A 1929 Machine Cancel Question

I've had this in my collection for awhile now and it is one of the few machine cancels I have ever seen where the "month-day-year" appear all on one line. (Most others have the date on two or three lines.)



There have been some on this site who have been able to identify the the type of mailing device used for machine cancels, and I'd be curious to know which type was used here. While it may not be "scarce", I'd venture to guess that it wasn't used all that often, either.

Wt1, that is from a Columbia Postal Supply Co. Model P. They were a less common canceling machine made in Silver Creek, N.Y. These are not common but are not particularly valuable.

Thanks for the info. I figured they were a bit less common than the norm. I didn't expect it to be "valuable", but just a bit different from the usual.

Also interesting to note that the cancel is two days after its issue, not a first day of issue, but still demonstrates one of the early uses of a nearly 82 year old stamp.

Odd factoid about the "Paris Island" cancel. The correct spelling of the town is [and I think was back in 1918] - Parris Island, SC.

Similar occurence on an Australian Cinderella,
It read "Ballaarat Victoria" and I thought the double A was a print error.
Turns out to be the original name.

Information from a historian of the Marine Corps, and reprinted in my book on WW I facilities:

Paris Island

This island is located near Port Royal, SC. The town of Port Royal handled mail for the Marine Training facility for several years before there was a post office on the Island itself. A Marine Corps Order No. 27, dated 22 June 1917, reads as follows: "At the request of the Postmaster General and in order to avoid delay in the delivery of mail, it is directed that the official designation of the Marine Corps post at Port Royal, S. C., be changed from Marine Barracks, "Port Royal", S. C., to Marine Barracks, "Paris Island", S. C."

The spelling with two r's was directed by Marine Corps Order No. 32, dated 3 May 1919. Some historical material I have seen indicates that the spelling should have been Parris all along, based on the statement that the island was named after a prominent family in the area. I have some evidence of the Paris Island post office operating from 1913 to 1923.


Hope this clarifies the matter.

Another quote to give some support to the last post about the name change: