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United States

30 Posts

Posted 07/22/2018 12:18 pm

Recently I've been looking at postcards from a postal history point of view as my knowledge increases - its a never ending field! I found this card recently and consider it a quadfecta - a lot of fun for less than 50 cents

* handcoloured picture postcard
* RPO postmark (partial)
* cork cancel
* bottom plate block number

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United States

30 Posts

Posted 07/22/2018 12:23 pm

Cork cancels are very intriguing. I was surprised to find them still being used into the 20th century on the postcards!

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6389 Posts

Posted 07/22/2018 1:43 pm

Hi Delti, just as a bit of basic - the top stamp is a plate number single, not a plate block!

Peter

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United States

478 Posts

Posted 07/22/2018 1:52 pm

Neat card. Interesting note on it also.

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United States

30 Posts

Posted 07/22/2018 10:20 pm

"plate number single, not a plate block"

thanks! I'm dangerous with a little knowledge.

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United States

30 Posts

Posted 08/19/2018 12:16 pm

I'm finding so many great postcards, and little time to process them!

Here's another cork cancel from the 20th century. The readdressed and forwarded card was also missent, I see why postal history buffs like puzzling these out.

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Canada

6369 Posts

Posted 08/19/2018 2:19 pm

I don't generally collect post cards, though a number of them have found their way in. But when I see post card dealers at stamp or old paper shows, I always turn the box of cards around and search via the back. I do get a few looks.

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Australia

1141 Posts

Posted 08/19/2018 5:46 pm

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I always turn the box of cards around and search via the back. I do get a few looks

Yes, this has happened to me too

If I had a dollar for every online request I've made to see the back of a postcard I'd have enough bus money for months!

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2124 Posts

Posted 08/19/2018 6:00 pm

The "front" of an envelope typically contains the address and postage; the back side has the sealing flaps
Thus logically, the "front" of the postcard contains the address, postage and often a message with the picture on the back side. BUT try to tell that to a postcard dealer!

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United States

30 Posts

Posted 08/20/2018 07:58 am

I'm told back in the day, certain postcard dealers would order you to leave their table if you were "caught" trying to buy by the backs! Apparently those days are past.

I like to see the back of the card for several reasons, most importantly to identify issues that can not be seen through the image. if I can't see the back, I figure some defect is being hid.

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