For the CD 104 or NET&T specialist, here are four less common pieces all with strong embossing and great clarity: On the left is EIN [070] (F‑Skirt) (Arc)NEW ENG.TEL & TEL./CO. (R‑Skirt) ['(Arc)NEW ENG.TEL & TEL./CO.' blotted out] SB in Light Aqua. Vvnm+ with a couple of tiny wire groove rubs and a rear dome peck. The blotout is very strong. Second from left is EIN [100] (F‑Skirt) (Arc)ͶEW EͶG.TEL & TEL. {Backwards letters}/CO. SB in Aqua. Vvnm+ with rear wire groove rub and two tiny base pecks. Second from right is the same EIN [100] (F‑Skirt) (Arc)ͶEW EͶG.TEL & TEL. {Backwards letters}/CO. SB in Aqua, but it's a different embossing style. Wire groove rub in rear; annealing lines in dome, and one tiny base peck. The black coloring is creosote and soot staining inside the pinhole. On the right is EIN [010] (Dome) [Backwards] 7 (F‑Skirt) (Arc)NEW ENG.TEL & TEL./CO. SB in Green. There's a quarter-inch shallow flake in the front wire groove and wire rubs in the front and rear groove. The rest is vvnm+ with generous dome glass and glowing color. Asking $25 each plus postage for the Aquas; $40 plus postage for the Green. Take all four for $100 plus postage. |