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1905

11˘ Caboose

1

 

Number at top

 

 

Block tagging

 

 

Tagging shifted horizontally

 

 

 

 

 

Tagging shifted vertically

 

 

 

 

 

Negative tagging image showing 20c flag

 

 

 

 

 

Paw print – four red dots above “US” of “USA” (21L)

 

 

 

 

 

Brake shoe I under inside left wheel (17L)

 

 

 

 

 

Hoseline II (10L) and marks to left of leftmost wheel (10L & 9L)

 

 

 

 

 

Brake shoe II (single crescent at nine o’clock at far left wheel) (9L) and double and single crescent at three o’clock and nine o’clock at left pair of wheels (8L)

 

 

 

 

 

Dot under right pair of wheels (27R)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1905a

11˘ Caboose

1

No gap

Number at top

 

 

Prec.

 

 

Hoseline I (31L)

 

 

 

 

 

Break in top bar (22L)

 

 

 

 

 

Break in top bar (13L)

 

 

 

 

 

Dot under left coupling (21L), dot under left platform (9L) and dot under left coupling (5L)

 

 

 

 

 

Brake shoe I under inside left wheel (17L) and sitting duck under “s” of “1890s” (9R)

 

 

 

 

 

Dot under “0” of date (12L), hyphen under front of roof of caboose (3L) and dot under “k” of “Bulk” (19R)

 

 

 

 

 

Dot under front of roof of caboose (3L) and dot under “k” of “Bulk” (19R)

 

 

 

 

 

Dot at right side of “c” of “11c” (11L), break in leftmost wheel at 4:30 o’clock (10L), uninked area on left side of caboose (8L), dot under “1” of date (6L) and dot after “s” of date (between 4L and 3L)

 

 

 

 

 

Double transfer of letters ”er & 5” of “Lumber & “5” (25L)

 

 

 

 

 

Dot under right coupling (10L) and top scratch (8R)

 

 

 

 

 

Hoseline II (10L)

 

 

 

 

 

Dot over left coupling (4L)

 

 

 

 

 

Black flying wrench near LR perfs (4L)

 

 

 

 

 

Dot under “e” of “Caboose” (3L)

 

 

 

 

 

Black blob below top bar (1L)

 

 

 

 

 

Nick in top bar and break in bottom bar (8R)

 

 

 

 

 

Sitting duck precursor – gouge LR of “s” of “1890s” (9R)

 

 

 

 

 

Red dot over “8” of date (13R)

 

 

 

 

 

Dot under wheels

 

 

 

 

 

Dot over “e” of “Caboose”

 

 

 

 

 

Triple brake shoe

 

 

 

 

 

Break in bottom bar

 

 

 

 

 

Two short dashes in the “R” of “Rate”

 

 

 

 

 

Dot over left platform

 

 

 

 

 

Dot on perfs on left side

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1905ab

11˘ Caboose RI

 

 

 

 

 

Untagged

2

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2131

11˘ Stutz Bearcat

1

 

Number at top

 

 

Overall tagging

 

 

Dot under first “1” of denomination and dot under center of car front (2L)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2

 

Number at top

 

 

 

 

 

Tail on second “t” (1L)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

3

 

Number at top

 

 

 

 

 

Untagged

 

 

 

 

 

Untagged at top

 

 

 

 

 

Triple tagging breaks

 

 

 

 

 

Rock in the road (8L)

 

 

 

 

 

Crack in fender (7L)

 

 

 

 

 

Chill roller doubling on “e” of “Bearcat” to first “3” of date and blob on bottom loop of “3” and a vertical line to the left of the “1” of date (7L)

 

 

 

 

 

Chill roller doubling on “B” of “Bearcat” to first “3” of date and upper loop of “3” has small blob (7L)

 

 

 

 

 

Low entry (2L)

 

 

 

 

 

Three ink blobs on Stutz (1L)

 

 

 

 

 

Chill roller doubling (7L) and mark in windshield (1L)

 

 

 

 

 

Chill roller doubling on “ar” of “Bearcat” and doubling of top of windshield frame, on middle line of hood and on plate number and dot left of joint line (all 1L)

 

 

 

 

 

Chill roller doubling around bottom of spare tire & crack on rear fender (1L)

 

 

 

 

 

Polishing cloth I (1L) – Two attached gouges

 

 

 

 

 

Polishing cloth II (1L) – Two separate gouges

 

 

 

 

 

Fender I crack, crack through plate number & shading at middle of top and bottom windshield frame lines (1L)

 

 

 

 

 

Fender II crack and shading of middle line of hood and of UL of top of windshield frame (1L)

 

 

 

 

 

Center lines of hood filled in (1L)

 

 

 

 

 

Two center lines of hood and lines around window mostly filled in (1L)

 

 

 

 

 

“L” gouge on hood (1R)

 

 

 

 

 

Zigzag line on hood (2R)

 

 

 

 

 

Felix the cat spot under right front tire (9R)

 

 

 

 

 

Circles inside hood vents

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

4

 

Number at top

 

 

 

 

 

Untagged

 

 

 

 

 

Chill roller doubling (3L)

 

 

 

 

 

Chill roller doubling on “ar” of “Bearcat” & doubling of top of windshield frame, on middle line of hood and on plate number and dot left of joint line (all 1L)

 

 

 

 

 

Appendage jutting downward from bottom of spare tire (5R)

 

 

 

 

 

Several small lines below rear tire (5R)

 

 

 

 

 

Extra paint on back bumper from chill roller doubling (6R)

 

 

 

 

 

Marks on rear fender (6R)

 

 

 

 

 

Marks on rear fender (6R) & in the car’s right headlight and suspension (7R)

 

 

 

 

 

Line extending upward from the right side of the spare tire, plate chip in front of right front fender and slight doubling of the “B” in “Bearcat” (8R)

 

 

 

 

 

Appendages sticking out from car’s right fender & spare tire & chill roller doubling of some of the letters (8R)

 

 

 

 

 

Dot below first “1” of “11”

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2132

12˘ Stanley Steamer

1

No gap

Number at top

 

 

Overall tagging

 

 

Number at top

 

 

 

 

 

Untagged

 

 

 

 

 

Dot beneath driver’s side wheel (3L)

 

 

 

 

 

Paper Type I

 

 

 

 

 

Paper Type II

 

 

 

 

 

Paper Type IIIa

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2

 

Number at top

 

 

 

 

 

Untagged

 

 

 

 

 

Paper Type I

 

 

 

 

 

Paper Type II

 

 

 

 

 

Paper Type IIIa

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2132a

12˘ Stanley

1

Line gap

Number at top

 

 

Steamer Prec.

 

No gap

Number at top

 

 

 

 

Gap 4L

Broken “A” of “CLASS” (5L) & dots above top left bar (17L)

 

 

 

 

Gap 4L

Broken “A’s” of “CLASS” (5L, 9R, 10R & 11R)

 

 

 

 

Gap 4L

Broken “A’s” of “CLASS” (4L & 3L)

 

 

 

 

Gap 4L

Break in top bar (8R)

 

 

 

 

Gap 1L

Broken left leg in “A” of “CLASS” & hole in “P” of “PRESORT” (8L)

 

 

 

 

Line gap

Break in bottom bar (1L)

 

 

 

 

Line gap

Broken left leg in “A” of “CLASS” and part of top bar in “T” of “FIRST” missing (1R & 2R)

 

 

 

 

Line gap

Broken left leg in “A” of “CLASS” (1R & 2R) & top gap closed

 

 

 

 

 

Top bar is half of normal thickness (11R-14R)

 

 

 

 

 

Black apostrophe between “l” and “e” of “Stanley” on stamp left of gap

 

 

 

 

 

Black mat mark on top bar (appears to be a line break)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2

Line gap

Number at top

 

 

 

 

Gap 4L

Broken “A” of “CLASS” (5L) & dots above top left bar (17L)

 

 

 

 

Gap 4L

Broken “A’s” of “CLASS” (5L, 9R, 10R & 11R)

 

 

 

 

Gap 4L

Broken “A’s” of “CLASS” (4L & 3L)

 

 

 

 

Gap 4L

Break in top bar (8R)

 

 

 

 

Gap 1L

Broken left leg in “A” of “CLASS” & hole in “P” of “PRESORT” (8L)

 

 

 

 

Gap 1L

Broken left leg in “A” of “CLASS” and part of top bar in “T” of “FIRST” missing (1R & 2R)

 

 

 

 

Line gap

Broken left leg in “A” of “CLASS” and part of top bar in “T” of “FIRST” missing (1R & 2R)

 

 

 

 

Line gap

Broken left leg in “A” of “CLASS” (1R & 2R) & top gap closed

 

 

 

 

Line gap

Break in bottom bar (1L)

 

 

 

 

No gap

Broken left leg in “A” of “CLASS” and part of top bar in “T” of “FIRST” missing (1R & 2R)

 

 

 

 

 

Apostrophe between “l” and “e” of “Stanley” on stamp left of gap

 

 

 

 

 

Black mat mark on top bar (appears to be a line break)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2132b

12˘ Stanley Steamer

1

 

 

 

 

Prec. (B-Press)