A Collector's Guide to 1898 Documentary Printed Precancels: The Gould's Cotton Belt Route Part 2, The St. Louis, Southwestern Railway of Texas

Like the non-Texas portion of the Cotton Belt Route, the precancels of the St. Louis Southwestern Railway of Texas are also quite scarce.  Unlike the non-Texas version of the railroad, this version provides evidence of other collectible precancels, including red and black cancels, and a precanceled two cent stamp.

ST. L. S. W. RY. CO. OF TEX. red precancel on one cent battleship roulette

ST. L. S. W. RY. CO. OF TEX. black precancel on one cent battleship roulette

ST. L. S. W. RY. CO. OF TEX. red precancel on one cent battleship hyphen-hole

ST. L. S. W. RY. CO. OF TEX. black precancel on two cent battleship hyphen-hole