The cancellation collector self-addressed postcards with images from all over the world and sent them under cover to the various postmasters to form this collection. He almost always used commemoratives, and those stamps which were rectangular were oriented vertically -- permitting the dial portion of the cancel to be easily read. He wrote vertically at the left edge of the message side so as to leave maximum room for cancels & auxiliary marks. Occasionally he would decorate the postcard with a seal, but not many got tied. While not all postmasters took special pains with their cancels, it is obvious that many did in response to the politeness of the request. (An example letter of request will be provided with the collection, in case you want to add to the collection yourself.) Almost always regular size postcards were used (avoiding the tendency of larger continentals to get bent). Some postcards got damaged in the mails, and some others have nibbled edges, but most of them are quite presentable. Truly a labor of love that took hundreds of hours.

We list them all--starting with 63 items of special interest (reasons in parens), then the others. All population figures quoted in parens are from the 1950 census; we note those that are 100 or less throughout the listing.

PRICE: $280.00 postpaid & insured to any US address.

Our illustrations only show the stamp and cancel to conserve on bandwidth, but everything is on full-size postcards that were mailed at the post offices indicated with contemporaneous stamps.

List of 64 special Nebraska cancels:

Agate (DPO--population 10)

Anoka (DPO--population 60)

Ashland (2 different on same postcard)

Benkleman (2 different on same postcard)

Benson Station of Omaha (DPO)

Bethany Station of Lincoln (DPO)

Brandon (DPO, autographed by Postmaster Hubert T. Long--population 40)

Bucktail (DPO--population 23)

Burkett Station of Grand Island (with a note from E. C. C. Boldt stating they do not cancel stamps there)

Burlington Station of Omaha (DPO)

Cedar Rapids (2 different on same postcard)

Clarks (2 different on same postcard)

Cowles (DPO with interesting note from Bernice M. Malick, who was Postmistress for 15 years)

Cushing (DPO--population 71)

Dix (2 different on same postcard)

Enola (DPO, 2 different on same postcard--population 23)

Ericson (odd cancel with no town name)

Exeter (2 different on same postcard)

Fontanelle (DPO)

Fort Crook (DPO)

Hadar (before they became a rural branch of Norfork)

Harbine (DPO--population 85)

Howe (DPO--population 75)

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Ingleside (DPO)

Irvington Branch of Omaha (DPO)

Jackson (2 different on same postcard)

Kenesaw (with postmaster's note on when Denman was discontinued)

Kennedy (DPO--population 12)

Koshopah (DPO--population 6)

Lanham (DPO--population 75)

Leshara (before they became rural branch of Valley--population 61)

Lewiston (two different on same postcard--population 94)

Loretto (DPO with missing letter in handstamp supplied by hand)

Lushton (DPO--population 60)

Martinsburg (DPO--population 79)

Meadville (DPO--population 7)

Milligan (two different on same postcard)

Monowi (DPO--population 67)

Mount Michael (before they became a rural branch of Elkhorn)

Norden (DPO--population 32)

Northport (DPO)

O'Neill (2 different on same postcard)

Orella (DPO--population 17)

Palmer (2 different on same postcard)

Petersburg (2 different on same postcard)

Powell (DPO--population 70)

Prairie Home (DPO)

Preston (DPO--population 81)

Princeton Rural Station of Lincoln (DPO)

Redbird (DPO--population 13)

Richland (autographed by Postmistress Mary Van Velkinburgh)

Riverview (DPO)

Roscoe (DPO--population 95)

Saint Edward (with handstamp proclaiming it is the only Saint Edward in the USA)

Saint Michael (DPO--population 12)

Saronville (before they became a rural branch
of Sutton--population 87)

Sholes (DPO--population 32)

Swedeburg (DPO--population 54)

Sweetwater (DPO--population 10)

Thayer (DPO--population 90)

Vesta (DPO--population 75)

Wabash (DPO)

Walnut (DPO--population 25)

York (2 different on same postcard, with autograph of Postmaster Milton H. Maurer)

Our illustrations only show the stamp and cancel to conserve on bandwidth, but everything is on full-size postcards that were mailed at the post offices indicated with contemporaneous stamps.

363 other Nebraska postmarks in the collection:
(1950 populations of 100 or less noted in parens)

    "Fremont Country Club, Fremont, Nebr." color postcard mailed there MAR 7 1910 (gorgeous & complete flag cancel ties stamp), trivial corner wear. $8.50 n-n

    "We her send you our picture of our home in Wauneta Nebr ... Mr. & Mrs. Geo. Gant & family" who sit out on their porch; sepia-tone real photo mailed there (July 1911 DPO hand cancel ties stamp), mild corner wear & rounding, a couple tiny spots of cancel ink on front. Possibly unique. $17.50 ng-n NEW / NOUVEAU / NOV

OCT 12 1945 Kearney Army Air Field Red Cross #10 envelop to Michigan with 3-c win the war stamp tied by overinked Kearney Nebraska cancel. $1.75

"Cagayan Along the Road, P. I." postcard showing a bullock cart in a Philippine village, color from Cardinell-Vincent Company booklet, mailed at Loma Nebraska NOV 8 1956 (DPO 1902 -1965, clear hand cancel), minor corner & edge wear. $4.00 p-n

Well struck MAR 30 1967 Battle Creek NEBRASKA CENTENNIAL 1867 - 1967 fancy cancel (within an outline of the state) ties 5-c National Park Service stamp franking postcard to Connecticut, small corner bend nowhere near the stamp or cancel. $1.00 n

"Fishing around Omaha Nebr. / Carter Lake interstate, Omaha - Council Bluffs..." with quality art attributed to Bill Hammon, well done home-made (and, hence, unique) post card mailed May 1 1958 at Millard (its 2 different cancels on back). $2.50 n-n

    "Dedication April 7, 1962 / Compliments of / Clarke W. Kelley, Postmaster / / Mrs. Ch. H. Feusner / Mrs. A. W. Kinsman, clerks / / L. N. Mayo / F. E. Wilburn / Rural Carriers" black & white on postal card with yellowish paper showing the post office, mailed there March 1963, cancel ink on front, extraneous writing on back. $3.00 np-n

SEP 5 1963 clear Nelson cancel on #6 postal stationery (5-c Lincoln profile) with contents including a note from Postmaster Harlan Zimmerman to a collector. Envelope has a long crease away from cancel that could easily be ironed. $2.50

Clear JUL 26 1965 Sidney Nebr. machine cancel with FORT SIDNEY / DAYS / AUG. 22 -25 in killer bars on postcard without caption mailed to Connecticut. $1.00 n NEW / NOUVEAU / NOV

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DUTCH POSTAL HISTORY

    "Hyacinthenvelden / Uitg. J. H. Schafer, Amsterdam. No. H. 23." showing a field of multi-color hyacinths, briefkaart mailed 27 MEI 01 at Rotterdam to Hameln Hannover (2 clear cancels & a clear receiving mark on arrival the next day), small corner crease not in image or postal markings, mild corner wear, partial cancel on front, lightly toned back. $6.00 n-nh NEW / NOUVEAU / NOV

    "Buurpraatje te Berge N. H." unused black & white briefkaart showing 2 women talking at a half-open door, edge wear, mailed at Bergen N.H. 27.6.10 (clear boxed F.14 mark & receiving mark on back at Alkmaar the same day). $4.00 n-n

    "AMSTERDAM, O.Z. KOLK" real photo postcard mailed there 30 III 1935 (well struck TEGEN DE TUBERCULOSE! / EMMA BLOEM- / COLLECTE IN APRIL slogan cancel) to Austria, minor wear at 3 corners, tiny corner crease not into image. Image has good focus & contrast, but is not quite rectangular. Sold but still available for scholarly study & research as an enlarged (almost 2x original postcard area) 100-dpi scan in .jpg or .tif format. $1.50 n-nm

"LEIDSCHENDAM / Achtkantige watermolen / ... / Octagonal drainage mill" also captioned in French and Germna, continental postcard mailed 1967 from Amsterdam to Uruguay (25-c Queen stamp clearly tied by slogan cancel), 3 small corner crease. $1.25 w-n

"FLEVOHOF KAASMAKERIJ" showing a worker at a cheese factory, continental postcard mailed 1982 from Zwolle (clear slogan cancel for postcode use). $1.50 n-n

13 -X 1994 (with year inverted in dial) MERSIN Turkey cancel on 90-ct Netherlands stamp franking #6 cover to Ohio, POSTED AT HIGH SEAS / "CELTIC ICE", never sealed. $3.00 tn

NETHERLANDS PHILATELIC LITERATURE

"THE 'CHARLES' COLLECTION OF NETHERLANDS / PLUS BELGIUM" catalogue for Peter Kenedi of California auction held 26 June 1979, well illustrated including color centerfold. Classic 19th century stamps & covers. No prices realized. Hard to find. $5.00 n-n

"VAN DE POSTZEGELS VAN NEDERLAND EN OVERZEESE RIJKSDELEN SPECIALE CATALOGUS 1980" includes FDC's, booklets, Curaçao, Nederland Indië, Nederlandse Antillen, Indonesië, Suriname & Nederlands Nieuw-Guinea. Paperbound, 408 pages, color illustrations throughout. Lightly used. $7.50 n-n

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NETHERLANDS INDIES POSTAL HISTORY

    "Een Peanger bruid" showing a bridal costume, black & white from Tio Tek Hong, 24.1.17 TCV with 5-cent stamp to Egypt, browning paper shows age. Sold but still available for scholarly study & research as a full-size & enhanced 72-dpi scan in .jpg or .tif format. $1.50 nc-n

NETHERLANDS INDIES PHILATELIC LITERATURE

"80 TH AUCTION" Roelf Boekema catalogue with 1752 lots in their 17-18 November 1977 sale, including a separately bound illustrations section of high quality. Seldom-seen material: North Celebes, POW mail, money orders, town overprints  & much more. No prices realized, but the estimates are useful & realistic. Lightly used. Hard to find. $10.00

"81 ST. AUCTION" illustrated Roelf Boekema catalogue with 1119 lots in their 2 November 1978 sale. Seldom-seen material: Army occupation, Naval occupation, propaganda postmarks, and much more. No prices realized, but the estimates are useful & realistic. Hard to find. $7.00

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JAN 5 1957 bold Stillwater cancel on 3-c Liberty stamp franking #6 cover on Greenwood's Groceries & Notions stationery, enclosure is Postmaster Horace Greenwood's handwritten annotation of a cancellation collector's request, decorated by numerous good examples of the Stillwater cancel within. Envelope curls around both short edges--ironing suggested. Stillwater is a DPO with only nine (9) souls counted in the 1950 census. $5.00 n

Clear JAN 24 1960 FALLON NEV. cancel publicizing the 1960 Winter Olympics at Tahoe ties 4-c Kossuth stamp franking home-made picture postcard to Connecticut, corners a bit worn. $1.00 no

Clear JUN 6 1960 CARSON CITY NEV. cancel with '100th ANNIVERSARY / PONEY EXPRESS / NEVADA ON THE TRAIL' in the killer bars ties 4-c Pony Express stamp franking home-made picture postcard showing a view of Virginia City Nevada. $1.25 nh NEW / NOUVEAU / NOV

Clear JAN 8 1964 CALIENTE NEV. fancy cancel for the Nevada Centennial ties 5-c Eleanor Roosevelt stamp franking a home-made picture postcard to Connecticut. $1.00 nc NEW / NOUVEAU / NOV

Mostly clear JAN 8 1964 TONOPAH NEV. fancy cancel for the Nevada Centennial ties 4-c Frederick Remington Indian stamp franking a home-made picture postcard to Connecticut. $1.00 ni NEW / NOUVEAU / NOV

MAR 30 1967 RENO NEV. cancel with 'CAN DO / (next line faint) / 25TH ANNIVERSARY' slogan ties 5-c National Park Service stamp franking home-made postcard to Connecticut. $0.75 n NEW / NOUVEAU / NOV

SEP 26 1995 Minden NV PVI for 55-c initialed by clerk & tied to certificate of mailing (PS Form 3817 of March 1989) by blurred violet double-ring cancel. Minden's population is about 250. $2.50 nu(c)

    SEP 27 1995 clear red Austin NV double-ring cancel ties 55-c love stamp to certificate of mailing (PS Form 3817 of March 1989). Austin's population is about 300. Item  sold. Still available for scholarly study & research as a full-size & enhanced 72-dpi scan in .jpg or .tif format. $1.50 nu(c)

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