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All Forums Category: US Stamps and Covers Discussions Forum: US Classic Stamps - As Issued and Used

Cancellations And Killers Of The Banknote Era 1870-1894

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Posted 07/04/2014 12:32 pm

I'm not sure if this link has been shared before, but seeing as there are many collectors interested in fancy cancels, here's a free online resource that can help with identifying some of them:

https://archive.org/stream/Cancella...307/mode/2up

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Posted 07/04/2014 1:53 pm

Wow - that's great to know - now it's on my favorites bar! I have this book (hard copy) and it's out of print (Can typically get it for $50 - $75 when available). I didn't know it was available in the public domain for free.

Thanks for the link!

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Posted 07/04/2014 2:10 pm

Great site - thanks!

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Posted 07/04/2014 4:04 pm

i agree great site thanks for sharing this.

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Posted 07/04/2014 5:17 pm

Now I know this one is called Wheel Of Fortune. Wish I had it on the cover.

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Posted 07/04/2014 5:25 pm

" 'round and 'round she goes, where she stops, nobody knows "

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Posted 07/04/2014 5:34 pm

Many of the fancy cancels of the 1800s were hand-carved (boxwood, bottle-stoppers, etc.), but this "wheel of fortune" cancel was a manufactured rubber cancel, known to be used by more than 300 different towns (as described in the referenced book in this thread authored by James M. Cole). I agree, it would be great to have this cancel on cover.

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Posted 07/04/2014 7:28 pm

t360 does! I wish he'd pop in and show some of his philatelic eye-candy!

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Posted 02/11/2016 5:44 pm

wt1 thanks for posting this site. It will help surely help me.
Newby

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Posted 02/11/2016 8:31 pm

Folks.... Please note that there is a tremendous difference between a book being made available online free of charge and a book being "public domain." The Cole book is still copyright protected, so use it to your benefit, just don't go trying to publish it.

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Posted 02/12/2016 04:17 am

Thanks for the clarification - looks like I may have assumed incorrectly! I agree, if it still copyright protected, one should only use the info for their own use.

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Posted 02/12/2016 09:04 am

The US Classic Postal Society has a terrific on-line selection of Philatelic reference material. It can be seen here;

http://www.uspcs.org/resource-cente...nic-library/

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