The postcard shown has what I think is a Sc 319 on it. It was sent to Riga, Latvia then part of Russia still and cancelled New York Oct 25, 1908 and Station X. With a Riga machine receiving cancel of 31.X.1908. I'm interested in the US cancel though. Would someone have a better picture of the cancel? Is it a flag of some sort? And then also where is the location of station X? Thanks.
"The latter station [Station X] is one of the most important in the Borough of the Bronx. Its population is mostly cosmopolitan and is half residential and half business. It embraces some of the largest terminals, factories and industries to be found in New York City..."
Thanks a lot KGB! Now if I could only figure out what the really faint handstamp to the right of the stamp is. Unfortunately it's so faint that I can barely make out anything. Since it's before the war it wouldn't be a censor's marking so who knows.
John, if you want, scan the faint mark alone and at a high resolution and I'll see if there is anything to be made out. I suspect that with your experience, you'll be able to guess what's there if I can enhance the image enough to get a few letters visible.
This is one of the better scans from RetroReveal. The lower left corner seems to be Lettonian and maybe Amerikan? in the upper left. So maybe a receiving or ownership hand stamp of some sort. Not being in Cyrillic probably leaves out anything official.
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