I think the first one is a box cancel (incidentally 02133, or formerly "Boston 33" is the current zip code for the Massachustets State House.) Could the second one be a handstamp precancel that was smeared?
Thanks for the observation. As I look at the scan closer, I wonder if the second stamp could actually be the same Boston 33 cancel as the first example, except it was smeared? It looks to be of the same size.
As long as we're on the subject of Boston precancels, can you ID for me the difference between these two Prexie Buro issues (wider margins between lines):
Thanks for identifying the type of this precancel. It does have the punctuation marks (,) after city; period (.) after state. The printing is just so poor it didn't show up very well on the scan.
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