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St. Louis, MO Precancel Identification Help Needed

 
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Posted 10/12/2012   8:55 pm  Show Profile Bookmark this topic Add wt1 to your friends list Get a Link to this Message
Can anyone help me identify the correct precancel type for the St. Louis, MO precancel shown here?



If my measurements are correct:

13mm between bars
2mm high letters
3.5mm spacing between City/State name

Thanks.
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Posted 10/13/2012   4:01 pm  Show Profile Bookmark this reply Add wt1 to your friends list  Get a Link to this Reply
Thought I'd bump this again for some help.

It does look as though it could be a Type 111, but the detailed PSS description suggests the lettering for that type is 2.5mm high. There is a Type 116 that suggests the lettering is 3mm high, but the 3.5mm spacing between City/State name appears closer together than in my example, but then again, I suppose my measurements could be slightly off.

What do you think?
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Posted 10/13/2012   8:32 pm  Show Profile Bookmark this reply Add chasa to your friends list  Get a Link to this Reply
PSS-111 sounds right - on the city coils the measurments can easily get mushed up some.
Very similar StLouis coils: PSS-111,PSS-116,PSS-L11


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Posted 10/13/2012   8:48 pm  Show Profile Bookmark this reply Add warrehouse to your friends list  Get a Link to this Reply
Based on the info available it appears to be type 111.
By matching the fact the 'M' is left of center of the 'L' above it.
A 116 would have the 'M' centered under the 'L'.
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Posted 10/13/2012   10:08 pm  Show Profile Bookmark this reply Add wt1 to your friends list  Get a Link to this Reply
Thanks.

Very interesting comparison of these nearly identical looking precancels that have only very minor differences that are hard to notice without some knowledgeable information.
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Posted 10/14/2012   04:31 am  Show Profile Bookmark this reply Add Wil Bobbin to your friends list  Get a Link to this Reply
The left one is a 111, note the round "o's", the other 2 arw 116's. An L1-11 would be like the 111 but grey rather than black, and not easily read.
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