cover 3c Green (158), fine centered single, just tied by a clear strike of 'Man in top hat thumbing his nose' fancy cancel on a small neat cover to Oil City, Pa., light but readable Northeast, Pa. c.d.s.,

BANK NOTE ISSUES 'MAN IN TOP HAT THUMBING HIS NOSE' FANCY CANCELLATION ON COVER

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cover 3c Green (158), fine centered single, just tied by a clear strike of 'Man in top hat thumbing his nose' fancy cancel on a small neat cover to Oil City, Pa., light but readable Northeast, Pa. c.d.s.,

VERY FINE STRIKE OF THIS EXTRAORDINARILY RARE 'HUMOROUS' FANCY CANCEL

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Note: This recently certified fancy cancellation is not listed in Herst-Zareski/Herst-Sampson or in the recently published 'Cancellations and Killers of the Banknote Era 1870-1894' by James M. Cole. It is a 'companion' cover to another with identical markings and from the same correspondence as one that appeared in the Knapp sale of November 3-8, 1941 (lot 1185). In our opinion the stamp is actually Scott no. 207 rather than no. 158.

Expertization: 1994 P.F. certificate

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