12-12-12 Postmark

Nitro, looks like you have a stamp on a stamp there.

This one is bit old fashion now.

Australia 2011 Remembrance Day issue.

Jesus had 12 disciples. There were 12 tribes of Israel. there are also 12 zodiac signs.

Since that's my birthday I have quite a few actually! lol

Mine was a case of the postmistress happily hand canceled but insisted it had to be mailed rather than hand it back. Found that odd since I've had no problems before- Does CAN POST really care if they cancel in use or not? So now I have both hand stamp and spray on that fortunatly were both done same day.

My daughter brought me today a couple of envelopes from
Christmas mail including this one I had sent her.
I had mailed it on the 10th not thinking at the time about
121212.
But here it is; not three but 4X12.



It's a bit rough on the edges but she saved the stamp.
She knows I collect stamps, as a matter of fact she used to
love help daddy soak stamps.
But she didn't know daddy also collects envelopes.

I'm going to keep it anyway though.

Apparently the Republic of Malta did a whole series of cards for these numerical date events as represented by this example that was recently in the news by Malta Post:

LITHO, too bad that envelope didn't go through the machine a few minutes sooner!!

I sent myself an envelope on the 12th, just to have the cancel. I even made sure postal clerk stamped it.
Wouldn't you know the metallic in on the stamp I chose masks the third 12.



Plus the 12 12 14 inkjet postmark makes me look like a liar.
Can't win for trying.

I sent off some Aaron Rodgers covers to be cancelled in Oakmont, PA. I got them back along with a nice note from the lady who cancelled them saying that people say her son looks like Rodgers.

Here's what they look like:

This is on a postcard I received from a postcrossing partner.
Sorry, I do not know how to increase quality after using the
Free Image Optimizer.

Herte's a better scan. I did it in another way.

Here's a cover I received from a friend in China.



Steve