Due to the sheer quantity of these stamps, there are apparently a number of varieties available to satisfy any collectors interests. This article may be helpful, although I don't have the catalogs they refer to in order to know anything about the specific precancel you have scanned, although they do mention the New York precancels with this statement:
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"It is also significant to note the use of SRC dateds on the precancels of New York City. Although Sears never had a catalog sales branch in New York, their fashion design center was located there. Consequently, we find that Sears did not use integrals from New York, but they did use a fair number of the standard handstamp to mail clothing, and they also used the mimeographs for a while in the mid-1950s."
http://www.precancels.com/US/srcbasics.htm
Posted 01/13/2011 02:19 am
