Chicago Ill Precancel - Iov Letters On Back

Hi,

Do you know what is write on back of this precancel stamp?

There are 3 letters. Seem to be inlaid. I think it is IOV... maybe for "VOID"...

http://picasaweb.google.com/CDNumSt...442021736882

Thank you!

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I collect U.S. Precancels, but do not have catalogs to determine if any varieties may exist that would account for your find. It could be "VOID" printed on the back; it could also be a partially outlined month of "NOVEMBER" or any number of other possible words.

Since it doesn't show through to the face of the stamp, I suspect the stamp may have been soaked off a parcel, magazine or other postally used matter and part of the printing underneath the stamp showed through afterwards.

Anyway, that's my best guess. Maybe someone else may have a better idea for you.

This stamp appears to have been affixed to envelope or like over the top of a "VOID" handstamp, that allowed the ink to bleed into the stamp. This is weird but should not be considered something special at all!

I have one "Philadelphia..." with another cancel on. I think it is write PPQ or something like that. There is numbers near 50 too. I don't know what it is. Maybe you know?

http://picasaweb.google.com/CDNumSt...751623809906

Thank you Wt1 and Warrehouse!

That is a dated precancel Looks like P.P.O. 1-60.

Thank you Russ!

Correction Update.

This is called a Handstamp Dated Control.

This is P.P.C. S4-4-2 1-60.

The P.P.C. is an unidentified precancel user. This user issued their overprint from 1957-66, the type used here was used between 1957-61.

The S is the style meaning "Special", 4 is the height of precancel user letter's in millimeters (P.P.C.), the second 4 is the height of the date in mm (1 60),[January 1960], finally the 2 indicates the overprint is 2 lines.

This is a cool fine, not common, but the value & rarity is uncertain.

Thanks Warrenhouse. You rock! Lots of precancels here to be sorted and cataloged. Looking forward to our winter and the chance to catch up.

No way to know for certain, I suppose, but could "P.P.C." = "Philadelphia Planning Commission"? They were in existence back in 1960 and it would make sense that they would have used precancel stamps in that day.

Hi,

This is the only one I have with this precancel. I searched to find something like that on the net without sucess.

Thank you Warrehouse! :)

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