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Curious About This Cancel On A Scott 278

 
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Posted 12/30/2022   8:33 pm  Show Profile Check rlsny's eBay Listings Bookmark this topic Add rlsny to your friends list Get a Link to this Message
I'm just curious. Anyone recognize this? Military maybe?

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Posted 12/30/2022   8:34 pm  Show Profile Bookmark this reply Add oldboldandbrash to your friends list  Get a Link to this Reply
Looks like Milwaukee, Wisconsin?
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Posted 12/30/2022   8:36 pm  Show Profile Bookmark this reply Add Alie to your friends list  Get a Link to this Reply
What are we looking at? Stamp or cancel?

Milwaukee, Wisconsin?
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Posted 12/30/2022   8:48 pm  Show Profile Check 51studebaker's eBay Listings Bookmark this reply Add 51studebaker to your friends list  Get a Link to this Reply
Appears to me to be a Milwaukee, Wisconsin 'box' cancel, commonly used on parcels (which would make sense for high value stamp).
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OK, thanks. Was just asking about the cancel. Hadn't seen MIL as an abbrev for Milwaukee. Cheers.
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The town name is not abbreviated. The entire device looks like this:
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Posted 12/30/2022   10:16 pm  Show Profile Check rlsny's eBay Listings Bookmark this reply Add rlsny to your friends list  Get a Link to this Reply
Mystery no more. Thanks.
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Box cancel example in use. Boxes stayed about the same ratio (height width) with some variation due to size of city name or state name.
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