The Fullerton List; Railroad 35, The Chicago & North-Western Railway

This post is part of a continuing series on Richard Fullerton's 1952 Catalog of Railroad Company, Street Railway & Express Company Printed Cancellations on the 1898 U. S. Revenues.

Examples of the cancels, when available, are posted.

RR035:  The Chicago & North-Western Railway

Update, October 29, 2010:  Just added two more types.  The more I deal with the C&NW listing the more frustrated I become.  There needs to be an update to this list, including some reorganization.  I think the major classifications for the C&NW cancels should be yearr dates, then types by dates.  It takes too much work otherwise to classify these things.

Type 1: One line of plain type caps and lower case letters 25mm long; caps 3 1/4 mm high. Line of 16 dashes 22mm long is 6 1/4mm below. Without date. Period after the “N”.


1ct Pale Blue          a. Normal          (2) HH

Type 1 a.(2)

no date, HH

Type 2: Two lines of plain type caps and lower case letters. Caps 3 1/4mm high. RR initials 25mm long; line of 16 dashes 22mm long is 6 1/4mm below. Dates are 2 1/4mm high; 189 is 4.5mm long, 1899 is 6mm long. RR initials and date are 8mm apart. Figure 1 of date is serifed. Period after the “N.”

1ct Pale Blue       a. Dated 189            (1) roulette
                           b. Dated 1899          (1) roulette
                                                            (2) HH

Type 2 b(1)

Type 3: One line of plain type caps and lower case letters 22.5mm long caps 3 1/4mm high. Line of 16 dashes 22mm long is 6.5mm below. Without date. No period after the “N”.

1ct Pale Blue         a. Normal            (2) HH

Type 3a.(2) 

Scan from Frank Sente

Type 4:  Two lines of plain type caps and lower case letters.  Caps 3 1/3mm high.  RR initials 22mm long; line of 16 dashes 22mm long is 6.5mm below.  Dates are 2mm high; 189 is 4.3mm long, 1899 is 6mm long.  RR initials and date are 8.2mm apart.  Figure "1" of date is serifed.  No period after the "N".

1ct Pale Blue         a.  Date 189        (1)  roulette (not verified)
                             b.  Dated 1899    (1)  roulette
                                                        (2)  HH
                            bw. double           (1)  roulette

Type 4b(1)

Scan from Frank Sente

Type 5:  Two lines of plain type caps and lower case letters.  Caps 3 1/4 mm high.  RR iniitials 22.5mm long; line of 16 dashes 22mm long is 6.3mm below.  Dates are 2mm high; 1900 is 6.75mm long. 1901 is 5.75mm long, and 1902 is 6.5mm long.  RR initials and date are 8 1/4mm apart.  Figure "1" of date is without serifs.  No period after "N". 

1ct Pale Blue        a.  Dated 1900     (1)   roulette
                                                        (2)   HH

                            as.  Varieties         (2)  14th dash from left missing,  HH
                             b.  Dated 1901    (2)   HH
                             c.  Dated 1902    (2)   HH

Type 5 a.(1)

1900 roulette

Type 5 a.(2)

1900 HH

Type 5 b.(2)