12 am  Show Profile Bookmark this reply Add gettinold to your friends list  Get a Link to this Reply
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https://goscf.com/t/13841

This exhibit was put together with the help of Richard Frajola. Here is a link to the exhibit in a downloadable PDF format
http://www.rfrajola.com/nick/Nick.htm
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Posted 11/07/2019   10:15 am  Show Profile Bookmark this reply Add 51studebaker to your friends list  Get a Link to this Reply
Stamp Smarter has the largest collection of Fancy cancels online (15,000+), all in a searchable database
http://stampsmarter.com/features/Fa...sicView.html

Also an online representation of the Weiss NYFM book here
http://www.stampsmarter.com/feature...FM_home.html
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Posted 11/08/2019   05:32 am  Show Profile Bookmark this reply Add LordInVader to your friends list  Get a Link to this Reply
Thanks for all the references and advice!
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