138 Monte Cresta Avenue
E. Flener Contractor
27 May 2009J. H. Fitzmaurice (I)
26 May 2009
327 34th Street near Broadway
I believe this is the original Fitzmaurice stamp.
V. Di Zillo
25 May 2009
663 42nd Street
This is a Di Zillo configuration that’s probably older than the 1930s examples. There is another one, more degraded, at 939 Rose Street.
M. Andrade & Son
24 May 2009
87 Echo Avenue
1955 – T. J. Garvey
23 May 2009
3516 Harrison Street
It has taken me a year of concerted searching to find a 1955 mark. I think there was a recession that year; coin collectors find it a scarce date as well.
1952 – J. McGettigan
22 May 2009
219 Monte Vista Avenue
Marks like this I often have to puzzle out with my fingertips. 1952 is the latest year I have for McGettigan.
1951 – C. Valenzuela
21 May 2009
585 El Dorado Avenue
This is a prize mark, the earliest and most definitive C. Valenzuela mark; also the only notable mark on this laid-back block.
Update: I have since pushed back Valenzuela to 1938, but this is still a standout mark.
