Worldwide Fancy Cancels

Hello Everyone,

I recently got some stamps and mixed in were these Fancy Cancels.





I don't know much about fancy cancels and I was wondering if any of these are more rare than others? Or if any of these cancels fall under a different category than Fancy Cancel please let me know.

Thank you in advance for any information.

Lucky

The target cancels or some call them bullseye cancels (but them a bullseye cancel is also one that is socked on the nose also at times too, depends who you ask, different terms in different places), that is, the circular, concentric circle cancels in the second pic, last two rows, are just that. Not fancy really, although some call any type of cancel fancy.

Most, I think, call carved cork cancels fancy cancels.

These are like the ones second pic top row, except possibly the last two Barbados stamps which I am not familiar with and may be metal and made that way.

First pic, top row have barred oval obliteration cancels, the second part of a duplex (two-part) cancel sometimes. There are instances that some carved cork cancels look like these but then they are more noticeable as hand carved because of their unevenness.

The star on the last stamp, first row, looks nice, looks more metal than cork to me, too regular.

First pic, second row, first and second stamps are barred oval (or circle as need be) cancels, each usually designating a post office (numeral) or a depot or branch in a larger post office (letter).

Sometimes they could be for a different reason also. Could mean Special Delivery or any of that kind of thing perhaps. The first red-coloured stamp is from an Indian State and that squiggle are Indian characters. No idea what they are. Numerals possibly?

The middle blue stamp looks like it has been struck twice, once by a circular date stamp (CDS) type of postmark / cancel and once by a barred oval type of obliterator cancel. Can't see the details clearly enough to see what else makes up a part of the cancel.

1st pic, 2nd row, 4th stamp looks like a Spanish (Espana) stamp maybe, so my first thought that the letters spelled Anna (Indian currency) for some reason are probably wrong. Some Spanish word and the cancel is some postal cancel but I am not sure what.

The last stamp in that row, Belgium, has a roller precancel that I believe makes it worth more than one without the precancel.

First pic, last row are Grilled cancels or pointed grills I think.. Not too familiar with these. On old French stamps also. the numbers in the center are post offices, each having its own number alloted to it.

Wholly Smokes Puzzler!! You sure do know your stuff .
Thank you for your very thorough and informative reply.

Lucky
By the way, the 1st pic, 2nd row, 4th stamp looks like Spanish - It is Italian.