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1851 is an odd date to put on a stamp that wasn't issued until 10 years later... Then they put 1872 on it as well. Even more puzzling is the symbol in between the C and the W. Not a clue. Perhaps Hebrew or some other middle east language? |
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The monogram looks like
C
D L
to me.
Or
C
D V L
. . . perhaps the 1851 at top and 1872 at bottom have something to do with the former owner and new owner? is this a stamp used on deeds? |
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Would a legal firm have done this marking?
perhaps the monogram is the firm's initials and the W below the clerk who handled the transaction (or something)? |
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My guess is Roman/Latin numerals of some sort.
The backwards C was used for 500. A roman numeral with a line/dash over the top indicates THOUSANDS.
Unfortunately, Roman Numerals are far from "standardized" in their usage.
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I would believe that the year 1851 was when that firm was founded & 1872 was the year of use. |
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I just bid on a similar stamp. Normally I bid on the hand stamped varieties but I thought the one I bid on had an interesting manuscript cancel. I read this and had to double check to make sure we were not bidding against each other. Mine is different and no one, including you has outbid me yet. |
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My money is on KirkS. I think he is right about the backwards c with the line above. The last part of the center is still a mystery to me, and what it all means together is a bigger mystery. This is by the way, a great example of what I love about this forum. |
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| Edited by pjsstamps - 03/15/2013 1:57 pm |
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It could also be the birth and death dates of someone and this was on a will even though proprietary stamps were only supposed to be used on proprietary articles and playing cards. Short of finding another example on a document we will never know. |
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