Lot 679
Leavitt Machine, "Boston, Mass. Jan. 6.76", Type A-1 canceller, 14 oblique bars with two cork cancels 1¢ postal card (UX5) to Ludlow Vt., despite the partial strike of the day, the message side is datelined "Jan. 6th 1876", Very Fine, The first day of use for the Leavitt Type A-1 Machine cancel..Estimate $500 - 750.
There are only a handful of the Leavitt Type A-1 Machine cancel used on postal cards. The two-cork design of the killer was specifically intended to cancel covers with two stamps.
Realized: $450