August Internet Auction

Star in Circle, sharp blue strike ties 3¢ dull red (11A) , matching sharp "Charlottesville Va. Sep 27" cds on cover to Fincastle Va.; small top edge tear, Very Fine and rare early star cancel.

Skinner-Eno No. ST-S unlisted   ◦ ◦ ◦ ◦ ◦  Estimate $200 - 300.

Skinner lists a star with hollow center (ST-D 30), but this may in fact be a poor strike of this cancel.

Elaborate Star, neat strike ties 3¢ dull red (26) , matching "Madison Ct. Apr 29" cds on pink cover to Guilford Ct.; reduced slightly at left, Very Fine.

Skinner-Eno No. ST-E 34   ◦ ◦ ◦ ◦ ◦  Estimate $200 - 300.

Encircled Five-Point and Eight-Point Stars of Summit N.Y., two covers from same correspondence to Henderson N.C., first with sharp Five-Point Open Star with Circle ties 3¢ dull red (26), matching "Summit - N.Y. - Dec 10" cds, light toning; second with Encircled Eight-Point Star tying 3¢ dull red (26) , matching partial "Summit - N.Y. - Aug 15" cds, F.-V.F. and rare star cancel pair.

Skinner-Eno No. ST-O, ST-8P unlisted   ◦ ◦ ◦ ◦ ◦  Estimate $200 - 300.

The 8-Point Star cancel of Summit is listed in Simpson-Alexander as tracing #268 on p. 147 without the outer circle. The 5-Point Star is unlisted.

Four-Point Star, sharp strike ties 3¢ rose (65) , matching neat "Kelley's Island, Ohio, Jul 22" cds on orange cover to Alton Ill., docketed from Charles Carpenter on reverse; reduced slightly at right, Very Fine, ex-Blake .

Skinner-Eno No. ST-4P 10   ◦ ◦ ◦ ◦ ◦  Estimate $150 - 200.

Charles Carpenter was founder of the grape & wine industry on Kelley's Island.

Open Star, bold strike cancels 3¢ rose (65), s.e. at right, red "Bonds Village Ms, Mar 1" cds on orange cover to South Deerfield Mass., Very Fine.

Skinner-Eno No. ST-O unlisted   ◦ ◦ ◦ ◦ ◦  Estimate $100 - 150.

Star in Circle, bold strike ties 3¢ rose (65) , small tear, red "Roxbury Ms. Mar 21" cds on cover to Henry A. Martin, Surgeon of Vols U.S.A., in charge U.S. General Hospital at Ironton, Missouri, 1863 docketing on reverse, Very Fine strike.

Skinner-Eno No. ST-O unlisted   ◦ ◦ ◦ ◦ ◦  Estimate $50 - 75.

Negative Star, bold strike duplexed with "Boston Mass., Sep 15" cds on cover to Augusta Me.; reduced slightly at left, otherwise Very Fine.

Skinner-Eno No. ST-C 12   ◦ ◦ ◦ ◦ ◦  Estimate $40 - 60.

Star, bold strike duplexed with "Garfield, Wash. Jun 1, 1891" cds ties 2¢ carmine (220) on cover to Colfax, Washington, Jun. 1st arrival backstamp; reduced slightly at left with corner tear, Very Fine and attractive.

Estimate  ◦ ◦ ◦ ◦ ◦  $50 - 75.

Bottle Stopper "4" with Incised Six-Point Star, choice strike ties 3¢ rose (65) , matching "Berlin Wis, Jul 27, 1863" cds on cover to Middlebury Vt.; reduced slightly at left, Very Fine and remarkable cancel, ex-Beane .

Skinner-Eno No. NS-D unlisted   ◦ ◦ ◦ ◦ ◦  Estimate $300 - 400.

Multipoint Star within Frame, bold strike duplexed with "Boston Mass. Aug 8" cds on cover to Hyde Park Vt., Very Fine.

Skinner-Eno No. GE-C 54   ◦ ◦ ◦ ◦ ◦  Estimate $30 - 40.

Star, fancy cancel on 3¢ red, F grill (94) , matching "Osceola Mills Pa. May 6" cds on cover to Mills Creek W.V., forwarded with "Mills Creek, Va. May 13" cds and ms. " Ford 3 " rating, F.-V.F. forwarded use.

Skinner-Eno No. ST-S 10   ◦ ◦ ◦ ◦ ◦  Estimate $50 - 75.

Five-Point Star, bold blue fancy cancel duplexed with "Los Angelos, Cal. Mar 15" cds ties 3¢ green (158), rich color, on Pico House corner card cover to Brookline Mass.; flap torn, Extremely Fine.

Estimate  ◦ ◦ ◦ ◦ ◦  $50 - 75.

Negative Six-Point Star, blue strike duplexed with "Louisville Ky. Jun 22" cds ties 10¢ green (68) , small faults, on 1867 orange cover to Bedford, Canada East , manuscript "Due 20" rating, reverse with Montral (6.23) transit and Bedford (6.23) arrival cds, F.-V.F. an unusual postage due cross-border use.

Skinner-Eno No. ST-6P 10   ◦ ◦ ◦ ◦ ◦  Estimate $75 - 100.