Scott 1194 Duplex Cancel "Pts"

This looks to be a traditional duplex-type cancel on this common stamp. I just have not been able to identify what "PTS" may have stood for in the killer portion of the cancel.



I've seen similar cancels with "RMS" (Railway Mail Service), etc., but not "PTS". Any ideas?

(It also proves a point of what has been said in other threads here about how much postal history is lost when a stamp is soaked off its cover.)

My source: http://www.linns.com/howto/refreshe...rcourse.aspx

Thanks. Now that's one I didn't know before!

Me either. That's one thing I love about this form. Other people ask interesting questions I would not think to ask, and I get to learn with them.

Me either :
placing that in my "US Footprints" folder.

Not in the huge "ask phil" database either.

Their only entries
PTS philatelic traders soc
and pesetas (spain) currency