Show Your US 1851-57 Imperforate Stamps

There are two fancy cancel databases on Stamp Smarter, 1870-1894 has over 6600 entries and 1895 - present has almost 9900 different cancels. You'll find those under the Features heading.

Also somewhere on his site Don (51studebaker) has several of the fancy cancel books available for download, but I can't find them.

http://www.stampsmarter.com/feature...eatures.html

http://www.stampsmarter.com/learnin...me_USID.html

Don

Thank you both!

Here's something we haven't covered yet. The Providence, RI control marks. Below is a link to Dr. Charles J. DiComo's USPCS page about these markings.
https://www.uspcs.org/resource-cent...7-adhesives/





My cover in the pic above now belongs to Charles. A much better home for that one. It's not a very good picture, hopefully you can see the Horizontal pencil line.

The stamp off cover I still have.

That's some great postal history, Stephen. Thanks for posting the stamp and cover, and the link to Dr. Charles J. DiComo's article, as I haven't read it in years.

Two #10A on a STEAM BOAT cover addressed to Harry Burrell in Little Falls, Herkimer County, New York, a town on the banks of the Erie Canal.

At one time, Harry was the largest cheese dealer in New York State.

The right stamp is from sheet position 82L5e. The position of the left stamp is undetermined.

This stamp on cover with a red horizontal line has a Winchester, Ill CDS. (I thought I had a scan of the entire cover but I don't)..., but it doesn't really give any hint as to why there's a red pen line across the stamp so unless someone wants to see it I'll not bother posting it.

The line doesn't continue onto the envelope. It appears to have been made before the stamp was put on the envelope, unless the clerk was really careful...

But unless I can find another, this is just a curiosity. If anyone has seen a Winchester, Ill used stamp with a pen line, I'd love to know about it.
Fun Stuff!!

Very interesting, Stephen, and fortunate that you have the full hand stamp.

Have you shown this to Dr. Charles DiComo?

1851-1857 3 cent imperf Eye Candy Alert --

Here is a Scott #11A -- position 43R5L -- with fresh 1857 claret color -- and a neatly struck blue SEP 5 cds cancel from Nashua (state is probably New Hampshire -- but per the post office search utility on Jim Forte's website -- could also be Iowa or Illinois?).

This copy also shows the guide dot positioned well below the stamp -- sitting on the top frame line of the adjoining 53R5L below.

Regards // ioagoa

Note -- the usual disclaimer regarding identification of colors vis-à-vis online scanned images applies. More specifically -- because of variations in scanner settings, and because different display screens render colors differently, this image is not suitable for confirming colors of other stamps in hand or in other images.

Gary, I did show the cover and stamp to Charles. Agreed it's all just a one off with a plethora of possible reasons unless we can find more examples.

Thanks, Stephen. It's good to know that Charles has seen it.

ioagoa, that's a beautiful stamp! I think the clarets with blue cancels are very attractive color combinations. Keep the eye candy coming!

Hi classic coins --

Thanks for the compliment on the 43R5L.

Here is some more "Eye Candy' for this afternoon -- a Scott #11 -- this one being position 82L4 -- with fresh 1856 pinkish color which is hard to find -- and with the color confirmed by Amonette (a scan of Bill's "mounting card cert" is also attached).

More "Eye Candy" to follow tomorrow.

Regards // ioagoa

Note -- the usual disclaimer regarding identification of colors vis-à-vis online scanned images applies. More specifically -- because of variations in scanner settings, and because different display screens render colors differently, this image is not suitable for confirming colors of other stamps in hand or in other images.

That's a very special color/shade, ioagoa! You have shown us lots of goodies. And you are showing them to the right people. I show my stamps to my non-collector friends and they like the modern stamps - they don't look so old. Haha.

I bought a true plum a few years ago - confirmed by Dr Amonette - and, appearance-wise, doesn't even begin to compare to your pinkish. The scarce pinkish is much more eye-appealing than the plum shade. Pinkish is pretty and bright. Plum is almost muddy in color - the true plum just goes 'thud'. The pinkish is like fireworks in comparison!

Thank you for sharing.

ioagoa, thanks for showing the ex-Amonette pinkish. I think that's the best image of a pinkish that I've seen.

Pinkish is a rare color. Good going in finding one.

I agree that Plum is pretty ugly, until you get one that is legitimate. Then it becomes beautiful.