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Tuesday, March 31, 2026

Industrial Cancels: Goff, Horner & Company of Pittsburgh

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GOFF, HORNER & CO. SEP 24 1898 PITTSBURG PA. Iron and steel dealers.   In 1898 the official spelling of the city was "Pittsburg...
Saturday, March 28, 2026

Industrial Cancels: Phelps, Dodge & Company

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PHELPS, DODGE & CO. 11 NOV 1899 NEW YORK.  
Tuesday, March 24, 2026

Industrial Cancels: Bucher & Gibbs Plow Company of Canton, Ohio

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B&G PLOW CO. JAN 7 1899 CANTON, O.  
Saturday, March 21, 2026

Industrial Cancels: The Commercial Cable Company

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  THE COMMERCIAL CABLE COMPANY MACKAY-BENNETT SYSTEM The Commercial Cable Company was founded in New York in 1884 by John William Mackay and...
Tuesday, March 3, 2026

Foreign Cancels: The Bank of Montreal

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  BANK OF MONTREAL OCT 31 1899 MONTREAL. Poor's Manual, 1901:
Sunday, March 1, 2026

Foreign Cancels: Osler & Hammond of Toronto

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OSLER & HAMMOND, ?? ?? 1900 TORONTO. From Canada Today, 1920:  
Saturday, February 28, 2026

Chicago Board of Trade Companies: Nye & Jenks Grain Company

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  James N. Jenks was Chicago Board of Trade member 6862.
Tuesday, February 24, 2026

Chicago Board of Trade Companies: Charles T. Merritt

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Charles T. Merritt was Chicago Board of Trade member 4252.
Saturday, February 21, 2026

Chicago Board of Trade of Companies: W. F. Johnson & Company

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The Grain Dealers Journal, July 10, 1900 Willis F. Johnson was Chicago Board of Trade member 809: Sale memo for 5 contracts of December Oats...
Tuesday, February 17, 2026

Chicago Board of Trade Companies: L. R. Fyfe

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  Louis Rosse Fyfe was CBOT member 5178. Fyfe spent most of his life trading grain in Milwaukee.
Sunday, February 15, 2026

A $58 Steamboat Cancel on R154

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NEW HAVEN JUL 18 1898 Steamboat Co. An auction on eBay concluded yesterday for a fine copy of R154, made special by a nearly perfect handsta...
Saturday, February 14, 2026

Chicago Board of Trade Companies: E. W. Bailey & Company

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Edward W. Bailey was CBOT member 2616
Tuesday, February 10, 2026

Chicago Board of Trade Companies: Hutchinson & Shaw

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  American Elevator & Grain Trade, May 15, 1901 William Ingalls Hutchinson was CBOT member 6751
Saturday, February 7, 2026

Chicago Board of Trade Companies: George H. Phillips

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G. H. P. DEC 16 1901 From The Grain Dealers Journal, January 10, 1902:
Tuesday, February 3, 2026

F. B. & Co. Perfin Confirmed; A Likely P. & Co. Perfin Possibility

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Roughly two years ago I took a focused look at perfins known to me on the 1898 documentaries .  Most of the perfins I was able to identify. ...
Sunday, February 1, 2026

Returning to Publication, Now Twice a Week

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Greetings regular readers.  As some of you know, the blog went on hiatus to start the 2026 new year.  I'll restart publication by alteri...
Saturday, January 3, 2026

No Post January

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 Happy 2026!  I'm taking a short sabbatical.  Back in February.
Thursday, January 1, 2026

Happy New Year!

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  L. S. & M. S. JAN 1 1901 RY. CO. The Lake Shore & Michigan Southern Railway
Tuesday, December 30, 2025

Chicago Board of Trade Companies: Peavey Grain Company

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PEAVEY GRAIN CO. AUG 29 1898 CHICAGO. Frank H. Peavey was CBOT member 6545 James Fulton Peavey was CBOT member 6533 The Peavey name was syno...
Sunday, December 28, 2025

Chicago Board of Trade Companies: George A. Seaverns

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G. A. S. JUL 29 1898 George A. Seaverns Sr. was CBOT member 1405 George A. Seaverns Jr. was CBOT member 4125 from Men of Illinois, 1902
Saturday, December 27, 2025

Chicago Board of Trade Companies: F. G. Logan and Logan & Bryan

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F. G. LOGAN MAY 30 1899 CHICAGO. Frank G. Logan was CBOT member 2227 Theron Logan was CBOT member 5670 Benjamin B. Bryan was CBOT member 522...
Thursday, December 25, 2025

Merry Christmas!

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Tuesday, December 23, 2025

Chicago Board of Trade Companies: The Albert Dickinson Company

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The A. D. Co. MAY 6 - 1901 CHICAGO. The A. D. Co. NOV 6 - 1900 CHICAGO. Albert Dickinson was CBOT member 388 Charles Dickinson was CBOT memb...
Sunday, December 21, 2025

Chicago Board of Trade Companies: Milmine, Bodman & Company

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Milmine, Bodman & Co. APR 26 1898 CHICAGO. Edward C. Bodman was CBOT member 3304 Luther W. Bodman was CBOT member 3829 Charles E. Milmin...