I was going through my Great Britain stamps and found this interesting, apple-shaped cancel on a 4p Machin. Can anyone provide background on the cancel?
Steve
Edit: I just found an image of the complete cancel that was posted by Jubilee last year on a slogan cancel thread at
https://goscf.com/t/4170&whichpage=...ritain,apple -- the slogan reads "Pick an English Cox." It is funny how all roads seem to lead to SCF!
For those of us who aren't familiar with the English Cox variety, I found this description on "The English Apple Man" website:
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Cox. Origin UK. Raised circa 1825 by Richard Cox a retired brewer at Colnbrook Lawn, Slough, Buckinghamshire. Believed to be grown from Ribston Pippin pip. Introduced in circa 1850.
When perfectly ripe it exhibits a delicious sweet flavour, with a rich intense aroma. The flesh is deep cream and can be described as spicy, honeyed, nutty, even pear like, a subtle and complex blend.
First grown commercially circa 1862 by London and Vale of Evesham market gardeners and by Kent Apple growers in the 1890's although problems of disease placed a question mark over the variety soon after and it was not until the 1920's with the advent of Sulphur sprays that it regained popularity.
Planted heavily after the second world war it became the main English Apple by the early 1970's and is still the main English Apple variety by tonnage in 2009.
Posted 10/20/2011 8:33 pm
