I'm always looking for things, that might make any cover, more interesting. This clean, bold, cancellation jumped out at me. Did some Googlin'. Found this to be a Krag cancellation. I read, it was created in Norway and first used "late 1904".
The above is commonly called the "Swiss Bridge" type of postmark because the Swiss introduced this type of cancel in the 1860's. Lots of European countries use it.
ugh... I just spent halftime of the soccer game, trying to retrace my virtual steps. I cannot find the article, that talks about the development of this cancel, in Oslo. I thought that article showed the same style cancel as the above cover.
Now of course, I see every mention of Krag as, Krag "machine" cancel... hmm, sorry
I'd be surprised if you didn't see multiple mentions of the Krag–Jřrgensen rifle, thats the first thing I thought of when I read Krag. Mr Ole Herman Johannes Krag must have been quite an engineer, to have rifles and postmarks named after him.
billsey, thanks for the contact. I just sent a question via his web page. Looking at the examples Roger Heath has listed, that type of cancel was used in Germany and Switzerland. I'll let you know, when and if I get a response.
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