I am inclined to think that the number / initial in these duplex cancellations is either the hammer number or post office identification since both covers are from large and major size cities. They could also be applied to employees using these hammers because there would most definately be more than one hammer in use to expedite the mail.
At the other extreme, there have been known duplex cancels to have relatively high numbers, such as in this example:
Referencing back to the New York City duplex cancels, there have also been duplex cancels specially naming the station such as Church Street Station, Madison Square Station or Times Square Station, as in these examples:
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Posted 02/20/2013 6:07 pm
