Today's Mystery - Sc2 "Rolea"?

Morning everyone

Please see scan of a SQ using retroreveal.org

For the life of me, I cannot find a SC2 cancel with the town name containing ROLEA or OLEA. I know the solution will be simple, but can anyone help?


Chris

Petrolea, Ont

Thanks! Misspelled in Unitrade, I guess...

John is correct.


Here is a link to more info about cancel dates..etc
https://www.ece.uvic.ca/~agullive/s...ontario.html

Robert

Thanks Robert. Newbie question - I'm sure I have seen that cx before...#129300;

If this refers to the town in Lambton County in SW Ontario, it's always been spelled Petrolia from what I know. Very odd to see that spelling.

Hope this helps..

Thanks for the info - learned something new!

According to Ontario Post Offices by Smith, the post office was called Durance from 1859 to 1861 when it changed to Petrolea. In March 1906 it changed to Petrolia.

Jan

Love learning this stuff.

So, if Petrolia didn't change its name till after the Square Circle era, is it worthwhile contacting catalogue editor to update the spelling (to Petrolea) so newbies like me don't post silly questions on stamp fora?

Chris

It doesn't appear to be very clear cut -

From the Canadian Enc. "Petrolia was originally called Petrolea but its name was changed due to a clerical error. Both its original and current names reflect the discovery of oil in the area."

I found a reference from the Canadian Illustrated News in 1872 in which it is called Petrolia. So a little murky... I have read other local histories from the period in which Petrolia is used.

Most likely one would need to contact the local historical society for more clarity on this, if desired.