Is this just a printing anomaly or is there is a precancel type that defines a double-bar top line and a single bar bottom line as in this example? I was thinking it was just a printing problem, however, if the top two bars were intended to be filled in, it would be much larger in width than the bottom.
Interesting question -- I have a bunch of similar ones (also for New York, but not all with this font) and I have just been putting them aside as badly printed. I don't see anything in the catalogs with 2 bars over one bar, but then we all know how good I am at reading those today ...
Coulde the second line be from the edge of the device when it was carelessly inked and applied? I have some with the double line at the bottom as well ws at top.
I agree with Wil, it looks like careless printing caused the line to bump. This is a fairly common occurrence. There is an interesting type from Foxboro MA where 2 different devices are catalog-listed. The L-3 has a double line at top, the L-4 has normal lines - the L-3 is listed at 150$.
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Posted 08/27/2011 8:32 pm
