Here some early Belgium. The cancels are some different from those of the same period. Can anyone share both id, some value and details about the cancels? Thanks.
bfranton, I don't collect belgium but checked my 2010 Scott catalogue and found the following: first stamp #14 $3.75 used second stamp #18 $2.25 used third stamp #19 $2.00 used
Got to go for a short while, will get back to you with the others later.
From the limited knowledge I have of belgium the top cancels are "lozenge" type dotted diamonds with a number indicating the town from which it was franked. Google "gros chiffres" and you can see the vast array of similar hammers from france.
Your numeral lozenge on the 10c "medallions" is unusual for me, all my early belgian were cancelled with about an 18 bar killer. your lozenge may indicate late usage, but only guessing.
The cachet a barre obliterator was used from the beginning, up to 1864, I believe. Almost all of my first issues have this cancel. The "dotted killers" came next and went to 1873.
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