My curiosity about cancellations from USA is increasing. I have some doubts now. Do some 'Fancy Cancel' were also Duplex? What is the first model Duplex Cancel Standard? (Same model for all)
Does this type of postmark would be a standard duplex cancel? I have seen several images of the same cancel type in different cities.
That is a C.D.S. & a bulls-eye cork cancellation. I have examples of the two together as a sort of duplex (by definition) as I'm not sure that's the correct terminology for it however? Also, That is a wonderful looking advert cover you have there! Congrats!
A bit off topic, but I was fascinated by the advertising cover from the tree and shrubbery company posted in the original scan, as addressed to W.C. Flagg (a/k/a Willard Cutting Flagg) of Alton, Illinois. In researching the addressee, I came up with his image and biography, which always sheds fresh light on an old cover:
Here is an example of a similar double-circle datestamp duplex with four ring cancellation that was used in New Orleans in 1864. I pulled the image from a Matthew Bennett auction.
Per the U.S. Stamp Society Glossary, duplex handstamps were first introduced in the 1860s and continued in use through the 1940s.
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